176 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 389. 1874, two, two thousand eight hundred and. thirty-four dollars and fifteen t . Expen es -ot‘ `In-OBIS13G. 2. That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or_so_much thereof dirm commission- as may be necessary, to pay the expenses of the G0mm1sS10u of eitmgps 1e69,- en. 17, 5 4, serving without compensation, appointed by the President under the vol. xvim. 40· _ provisions of the fourth section of the act ot April tenth, eighteen hpp. B°°'d .°f I"d“"” dred and sixty-nine, is hereby appropriated; and said Board of Indian S‘,:`£iSs1°°°r° °°“` Commissioners is hereby continued with all the powers and duties copputyto yam In- ferred and- imposed by existing laws. But nothing herein provided dum ¤s¤¤¤¤¤¤ Md shall be construed to supersede or interfere with the duty heretofore
- ¤ of °* b ° ° kh imposed upon said board of commissioners to visit Indian agencies and
&°" Mt inspect the vouchers, books and papers thereof.
Able-healed male Sec. 3. That for the purpose ot inducing Indiansto labor and become- I¤<!i¤¤¤ may bs ¤>· seltisupporting, it is hereby provided that in distributing the supplies ‘1‘“'?d “° ¥’°‘f°"’“ to the indians for whom the same are appropriated, the agent distrib- °$°m°° °° r°°°"°` utin the same shall require all ablehodied male Indians, between the tion for the benefit . . g _ __ , . .· of themselves or of ages of eighteen and forty-Eve, to perform service upon the reservation, Nw ¤‘ib¤- for the benefit of themselves or of the tribe, at a reasonable rate, to be Agent to ax rate. nxed by the agent in charge, and to an amount equal in value to the A¤*<{¤¤* W **6 supplies to be delivered. And the allowances provided for such Indi- °”!“‘*}. ‘“t ",f“‘f,°,.*° ans shall be distributed to them only upon condition of the perform- 3% l°° ° ° ° w` ance of such labor, under such rules and regulations as the agent may Allowances to be prescribe: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior may, by writdivtribuwd _ ¤ ¤‘ Y ten order, except·any particular tribe from the operation of this provis- “P;(§),f;G';‘:;°‘g§· ff; ion where he deems it proper and expedient. IDt6I'l0I‘ m8y except any tribe, &o. Restrictions upon . Sec. 4. That none of the moneys appropriated in this act shall be used ¤¤¤ of moneys ap- to pay salaries or allowances of any kind to employees at agencies exg;gP""·"*°d by “““ cept where it is expressly appropriated for such purpose; excepting the Exceptions_ contingent fund and the incidental fund, and except in cases herein otherwise provided, not more than six thousand dollars shall be paid . for the salaries of empl0yees at any one agency, in addition to the salary of the agent and interpreter, and not more at any agency than is absorumen agents rt. lutely necessary; and Indian agents shall be required to state, under quired to make oath, upon rendering their quarterly accounts, that the number of mm*m°°°° ““d°" employees claimed for were actually and bona lide employed at the °“ ‘ agency and at the salary claimed; and that such agent does not, directly or indirectly, receive any part of the compensation claimed for any other proviso, elmployee, or gmy pecizxaiary benefit ftherefrom: .1-"rovided, That where t ere is no 0 cer in e vicinity 0 an agency who is authorized to adxpinisteir oatgs, the Secreitary offthe Interior may direct such returns to e ma e un er the certi cate 0 the agent No pm to be paid Sec. 5. That none of the appropriations herein made shall be paid to to my bond at war, any band of Indians while such band is at wm- with the United States &¤· or with the white citizens of any of the States or Territories. Regulations f,,, Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, and me distribution of the officers charged by law with the distribution of supplies to the ¤¤1>Pl¤¤¤· Hidians,dunderéa]lge ’app;·o[prJiitltic}nsa provided {05 in this act, to distribute . neman pay m ou 0 e n ians entitle to them in such ro er proportions as that the amount of appropriation shall n,ot be ex;§end)ed No nability to be before the end of the current year, so as to prevent dencienciesg and no i¤»¤¤vr<=<}i¤_¢¤¤¢¤¤¤ <>f expenditure shall be made or liability incurred on the part of the Gov- "PI"°P““°'°"· ernment on account of the Indian service for the fiscal year ending June ‘ thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-tive, (unless in compliance with existin g law,) beyond the amount of money previously appropriated for _Pmvis°_ said_ service during sam year: Provtdod, That hereafter all bidders under any advertisement published by the Commissioner of Indian rxiiairs for proposals for goods, supplies, transportation, and so forth, for and ou accountof the Indian service, whenever the value of the goods, supplies, and so forth, to be furnished, or the transportation to be performed, shall exceed the sum of five thousand dollars, shall accompany
