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1916 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHs. 422, 423. 1889. e uities arise out of the provisions of said treaty, or any law of the Illnited Staltes reliating to tg; givesteidG§un<hsa1ri;d <{)omn;qppropertIy of ¤¤¤f¢d¤¤*¢d *1*8* 'd c nfe erate tribes. i "con era e ri es 0 eorias, as- Ey b° me d€f°°d` lzaskas, Weas and Piankeshaws" may be made a arty defendant in ’ E said suit, on petition in that name to be made suc partydefendant, to be filed within three months from the date of the ringing of such suit, but the United States, ghrioulgh its pilloplelr officers, tshtaill deflend 'd s 't beha f of said n ians, w et er or no e s a _De¤¤rmi¤¤¤i<>¤ of lizbomeupaities to the same. Said courts hall determine what are "‘gm‘ the legal and equitable rights and interests of the Indians who separated from the tribes to which they belonged, and became citizens of ` the United States under_said treaty, and of the heirs and legal representatives of such of them as are dead, and shall ascertain the value thereof, after deducting what has been paid to each of said Indians on account of such invested funds and common property. Payment. And such sums shall be paid to the persons who are respective y entitled to the same out of any money or funds held in trust by the Unipd wps fop? and ondapcoupt qi sam qonfedergtecd iprijplesfof georia, as 'a, ea, an ian es aw n ians. u o e un s so found due to said citizen Indians said Court of Claims may allow a reasonable com nsation to the counsel or attorne s of such Indians, to be ratably agmortioned upon and paid out of the sums due them, respectively; and the court may ascertain the reasonable value of (him ensation m the services of counsel employed by said confederated tribes to repre- °°“¤*°f gut the tribes on such uglammation, not to exepqdteg pertcentuinppf e gre te sum act y in controversy, an e ecre ary o e Intelligor shgll cause to be paid to said counsel so much of the sum so ascertained as in equity and justice he may consider to be due them for such services, out of any money in the Treasury of the United Staltes nbqw diieto such tribes arising from the sale of the lands of sai tri in ansas. Hmmm- Sno; 5`That the Secretaryof the Interior shall transmit to said Court of Claims, upon its request, certified cqpies of any records, documents, or papers that relate to the rights o any of said Indians involved in suc suit \ Approved, March 2, 1889. much 2,·1£. CHAP. 423.-An act providing for the erection of sundry light-houses and fog- ···—""w·—‘ signals i.n‘IAkes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the might-noun mw United Siales of America m Congress assembled, That a light-house ,.0,,,, P,,,,,,,,,,,,, be established at or near Eleven·foot Shoal, off Point Peninsular, Mica Lake Michigan, Michigan, at a cost not exceeding sixty thousand dollzgs, arid whim said fght }sh{1.ll belcompletedéshe light now mainain at oint eninsu ar shall be iscontinne . S<1¤¤w ¤¤¤¤¤·¤¤=¤ That alight-house and fog-signal be established at Squaw Island Lake Michigan, at a cost not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars: Meh; Mnckinaw Point. That there be established a light-house at or near Old Mackinaw ° ‘ Point, at a cost not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, and when gre stamp slip)? dbs copipletied the ight maintained at McGulpin’s om , s a iscon inue . A¤¤¤¤¤¤•· 0M _That a fog-signal and range-l§hts be placed on the end of the west pier at Ashtabula, Ohio, La e ne, at a cost not exceeding seven thousand dollars. ‘ ° Approved, March 2, 1889.