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676 TREATY WITII THE SHOSHONEES AND. BANNACKS. JULY 3, 1868, succeeding year he shall continue to farm, for a period of three years more, be shall be entitled to receive seeds and implements as aforesaid in value twenty-ive dollars per annum. mmumonh And it is further stipulated that such persons as commence farming f¤¤¤l¤z· shall receive instructions from the farmers herein provided for, and whenever more then one hundred persons on either reservation shall enter upon the cultivation of the soil, a second blacksmith shall be provided, with such iron, steel, and other material as may be required. D¤llY¤¤‘)’ of ARTICLE IX. In lieu of all sums of money or other annuities provided $32: ";:f,?,:f to be paid to the Indians herein named, under any and all treaties herero— y r l _ , . N annuities. fore made with them, the United States agrees to deliver at the acency house on the reservation herein provided for, on the first day of Septcmber of each year, for thirty years, the following articles, tc; wit zd 0l¤¤¤i¤g· For em-h male person over fourteen years o age, sv. suit o goo substantial woollen clothing, consisting of coat, hat, pantaloons, flannel shirt, and 0. pair of woollen socks ; for each female over twelve years of age, a flannel skirt, or the goods necessary to make it, a pair of woollen hose, twelve yards of calico, and twelve yards of cotton domesties. For the boys and girls under the ages named, such flannel and cotton goods as may be needed to make each a suit as aforesaid, together with e pair of woollen hose for zack. f I d AE b bl €¤¤¤¤¤· And in order that the ommissioner 0 n ian airs may e a e to estimate properly for the articles herein named, it shall be the duty of the agent each year to forward to him a full and exact census of the Indians, O¤h°*‘_¤°°°¤· on which the estimate from year to year can be based; and in addition my °m°i°°' to the clothing herein named, the sum of ten dollars shall he annually apro rinted for each Indian roumin and twenty dollars or each Indian gngiiged in agriculture, for a, period hf ten years, to be used by the Secretary of the Interior in the purchase of such articles as from time to time _ _ the condition and necessities of the Indians may indicate to be proper. m*ggl’g{‘:)l:l’g“iP$Q“ Abd if at any time within the ten years it shall appear that the Iamount

,,,y,,,,_ oi money needed for clothing under this article can be appropriated to

better uses for the tribes herein named, Congress may by law clmuge the npproprintion to other purposes ; but in no event shall the amount of thi; nppro rintion be withdrawn or discontinued for the period named. An w·:3;*g'd°:E;=°¤‘ the Piiesident shall annually detail an officer of the army to be present delivery_ and nttest the delivery of all the goods herein named to the Indians, and he shall inspect and report on the quantity and quality of the goods and the manner of their delivery. U¤i¢¢<l Sum Anricrnc X. The United States hereby agrees to furnish annually to

 the Indians the physician, teachers, carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer,

mechanics, Gro. apll lgiuckzréitlrz as herein contemplated, and that spe; aréproppietionp s ui e m e rom time to time, on t ie estimates o e ecre ar o thzfntcrior, pislwill be sufficient to employ such persons. y No treaty for ivrxcnu . No treaty for the cession of any portion of the reser- $::fg“tgfb’:‘°" vatious herein described which may be held in common shall be of any vulid,unloss,&c, gorce or validity us against the said Indians, unless executed and signed y at east a majority of all the adult male Indians occu in or interested in the same; and no cession by the tribe shall bepiingerstood or construed in such manner as to deprive without his consent any individual member of the tribe of his right to any tract of lend selected by him, as provided in Article VI. of this treaty. b ¥;¤‘¢¤¤¤i¤ for ARTICLE XI]. It is agreed that the sum of five hundred dollars annu- °S °r°p°` ally, For three years from the date when they commence to cultivated. farm, shall be expended in presents to the ten persons of said tribe, who, in the judgment of the agent, may grow the most valuable crops for the respective year. Apsnt to reside hnrxcric XIII. It is further agreed that until such time as the agency

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