Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-07-16


 to great respect.
 ARTICLE XIV. Each Choctaw head of family being desirous to remain and become citizen of the
 States, shall be permitted to do so by signying his intention to the Agent within six months from the ii6cation of this Treaty, and he or she shall hereup- on be entitled to reservation of one section of six hundred and forty acres of land, to be bounded by sectional lines of survey in like manner shall be titled to one half that quantity for each unmarried child which living with him over ten years of age; and quarter section to such child as may be under 10 years of age to the location of the parent If they reside upon said lands, intending to become citizens ofthe States for five years after the ratca ton of this Treaty in that grant in fee simple shall issue; said reservation shall include the pre- sent improvement, ofthe head of the family DOT ton of it. Parsons who claim under this article shall not lose the privilege of Choctaw citizen, but ifthey ever remove are not to be entitled to any DOT tion of the Choctaw annuity.
 ARTICLE XIV. To each of the Chiefs in the Choc- Jaw Nation (tO wlD Greenwood Lahore Nutacka- chic, and Mushulatubbe, there is granted reserya- ton of four sections of land two of which shall in cude and adoin their present improvement, and the other two located where they please, but on unoccu pied unimproved lands, such sections shall le bound- ed by sectional lines, and with the consent othe Pre- sldent they may sell the same. Also to he three principal Chiefs and to their successors office there shall be paid two hundred and fifty dollars an- nually while they shall continue in their respective oulCeS, except to WHO, as iit HtS dH annuity of one hundred and fifty dollars for life un der former treaty, shall receive only the additional sum Of ono hundred dollars while he shall continue m office as Chief; and if in addition to this the Ma ton shall think proper to elect additional principal Chief of the whole 10 superinend and govern upon republican principles, he shall receive annually for his services five hundred dollars which allowance to the Chiefs and their successors in office, shall conn ue for twenty years At any time when in military service, and whilen service by authority the US the district Chiefs under and by selection ofthe Pre- sident, shall be entitled to the pay of Majors; the other Chief under the same circumstances shall have the pay ofa Lieutenant Colonel. The Speakers of the three districts shall receive twenty-five dollars year for four years each; and the three secretaries one to each the Chiefs, fifty dollars each for four years. Each Captain fthe Nation, the number not to exceed ninety-nine thirty three from each district, shall be furnished upon removing to the West with each good suit of clothes and a broad sword as an outfit and for four years commencing with the first of their removal, shall each receive fifty dollars year. for the trouble ofkeepng their people at order in set ting; and whenever they shall be in military ser vice by authority the U. s. shall receive the pay ofa Captain.
 ARTICLE XVI. In wagons, and with steamboats may be found necessary-the U. s. agree to re- move the Indians to their new homes at their ex- pense and under the of discreet and careful per sons, who will be kind and brotherly to them. They | agree to furnish them with ample corn and beef or pork Tor themselves and tamllieS Tor twelve months after reaching thelr new hsmes.
 It is agreed further, that the U. S.wi take all their cattle, at the valuation of some discreet person to be appointed by the President, and the same shall be paid for in money after their arrival at their new | homes other cattle such may be desired shall be furnished them. notice being given through their Agent of their wishes upon this subject before their removal that time to supply the demand may be af forded.
 ARTICLE XVII. The several annuities and sums | secured under former Treaties to the Choctaw Ma | tion and people shall continue though this Treaty had never been made.
 And it is further agreed that the U S. in addition will pay the sum oftwenty thousand dollars for twen- ty years, commencing after their removal to the west of which, in the first year after their removal ten thousand dollars shall be divided and arranged to | such as may not receive reservation under this Trea-
 ARTICLE XVIII The U. s. shall cause the lands hereby ceded to be surveyed; and surveyors may ter the Choctaw Country for that purpose, conduct ing themselves properly and disturbing or interrupt ing none of the Choctaw people. But person is to be permitted to settle within the nation, the lands to be sold before the Choctaws shall remove. And for the payment of the several amounts secured in | this Treaty. the lands hereby ceded are to remain | fund pledged to that purpose until the debt shall be prov s1ed for and arranged And further it is agreed that in the construction oftbis Treaty whenever well founded doubt shall arse it shall be construed most favorably towards the Choctaws.
 ARTICLE XIX. The following reservations of land | are hereby admitted. To Colonel David Fulsom four sections, of which two shall include his present improvement, and two may be located elsewhere, on unoccupied unimproved land.
 To I. Garland, Colonel Robert Cole, Tuppanaho- mer John Pytchlynn, Charles Juzan, Johokebetub- be, Eaychahobia Ofehoma, two sections each, to in clude their improvements, and to be bounded by tional lines, and the same may be disposed of and gOl wi ha pnp pffh fha nd fhnt others not provided for may be provided for, there shall be reserved as follows:
 First. One section to each head of family not | exceeding forty in number vho during the present | year, may have had in actual cultivation, with d dwelling house thereon fifty acres or more Second ly, three quarter sections after the aforesaid to each head of family not exceeding four hundred and sixty, shall have cultivated thirty and less than fifty to be bounded by quarter section lines of survey, and to be contigous and adjoining.
 Third. One half section aforesaid to those who | shall have cultivated from twenty to thirty the number not to exceed four hundred. Fourth quar- ter section aforesaid to such shall have cultivated from tw elve to twenty acres the nnmber not to ex cecd three hundred and fifty, and one halihat quan tity to such shall have cultivated from to 12 a. cres, the number also not to exceed three hundred and fifty persons Each of said class of cases shall ee nd De a oae a % e ba s of the improvement which contains the dwelling house. If greater number shall be found to be en- titled reservations under the several classes of this article than is stipulated for under the limitation pre- scrbed, then and in that the Chiefs separately or together shall determine the persons who shall be excluded in the respective districts.
 Fifth; Any Captain, the number not exceeding ninety persons who under the provisions of this art cle shall receive less than section he shall be ent- ted to additional quantity ofha section anion- ing to his other reservation The several reserva- tions secured under this article may be sold with the consent of the President of the U S. but should any