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tACE OF MARCH 4, 1917
CHAP. 161.--an set for the restoration of ennuities to the Medeweken-
ton end Wabpakoota (Sentee) Sioux Indiens, declered forfeited by the Act
of February sixteenth, eighteen Imndred ai xty- thre!
Be it eneoted by the Senate and Houss of EKeprecentatives of the Unit~
eo States of americs in Congress assembled, That juriediction be, end here-
by fe, conferred upon the Court of Claine to heer, detemine, ma rendor
final judgment for any balence. that may de found due the Medowokanton and
Wehpakoota Bands of Sicux Indims, otherwise known es Senteo Sioux Indien
with right of eppeel, es in other cases, for any. mrmities that may be as~
eerteined to be due to the said bends of Indians under oni by virtue of the
treaties between esid bands end the United States, dated September twenty-
ninth, eighteen hundred ani thirty-seven (seventh Statutes at Large, pe
five hundred end thirty-eight), and dugust fifth, eighteen hundred end fif-
ty-one (Tenth stetutes at » page nine hundred and fifty-four), ae if
the act of forfeiture of the anmities of said bends approved February eix-
teenth, eigh men hundred end cixty-three, hed not been pesced: Provided,
thet the court in rendering judgment shall secertain and include therein
the amount of accrued amnuities under the treety of September twenty-ninth,
eighteen hundred ena thirty-seven, up to the dete of rendition of judemen
em ehell determine ani incl the present value of the seme, not inolus-
ing interest, ani the ospitel eum of said ennuity, which shall be in lien
of eeia perpetuol enmity grented in ceid treaty; anf to ascertain end sot
off sgeinet sny smomt fomd dus under seid treaties all moneys paid to
e214 Indians or expended on their account by the Goverment of the United
States since the troaties wore ebrogeted by the Act of Fobruery sixteenth,
@igh ten honfred ant sixty~three: Provided, That the treaty of spril twon
ty-eighth, efghtoon hundred and oixty-eight chell not be o bar to recovery,
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF CLADS.
(£85,926).
Medewokenton enf Wehpekoote Bends of Sioux Indians, otherwise know
a8 Santee Siour Indians v. The United States.
Thie case heaving been heard by the Court of Claims, the court, upon
the evidence, maka the following Zindings of fact:
RUCRE REXEL RLTARKE KK TTR AKAXTTET.
on the foregoing fects, the court, decides, os 6 conolusion of lev,
tied to recover the sum of $386,697.89. It ic
that the pleintiffs ere enti
therefore adjudged, ordered, and decresd thet the pleintifts recover of ant
from the United stetes the cum of Throe Hundred end Eighty-six Thousam Five
Hundred end Ninety-seven Dollere and Eighty-Nine Cents ($566,597.89) +
QRVER FIXING