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tary of the Interior, be surveyed into lots or pacels of suitable
size, and as far as practicable in conformity to the surveys
of the public lands, which said lots shall, under his direction,
be appraised by disinterested persons at their cash value, and
shall thereupon, after due advertisement as now provided by
law in case of other public lands, be offered for sale at public
outcry, and thence afterward shall be held subject to sale at
private entry, according to such regulations as the Secretary
of the Interior may prescribe: Provided, That no lot shall be
disposed of at less than the appraised value, nor at less than
one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre: And provided, fur-
ther, That said sale shall be conducted by the register and
receiver of the land office in the district in which such reser-
vation or reservations may be situated, in accordance with the
instructions of the department regulating the sale of public
lands.

Sec.4 And be it further enacted, That the President of
the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint an Indian agent
for each of the reservations which shall be established under
the provisions of this act, which said agent shall reside upon
the reservation for which he shall be appointed, and shall
discharge all the duties now or hereafter to be required of
Indian agents by law, or by rules and regulations adopted, or
to be adopted, for the regulation of the Indian service, so far