THlRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 127. 1865. 563 be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in lieu of the bonds for the The Secretary sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, appropriated for the use of *h° of the Choctaw Indians, by au act entitled "An act making appropria- ig ggmy of 1,,,,, tions for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, of bonds, f'¤r_s¤p— and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for l°-,f;,,g;;::a‘“ the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved creeks, &c. March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to pay to the Secretary 1861, ch. 85. of the Interior two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the relief and V°l· ’·“l· P· 23* support of individual members of Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Wichita, and other affiliated tribes of Indians,`who‘have been driven from their homes and reduced to want on account of their friendship to the government, as contemplated by the provisions of an act entitled “An act making appropriations for the current and contingent 1862 ch 135 expenses of the Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations V,,1_’X,ifp_ 5kg_ with the various Indian tribes for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, and secretary of he is hereby, authorized to furnish the so-called refugee Indians in the WM to fumisln Indian Territory such temporary relief as may be absolutely necessary, {:3*** including clothing and provisions during the residue of the iscal year mans. ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, to be furnished out of any money appropriated for the commissary and quartermaster’s department: Provided, That a detailed report shall be made to Report to coucongress, at its next session, of all expenditures made for their relietl 8"'°”· Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That any person who may drive or _ Unlawful drivremove, except as hereinafter provided, any cattle, horses, or other stock Eiga &°-énstvcilrii from the Indian Territory for the purposes of trade or commerce, shall be T;.;,,,,?;: guilty of a felony, and on conviction be punished by fine not exceeding fitc., how punfive thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or ”’h°‘1‘ by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the agent of each tribe of Agents of In- Indians, lawfully residing in the said Indian Territory, be, and he is here- dliuhmbw mv; by, authorized to sell for the benefit of said Indians any cattle, horses, zgfgfsfgglggif or other live stock belonging to said Indians, and not required for their use and subsistence, under such regulations as shall be established by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That nothing in this and the pre- provm ceding section shall interfere with the execution of any order lawfully issued by the Secretary of War, connected with the movement or subsistence of the troops of the United States. Approved, March 3, 1865.
