Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1913.
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Chap. 189 | Umatilla Indian Reservation. |
Chap. 189 | Sale of lands on, to Pendleton, Oreg. 37 Stat., 187. |
Chap. 189 | Proviso. Use of proceeds. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to sell and convey to the city of Pendleton, a municipal corporation in Umatilla County, State of Oregon, under such terms, conditions, and regulations as he may prescribe, not to exceed two hundred acres of unallotted tribal Indian lands within the Umatilla Reservation at not less than its appraised value, said lands to be used by the city of Pendleton, Oregon, for municipal waterworks purposes: Provided, That the net proceeds from the sale of said lands shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of said Umatilla Tribe of Indians and shall draw interest at the rate of four per centum per annum, and may thereafter be paid to the said tribe of Indians pro rata or used for their benefit in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.
Approved, July 1, 1912.
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