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Show - f l 8 I ~ E P O ~OTF THE COMMISSIONEB OF IXDL& bffkATB5. VI. Forestry. General provision. Act Man41 3, 1909 (35 Stat. L., 781). Until this ap ropriation wasmade, such forestry workaemdone was paid for out of tribarfunds. This act provides in sub~tancefo r investigation by the Commigsioner of Indian Affairs, under direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for pur-pose of preserving living and growing timber and removm,. dead timber * * * iurzlishing expert advice to Indians as to proper care of foresla and conduct of timber operations. VIL General allotment act. Act February 8, 1887 (24 Stat., 388); section 1, amended by act February - 28, 1891 (2G Stat., 794); section 6, amended byact March3, 1901 (31 Stat., 1447); and act hla 8, 1906 (34 Stat., 182); section 4, amended by act March 3, 1909 (33 Jtat., 781) These acts provide a comlrle& system for allotting land to all the Indians ! but five tribes, the Osages, Miamis, Peorias Sacs and Foxes in Oklahoma, and Senecas in New York, and land of adjiining territory of Sioux Eation in Nebraska. (1) The work to be done under direction of the President (late appro ria-tion acts set aside money to be expended by Commissioner of Indian ~ i a i r a under direction of Secretary of the lnterior in same way), and landallotted . . to each Indian on any reservation deemed by President advanta eaus for agricultural or grazing purposes inamountanot more than one-eight%section to each Indian. 2) Indians to select their own allotments. . . {z) Section 4, as en ed by act of March 3, 1909, rovidesforallotment ., of land on the publi9c om am to any Indian who For any cause has not received an allotment ekewhere. . ,. (4) Allotmenti to be approved b the Secretary of the Interior, and atents to issue to Indians to the e&ct that United States shall hold the rand in trust for twenty-five years and st the end thereof convey to allottee or his heirs a atent in fee, free of encumbrance. Indians not allowed to encumber lanaduring trust eriod, and President may extend trust period. (5) Section 6, as amendei b actaNarch 3, 1901, and March 3 1900, baa , the effect of making allottees gorn within territorial limit6 of the United Ststes and eumy Indtan in Indian Tmitor!, citizens of United States if they received patents prior to Nay 8, 1906. Thereafter all allottees, except Indiana in Indian Territory (who become citizens as before on receipt of . . . first patent), become citizens only upon receipt of patent in fee. This section also declares that every Indian horn withinterritorial limits of the United States who has voluntarily taken'up, within aaid limits, his residence separate and apart from any tribe of Indians therein and hae adopted the habita of civilized life shall be a citizen of the United Statea. VIII. Curtis Act for protection of the peo le of the Indian Territory: AcC June 28, 1898 (30 Stat., 495T. This act provides a complete Bystem for administering affairs of the 100,000 Indlans in the then Indian Territory.and, although amended several times, is Substantially in effect to-day. (1) Provides for adjudication of all questions relating to membership of any of the tribes by United States courts. (2) For enrollment by Commissioner to the Five Trihea of Indians entltled to citizenship therein and for allotment of surface of lands to (10) Payments by United Ststes to be made per capita and notIto tribe. |
