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198 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 247, 248. 1868. July 27, 1868. CHAP. CCXLVII.—An Act making an Appropriation of Money ta carry imp Elyrm `——"`°"_` the Treaty with Russia of March thirtiet/1, ezghteen hundred and s{xty-seven. Pmmbie. Wnmznns the President of the United States, on the thirtieth of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entered into a treaty with the Emperor of Russia, and the Senate thereafter gave its advice and consent to said treaty, by the terms of which it was stipulated that, in consideration of' the cession by the Emperor of Russia to the United States of certain ter- "°*'· P· 5‘*3· ritory therein described, the United States should pay to the Emperor of Russia the sum of seven million two hundred thousand dollars in coin; and whereas it was further stipulated in said treaty that the United States shall accept of such cession, and that certain inhabitants of said territory shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights and immunities of citizens of the United States; and whereas said stipulations cannot be carried into fullforce and etfect except by legislation to which the consent of both houses of Congress is necessary: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate uml House of Representatives of the United Appropriation States of America in Uongress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, zciigg ';f‘e;1y°f' appropriated, from any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, wm, gu,,;,,_ seven million and two hundred thousand dollars 1D com, to fulnl stipulations contained in the sixth article of the treaty with Russia, concluded at Washington on the thirtieth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty- seven. Armzovnn, July 27, 1868. July 27, 1868. CHAP. CCXLVIII. —-An Act making Appropriations for the current and contingent ""”"""""‘ Exyenses of the Indian Department, and jbr fulfilling Tireaty Stipulations with various In ian Yiibesjbr the Year ending thirlieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and for other Purposes. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Appropriation States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, {g;i‘;{’1‘;2;°; if and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not mmm,.,; and otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the current and con- ¤¤3¤¤Y S¢iP¤l¤·· tingent expenses of the Indian Department and fulfilling treaty stipulal°t'°"s' tions with the various Indian tribes : —- For the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, namely:- superintpnd- For the pay of superintendents of Indian affairs and of Indian agents, ggrmf 1********* one hundred and thirteen thousand five hundred and fifty dollars, as folows :- Superintendents of Indian Ajairs. — Three superintendents for the tribes east of the Rocky Mountains; one for Oregon; one for Washington Territory; one for the Territory of New Mexico; one for the Territory of Utah; one for California; one for the State of Nevada; one for Salary of} 8m. the 'I`erritory of Arizona; and one for Montana and Idaho; the salary of said last-named superintendent shall be three thousand dollars per annum. Vaccination. For vaccination of Indians and furnishing vaccine matter-, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Indian ngents. Indian A_qents.—Three for the tribes in Oregon; four for the tribes in New Mexico; one additional for the Indians in New Mexico; one tor the tribes in New Mexico; one for the tribes in Utah; one additional for the Indians in Utah; one for the tribes in the Territory of Utah; eleven fbr the tribes east of the Rocky Mountains; two for the tribes east of the Rocky Mountains; four For the Indians east of the Rocky Mountains, viz. Sioux and Seminoles, the Omaha, Kickapoo, Kansas, and Ncoslio agencies ; three for the tribes east of the Rocky Mountains; one for the Indians in the State of New York; one for the Delaware Indians; one for Green Bay, Wisconsin ; three for the tribes in Washington Territory; one for the Wichiras and neighboring tribes west of the Choctaws and