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Show . Performance of en ementa between United St.& and I n d i a n d n t i n u e d . E. Contracts wi8ndians-~ontintted. or official acts of any officers thereof, or in any way connected with or due fmm United Statce unlm such contract be executed * (strictly in accordance witb specified fnrmalitiee for protection of Indians and a p proved by Commisioner of Indian Affairs and Secretsry of the Interior). (R. 8. 2103.) ~ o t h i n gbu t fee paid to agent or attorney underthesecontmc&,andeven fee to be withheld until such agent orattorne shall first, have filed a sworn statement with the Commissioner of Indian ~J a i i rssh owing each particular act 01 service under contract; the moneys found to be due Indians to iw paid direct to them by the United States. ( R. S., 2104.) Any person receiving money contrary to proviaions two preceding 8ec tiona ahall forfeit same and, with his aidera andabettom, be punishable by fineand imprisonment. (R. S., 2105.) 11. Government and protection of Indians: A. Cuttin timber- ~ %Preesi dent authorized to grant to Indiana temporary authority to fell, cut, remove, and sell, on reservations, orallotmenta fee to which remains in the United Statea, dead timher standing or fallen, for their sole benefit. Act Feb. 16 1889 (25 Stat. 673), as construed by United Statea Supreme L u r t in cogiing CO. ?. U. S., 186 U. 8.. 219, 284.) B. Surve s lndlan reservations- A1 ~ u c hsu rve,vs to be made under direction and contml G d Lan d Office. (R. S., 2115.) 0. Pure:.aes or grants from Indiana- No purchasa, grant, lease, or other conveyance of lauds * ' * ahall be of any validity in law or equity unleas same be made by treaty or ron-vention entered lnto pnmuant to the Constitution;" any person other than an officer of the United States who attempts to nqotiate such treaty or to treat witb them for title or purchase 01 their lands ia liable to penalty $1,000. (R. S. 2110.) united states Circuit Court, F. D. Mibissouri, 21 Fed. R&., 615 (1884). Construed thin penal eechon not to include leases for grazing purposes. 111. Government of Indian country: A. Tradin with lndians- (R. %. 2128-2132.) Provides a complete aystem bf law for granting licenses for tradin in . Indian country; must be loyal citizens United States and give boujfor observance lam and regrllationa for trade and intercourse with Indians. Persons employed in Indian ,afiaim prohibited, under pain of fine and removal from office, from having any interest or concern in any trade with Indizn~~.0. 7 " in an; Guntract made or tlnder negotiation with the Indians, hr the punharre or transportation or delivery of good. or suppliea for the Indiana." + *. (Act Juue22,1874,18 Stat., 140,171.) (R. S. 2078.) R. tinuor- -sa'Gof Ii "or- R. S., Zec. 2139, as amended by act July 2, 1892 (27 Stats., 260). and act Jan. 30, 1897 (29 Stata., 506). These acts make it a penal offense tosell, @ve away, disposeof, exchange or barter any malt, spirituous or vinnus ltquor, including becr, ale, and wine, or any ardent or other intoxicating liquor * *: (n) to any Indian to whom an allotment 01 land has been made vhile the title to the same shall be held in trust by tbc Government; or (a) to any Indian, a ward of Government under charge of any snperin-tendentar agent; or (c) any Indian, including mixed bloods, ,over whom the Government through its departments exerc~ses~ uardianshtp. United States Supreme Court in Heff decision (197 U. S., 488) construed these enactments, and Decides that, as Congress has made in General Allotment Act, 1887 all allottees citizena,,provision (a) is unconstitutional as an attempt by don-gr, ess to usurp pohce power of a State over transactions between its citizens mthin its territory. |