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Show 38 COM~MI~SIONBX OV INDIAN AFFAIRS. I- think it worthy of special mention that during the last six months 37 new criminal actions were instituted and 69 such actions were finally determined at the instance or with the assistance of the probate attorneys. It is also noteworthy that during the same period they caused 213 new civil actions to be instituted and 116 such actions to be finally determined, and that the amounts involved in the new suits aggre-. gate $1,525,377. The efforts to protect the financial interests of minors and other i dependent Indians are specially worthy of attention, e. g., in the last six months of the fiscal year there was saved to these wards .of the Government the sum of $462,100 by checking guardians' reports and taking necessary exceptions, and in order to insure greater safety of Indian funds the probate attorneys caused new bonds to be filed in the amount of $687,500. During the same time conservation of In-dian funds was effected through bank deposits and investments in the .' amount of nearly $1,000,000. Much of the success of the probate work may be justly credited to the county judges, who have cooperated in a conicientious and effective way with the probate attorneys to secure a harmonious ad-ministration of the Federal and State laws affecting such work. ' I The following table shows in concise form the condition of the probate work and the principal results accomplished during the six months ended July 1,1915: I SUmmUW of Probate Work, Five Civilized Tribes, OlcZahoma, Jamarg 1 to July 1, 1915. Cases pending January 1.1915 ----------.--.-------7--.-.---.--.- 53,433 Cases pending July 1, 1915-.--.----..-:----------.-----.---..- 52,045 Regular cases in vhich attorneys appeared ----------..1-0,-42-6 --.----- Civil actions instituted_ ...---._------.------21-3. ----..--.-.-.------ Amount involved in such civil actions. _.----..-__$1.,5.2.5,-37-7 -------..-- Ci ~ ial ctions finally determined. .--------------.--1-16. .---..----.-. Criminal actions instituted- -----------..---..---37 -.- -.--.----.----- Criminal actions finally determined- ---------------69- -----.------- New bonds filed_ _._.----..--...--------71-3 -----------.--.--------- Amount covered by new bonds..------.----.-.---------.-.------- $687,500 Guardians removed or discharged-~----~~~----~~~-----~---------- 602 Conservation of funds: (a) Bank deposits- .._--.__..----L--.- .-$-33-0,-45-4 ---.------------ (b) Investments. ~..~-~-~~.-~~$F.A-4,7-40 ~.~~...~~~~......-... Amount saved to minors and others- --.------..----$4-62.,1.00. -----..--- Inherited land sales~ ----~~~.---------4-15- -'. ---..----------------- Minor allotment sales .---_---.------- --------- - ---1-51- ------------ C~tations issued.------..-------------------.---------.-------- 1,680 Quitclaim deeds obtaincd.~~---~~---..--------.--------.--------- 43 Official letters and reports 28,105 Conferences with alottee?, and others (approximately) ..__-----.--7 22,935 |
