Washington : Government Printing Office
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Chap. 844 | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minn. Per capita payment to. |
Chap. 844 | Proviso. Payments not subject to any lien, etc. Acceptance, etc. |
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 to withdraw as much as may be necessary from any funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Red Lake Indians in Minnesota, and to make therefrom a per capita payment of $10 to each of the members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of the State of Minnesota, living at the date of the passage of this Act, immediately payable upon the passage of this Act, under such rules and regulations as the said Secretary may prescribe: Provided, That the money paid to the Indians as authorized herein shall not be subject to any lien or claim of attorneys or other parties: Provided further, That before any payment is made hereunder, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota shall, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, ratify the provisions of this Act and accept same.
Approved, October 10, 1940.
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