the purchase or fale of any horfe to, or from any Indian, excepting for and on account of the United States: and any perfon offending herein, fhall forfeit a fum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding twelve months.

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Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, Thạt no purchase, grant, leafe, or other conveyance No purchafen of lands, or of any title or claim thereto, from but under treaany Indian, or nation, or tribe of Indians, ties. within the bounds of the United States, fhall be of any validity, in law or equity, unless the fame be made by treaty or convention, entered into pursuant to the conftitution: and it fhall be a misdemeanor in any perfon, not employed under the authority of the United States, to negociate fuch treaty or convention, directly or indirectly, to treat with any fuch Indian nation, or tribe of Indians, for the title or purchase of any lands by them held or claimed, punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, How punisha. and imprisonment not exceeding twelve ble. months: Provided nevertheless, That it Exception as fhall be lawful for the agent or agents of to fates maany state, who may be prefent at any treaty fes in a certain held with Indians under the authority of the manner. United States, in the prefence, and with the approbation of the commiffioner or commiflioners of the United States, appointed to hold the fame, to propofe to, and adjust with the Indians, the compenfation to be made, for their claims to lands within fuch ftate, which fhall be extinguished by the treaty.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That in order to promote civilization among the

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friendly Indian tribes, and to fecure the continuance of their friendship, it fhall b lawful for the President of the United States to cause them to be furnished with ufefu domeftic animals, and implements of huf bandry, and with goods or money, as h hall judge proper, and to appoint fuch perfons, from time to time, as temporary agents, to refide among the Indians, as he Means limited. fhall think fit: Provided, that the whole amount of fuch prefents, and allowance to fuch agents, fhall not exceed fifteen thou fand dollars per annum.

Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That Means of re- if any Indian or Indians, belonging to any bed for tranf- tribe in amity with the United States, fhall greffion of In- come over or crofs the faid boundary line,

dians.

into any ftate or territory inhabited by citizens of the United States, and there take, fteal or destroy any horfe, horfes, or other property, belonging to any citizen or inhabitant of the United States, or of either of the territorial diftricts of the United States, or fhall commit any murder, violence or outrage, upon any fuch citizen or inhabitant, it fhall be the duty of fuch citizen or inhabitant, his representative, attorney, or agent, to make application to the fuperintendent, or fuch other perfon as the Prefident of the United States, fhall authorize for that purpofe; who upon being furnished with the neceffary documents and proofs, fhall, under the direction or inftruction of the Prefident of the United States, make application to the nation or tribe, to which fuch Indian or Indians fhall belong, for fatisfaction; and if fuch nation or tribe fhall neglect

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or refufe to make fatisfaction, in a reasonable time, not exceeding twelve months, then it fhall be the duty of fuch fuperintendent or other perfon authorized as aforefaid, to make return of his doings to the Prefident of the United States, and forward to him all the documents and proofs in the cafe, that fuch further fteps may be taken, as fhall be proper to obtain fatisfaction, for the injury and in the mean time, in respect to the property fo taken, stolen or destroyed, the United States guarantee to the party injured, an eventual indemnification: Provid- Party injured ed always, That if fuch injured party, his dy if he feeks reprefentative, attorney or agent, fhail, in private reany way, violate any of the provifions of dress rethis act, by feeking, or attempting to obtain private fatisfaction or revenge, by croffing over the line, on any of the Indian lands, he fhall forfeit all claim upon the United States, for fuch indemnification: And provided alfo, That nothing herein contained fhall prevent the legal apprehenfion or arrefting, within the limits of any ftate or diftri&t, of Indian any having fo offended: And provided further, That it fhall be lawful for the Prefident of How property is to be paid the United States, to deduct fuch fum or for. fums, as fhall be paid for the property taken, ftolen or deftroyed by any fuch Indian, out of the annual ftipend, which the United States are bound to pay to the tribe, to which fuch Indian fhall belong.

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Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That What courts the fuperior courts in each of the said terri- have jurifdic torial diftricts, and the circuit courts, and other courts of the United States of fimilar jurifdiction in criminal caufes, in each dif

trict of the United States, in which any of fender against this act fhall be apprehended, or, agreeably to the provifions of this act, fhall be brought for trial, fhall have, and are hereby invested with full power and authority to hear and determine all crimes, offences and mifdemeanors, against this act; fuch courts proceeding therein in the fame manner, as if fuch crimes, offences and mifdemeanors had been committed within the bounds of their refpective districts: and in all cafes where the punishment fhall not be death, the county courts of quarter feffions in the faid territorial districts, and the diftrict courts of the United States, in their respective districts, fhall have, and are hereby invested with like power to hear and determine the fame, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: And in all cafes, where the punishment fhall be death, it shall be lawful for the governor of either of the territorial diftricts where the offender fhall be apprehended, or into which he fhall be brought for trial, to iffue a commiffion of oyer and terminer to the fuperior judges of fuch diftrict, who fhall have full power and authority to hear and determine all fuch capital cafes, in the fame manner as the fuperior courts of such districts have in their ordinary feffions; and when the offender shall be apprehended, or brought for trial into any of the United States, except Kentucky or Tenneffee, it fhall be lawful for the Prefident of the United States, to iffue a like commiffion to any one or more judges of the fupreme court of the United States, and the judge of the district, in which fuch offender

may have been apprehended or shall have been brought for trial; which judges, or any two of them, fhall have the fame jurif diction in fuch capital cafes, as the circuit court of fuch diftrict, and fhall proceed to trial and judgment, in the fame manner as fuch circuit court might or could do. And the diftrict courts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Maine fhall have jurifdiction of all crimes, offences and mifdemeanors committed against this act, and fhall proceed to trial and judgment in the fame manner, as the circuit courts of the United States.

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Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That it fhall be lawful for the military force of the United States to apprehend every perfon who fhall, or may be found in the Indian country over and beyond the faid boundary line between the United States and the faid Indian tribes, in violation of any of the provifions or regulations of this act, and him or them immediately to convey, in the neareft, convenient and fafe route, to the civil authority of the United States, in fome one of the three next adjoining ftates or districts, to be proceeded againft in due course of law: Provided, That no perfon, apprehended by military force as aforefaid, fhall be detained Mary not Bak longer then five days after the arreft, and ufe violences before removal. And all officers and foldiers who may have any fuch perfon or perfons in cuftody, fhall treat them with all the humanity which the circumstances will poffibly permit; and every officer and foldier who fhall be guilty of mal-treating any fuch perfon, while in cuftody, fhall fuffer fuch punishment as a court martial fhall dire Provided, That the officer

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