§ 125. Expenditure of moneys of tribes of Quapaw Agency

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1919

   Pub. L. 66–4 § 17 · 41 Stat. 3

   Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 125

   (June 30, 1919, ch. 4, § 17, 41 Stat. 20.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (June 30, 1919, ch. 4, § 17, 41 Stat. 20.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 17. OKLAHOMA. For support and civilization of the Wichitas and affiliated Wichitas, etc. Support, etc. bands who have been collected on the reservations set apart for their use and occupation in Oklahoma, including pay of employees, $5,000. Aiowas, Comanches, and Apaches. Agency expenses from tribal funds. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw from the Treasury of the United States, at his discretion, the sum of $30,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the funds on deposit to the credit of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma, for the support of the agency and pay of employees maintained for their benefit. Maintenance, self support, etc., from tribal funds. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to withdraw from the Treasury of the United States, at his discretion, the sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the funds on deposit to the credit of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes of Indians in Oklahoma, and pay out the same for the benefit of the members of said tribes for their maintenance and support and improvement of their homesteads for the ensuing year in such manner and under such regulations as he may prescribe: Proviso. Report of expenditures. Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall report to Congress on the first Monday in December, 1920, a detailed statement as to all moneys expended as provided for herein. Support, etc., of Indians. Cheyennes and Arapahoes. For support and civilization of the Cheyennes and Arapahoes who have been collected on the reservations set apart for their use and occupation in Oklahoma, including pay of employees, $35,000. Kansas Indians. For support and civilization of the Kansas Indians, Oklahoma, including pay of employees, $1,500. Kickapoos. For support and civilization of the Kickapoo Indians in Oklahoma, including pay of employees, $2,000. Poncas. For support and civilization of the Ponca Indians in Oklahoma and Nebraska, including pay of employees, $8,000. Chilocco School. For support and education of five hundred and fifty Indian pupils at the Indian school at Chilocco, Oklahoma, including pay of superintendent, $94,600; for general repairs and improvements, $7,000; for improvement of water and engineering system, $20,000; in all, Proviso. Reappropriation for roads and bridge. Vol. 39, p. 982; Vol. 40, p. 578. $121,600: Provided, That $20,000 heretofore appropriated for roads and bridge on the Chilocco Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, or any unexpended balance thereof, is hereby reappropriated and made available for the construction or completion of such roads and bridge. Pawnees. Annuity. Vol. 27, p. 644. Schools. Vol. 11, p. 730. Farmer, blacksmiths, etc. Vol. 11, p. 730. For fulfilling treaties with Pawnees, Oklahoma: For perpetual annuity, to be paid in cash to the Pawnees (article 3, agreement of November 23, 1892), $30,000; for support of two manual labor schools (article 3, treaty of September 24, 1857), $10,000; for pay of one farmer, two blacksmiths, one miller, one engineer and apprentices, and two teachers (article 4, same treaty), $5,400; for purchase of iron and steel and other necessaries for the shops (article 4, same treaty), $500; for pay of physician and purchase of medicines, $1,200; in all, $47,100. Quapaws. Education, etc. Vol. 7, p. 425. For support of Quapaws, Oklahoma: For education (article 3, treaty of May 13, 1833), $1,000; for blacksmith and assistants, and tools, iron, and steel for blacksmith shop (same article and treaty), Provisos. Discretionary use. $500; in all, $1,500: Provided, That the President of the United States shall certify the same to be for the best interests of the Indians: Restriction on using funds of. Provided further, That hereafter no moneys shall be expended from tribal or individual funds belonging to the Quapaw or other tribes of Indians of the Quapaw Agency in the State of Oklahoma without specific authority of law. Osages. Education, from tribal funds. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw from the Treasury of the United States, at his discretion, not to exceed the sum of $40,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the money on deposit to the credit of the Osage Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma, to be expended for the support, education, and systematic Proviso. St. Louis Mission School. vocational instruction of Osage children: Provided, That the expenditure of said money shall include the renewal of the present contract with the St. Louis Mission Boarding School, except that there shall not be expended more than $300 for annual support and education of any one pupil. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw Agency expenses. from the Treasury of the United States, at his discretion, not to exceed the sum of $65,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the funds on deposit to the credit of the Osage Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma, for the support of the Osage Agency and pay of tribal officers and employees of said agency. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw Oil and gas production expenses. from the Treasury of the United States, at his discretion, not to exceed $35,000 of the funds on deposit to the credit of the Osage Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma and to pay out the same for necessary expenses in connection with oil and gas production on the Osage Reservation, including salaries of employees, rent of quarters for employees, traveling expenses, printing, telegraphing and telephoning, and purchase, repair, and operation of automobiles. That the provision in the Indian appropriation Act for the fiscal New office building, for Agency. Vol. 40, p. 579, amended. year ending June 30, 1919, authorizing the expenditure of not exceeding $25,000 from unexpended Osage tribal funds heretofore appropriated for any fiscal year for the use and construction of a fireproof office building for Osage Agency is hereby amended to provide that Post, pp. 428,1241. not exceeding $35,000 of such unexpended Osage tribal funds may be used in the construction of such fireproof office building, including Use of old building, etc. the removal of the present office building and rearrangement of interior of same for employees’ quarters. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed Victor M. Locke. Payment from Choctaw funds to. to pay from the tribal funds of the Choctaw Indians in Oklahoma to Victor M. Locke the sum of $1,290.26 as balance in full due him for salary and expenses as principal chief of the Choctaw Nation.

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