Chapter LXXXV. *to repeal an Act entitled “An Act for the Relief of the Stockbridge Tribe of Indians in the Territory of Wisconsin” approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, and for other Purposes.* Aug. 6, 1846. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americ
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Chap. LXXXV.— An Act *to repeal an Act entitled “An Act for the Relief of the Stockbridge Tribe of Indians in the Territory of Wisconsin” approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, and for other Purposes.* Aug. 6, 1846. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *1813, ch. 101.That the act entitledRepeal of act of 1813, ch. 101. “An Act for the Relief of the Stockbridge Tribe of Indians in the Territory of Wisconsin,” approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty-three, be and the same is hereby repealed; and the said Stockbridge tribe or nation of Indians is restored to their ancient formRestored to ancient form of government. of government, with all powers, rights, and privileges, held and exercised by them under their customs and usages, as fully and completely as though the above-recited act had never passed.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the sub-agent of IndianSub-agent at Green Bay to enrol the names of Indians who desire to become citizens of U. S. affairs at Green Bay, under the direction of the Governor of Wisconsin, who shall be a commissioner for this purpose, shall be required to open a book for the enrolment of the names of such persons of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians as shall desire to become and remain citizens of the United States, immediately upon the passage of this law; and three months shall be allowed after the opening of said books for the enrolment, within which time it shall be the duty of all desiring citizenship to come forward in person and file their application.
After the expiration of the three months, the said sub-agent shallSub-agent to divide the land held by Stockbridges into two districts. divide the said township of land now held by the Stockbridges on the Winnebago Lake into two districts, to be known and designated as the Indian District and the Citizen District, according to the strength 56TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 89. 1846.and numbers of their respective parties, and the laws and usages in said tribe. The lands in the Indian District are to remain and to How the lands are to be held.be held in common; those in the Citizen District are to be divided; and to each Indian who becomes a citizen the said sub-agent shall assign, by distinct metes and bounds, his ratable proportion of land.
And, after the division and allotment are completed, it shall be the duty of Sub-agents to make out three copies of the divisions made.the said sub-agent to make out three copies of the divisions thus made, one of which he shall file with the clerk of the District Court of the county in which the Citizen District of land may be situated; one other copy he shall file in the land office at Green Bay, in Wisconsin Territory; and the other shall be returned to the Secretary of War.
Patents to issue to those reservees who become citizens.And, upon the receipt of the said return by the Secretary of War, patents may be issued to the individual reservees who become citizens, upon the receipt of which a title in fee simple to the lot of land shall vest in the patentee; and all transfers and assignments of the land made previous to the issuance of the patent shall be null and void: Indians becoming citizens to forfeit annuity.*Provided, however,* That those Indians who become citizens shall forfeit all right to receive any portion of the annuity which may now be or may become due the nation of Stockbridges, by virtue of any treaty heretofore entered into by this government with said Stockbridges.
Sec. 3. $5,000 to be paid them for that sum paid by them to the Winnebagoes and Menomonies. *And be it further enacted,* That, in consideration of the moneys paid by said Stockbridge nation of Indians to the Winnebagoes and Menomonies in the years eighteen hundred and twenty-one and eighteen hundred and twenty-two, and all other claims, the sum of five thousand dollars be paid to said tribe of Indians by the Secretary of War; and for this purpose, the said sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Appropriation.Proviso.treasury not otherwise appropriated: *Provided,* That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair any claim which said nation may have upon the Delaware nation to a share of the lands assigned to them west of the Missouri River.
Approved, August 6, 1846.