Chap. 845.—An ACT to appoint trustees for the Mattaponi tribe of Indians, of
King William county, and to prescribe their duties as such trustees.

Approved March 8, 1894.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That Doctor
B. Richards, R. C. Hill, senior, L. D. Robinson, J. S. Robinson and W.
T. Neale be, and they are hereby, appointed trustees for the Matta-

nan? Indian trmha in King William erannty Virginia fnrmarly knawn
as a branch of the Pamunkey Indian tribe. Said trustees shall be
governed by the laws now in force in regard to Indians and their
reservation in this state, and further shall have the right, upon a
vote of the majority of the trustees, chief and members of the tribe
above twenty-one years of age, to expel from their reservation any
person who has no right upon said reservation or any member of
the tribe who shall be guilty of any unlawful offence; and said In-
dians sha]! have the right to appeal from the decision of the trustees
to the county court of King William—their trustees for protection
and assistance in such matters as may be necessary and legal in
carrying out their by-laws and in governing their tribe and reserva-
tion.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.