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Show 10 REPORT OB THE COMMI8SIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Reservation in Washington. By the act of May 10, 1926, 80 acres of public land in California are permanently withdrawn as an addi- . tion to the Mesa Grande Reservation, also known as Santa Clara NO. 1. By the act of March 22, 1926, 820 acres of public land in Arizona are permanent1 withdrawn as a camp site for the pupil5 of the Indian school at $hoenix. TRIBAELN ROLLMENTS. -~~f~in al roll of the Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wis., made under the act of May 19, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 132), was approved June 21, 1926, and allot- t ments thereunder will be made at a later time. This roll as approved contains 548 names in addition to those on the old tribal roll. Under the act of June 4, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 376), the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina conveyed in trust to the 1 United States their lands and moneys as a condition precedent to allotment of the lands and payment of the funds to the members of the tribe who may be found entitled thereto. Under instructions approved November 5, 1925, the work of enrollment is now proceed-ing: May 15,1926, was fixed as the last day for submission of appli-cations to the Cherokee Enrolling Commission, at Cherokee, N. C.; and there have been to date more than 11,000 applications filed, which will receive consideration in the field and be submitted for the final action of the department. TAXATIONO F RESTRIOTED INDIAN PROPERTP.-NU~~~tOraUctSs of land bought for homes for Indians with their restricted nontaxable funds, and conveyed with restrictions against alienation or incum-brance without the consent of the Secretary of the Interior, have been taxed by local authorities, and some of the lands were sold for non-payment of assessments. Personal property used on Indian lands I has also been taxed. Suits have been filed in the Federal courts for the protection of such real and personal property, some of which have been decided in favor of the Government. Those decided ad-versely have been appealed. The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota recently has decreed the return of approximately $13,000 paid Dewey County, S. Dak., for taxes illegally assessed against Indian personal property. Both civil and criminal prosecution has been recommended, and cases are now pending, against persons who have procured the slgna-tures of Indians to deeds and contracts affectin the title to Indian trust lands, in violation of section 5 of the act o f ~ u n 2e5 ,1910. (36 Stat. L. 855.) REMOVAOLF RESTRICTIONS AGAINST &ENATION.- or the past five years a conservative policy has been pursued in granting fee titles to Individual Indians, and especially during this year applications for the release of allotted lands from Government control have been closely scrutinized. Not exceeding 40 per cent of the applications received were granted. The records show that the lands of a vast majority of Indians who have been given absolute control of their allotments have oassed from Indian owners hi^ in various wavs-bv sale for small vaiues, through unredeemed morigages, and in sime in-ptarlci? bv tax deeds. Therefore a verv decided halt was necessarv to protect a"l10tkes ap easing to be comGetent, and in no cases are-fee patents now grantei o'r restr~ctionso n lands otherwise removed unless the evidence from the field clearly justifies the belief that the apph- |