Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-02
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AN ACT to provide for an exchange of lands
with the Indians residing in any OF the States
or Territories, ard for their removal West of
the river mississippi.
Be enacted by The Senate and House of Re
prsSehtdti0eS Of the United States of A,uer;cn in
Congress assembled, That it shall and NAV be
lawful Tor the President of tae United States to
cause SO much ofany territory belonging to the
United States, West of the river Mississpn,.
not ncIuded in any State, or organized terrific.
ry, and to which the Indian title has been ex.
tinguIshed as he may Judge necessary. to he
diVided INTO suitable number Of districts, for
the reception of such tribes or nations of Ind.
ans as may choose to exchange the lands where
they now reside, and remove there and 10
cause each OF said districts to be described nv
natural or artificial marks, as to be easily dis
tinguIshed from every other
SEC. 2. .And be IL further enacted That :,
shall and may be lawful for the President To ex
change any or all ofsuch districts, so as to be
aid OH and described, with any tribe or nation
OF Indians now residing within the limits of onv
Of The States or Territories, and with which The
United States have existing treaties, for the
Whoie or any part OF portion of the territory
c'ainec and occupied by such tribe or nation
within the bounds of any one or moro or tho
states OF Territories, where the land claimed
ana occupied by the Indians is owned bv tn.
United States, or the United States are bound
TO the State within which it lies to extiponish
the Indian claim thereto
sec. 8. .fnd 6eu further enacted. That in tho
fnaGihg OF any snch exchange or exchanpes. il
snail and may be lawful for the President "a
ic"'niy To assure the tribe or nation with which
inc exchange IS made, that the Uniled STATE ,vil
forever secure and guaranty 10 them, and their
heits or successors, the country so EXCHANGED
WIN thein and 1t they prefer it, that the Uni
otaicS VIII cause patent of grant To he mazda
~ executed to them for the same : ProD;JcJ al
U~yS, mat such lands shall revert 10 the Uni
ted States, 1T the indians become extipct or
abandon the same "
SEC. 8nd be 1t further enacted. That if
upon any OF The lands now occupied bv the In.
uia''S, ana 70 be exchanged for, there sh ould be
such improvements, as and value to the land
claimed by an individual OF individuals OF such
tr'oGs or nations, it shall and may be lawful for
the PRESIDENT 10 cause such value TO be n, q rlain
ed ~ epPTaiscment or otherwise. and TO cause
such ascertaned value to De paid to The pcrsnn
or persons rghtfulIy claiming such imnrove.
men u.s. And upon the'pa! ment Of such valuation.
the improvements he valued and paid for shall
pass TO the United States, 81 possession shall moi
tribe '"''e
SEC. 5. find be ii further enacted That unop
the making OF any such exchange as is con.
temPIated by thsact, it shall and may be lawful
Ior tne PRESIDENT to cause such aid and assis
lance TO be furnished to the emgrants as NAV
be necessary and proper to enable them 10 re-.
move TO, and settle in, the country for which
they may. have exchanged aud, also, to rive
mem sncn aid and assistance as may be ne
cessary Tor their support and subsistence for the
hrst year after their removal.
oEc. b lind be IL further enacted That Il
sna'' and may be lawful for the President IN
cause otu such tribe or nation to be protected n
Jiell new residence, against all interruption or
assurance G, from any other tribe or Datirn n
whatever P''o'" " persons