Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-07-18
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An act for the appointment Of Commits.
sioncrs to adjust the claims to restrva-
tons of land under the fourteenth article
Of the treaty of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House
o. ReItTesentGttves of fhe United Siafes Of
america, in Congress assembled, That,
there shall be appointed by the Presldent,
by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, three commissioners whose duty il
shall be to meet in the State of Mississippi
at such time and place, as the Presiden
shall appoint and designate, and there prof
coed to ascertain the name of every ChOc-
taw Indian who was the head Of an Indian
family at the date Of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Greek, who has not already obtained
a reservation under. said treaty, and who
can show by satisfactory evidence that he
or she complied or offered to comply with
all the requisites Of the 14th article Of said
treaty, to entitle him or her, to a reserve
ton under said article; and also the number
and names Of all the unmarried children Of
| such heads of families, who formed part
OF the family, and were over ten wears of
age, and likewise the number and names of
the children Of such heads of families a.
were under ten years of age, and report TO
the President, to be, by him, laid before
Congress, all the names of snCh Indians.
and the different sections Of land TO which
such heads Of families were respectively
entitled, together with the opinions of the
commissioners, and whether any part of
said lands have been sold by the Govern
ment, and the proofs applicable TO each case.
SEC. 6. ind be it further Enacted.
That said Commissioners shall have full
power to summon and cause To come before
them, such witnesses as they NAV deem ne
CesSarY, and to have them examined on oath,
and if any witness shall testify falsely, with
an intention to miSlead said Commissioners,
such witness shall be guilty Of wilful and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction
before any jurisdiction having cognizance
thereof suffer the punishment by law lnflc-
ted on those guilty of that offence.
SEC. z. find BE- ii further enacted. That
nothing contained in this act shall be So
construed as ia sanction what is called con.
tingent locations which have been made nv
George w. Martin for the benefit Of such
Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
titled to other lands, which have been sOld
by the United States, such contingent loca-
tiOnS having been made, without any legal
authority. 1t being the true intent Of this
act to reserve to Congress the power Of do
ing that which may appear just when a cor
j rect knowledge of all the facts is obtained.
ARTICLE IA. Each Choctaw head Of a
family being DESTROYS to remain and become
a citizen of the States shall be permitted to
do So, by signifying his intention to the A
gent, within six months from the ratiica-
ton of this treaty, and he OF she shall there
upon be entitled to a reservation Of one Sec
ton of six hundred and forty acres, TO be
bounded by sectional lines of survey. in like
manner shall be entitled to one half that
Iquantity tor each unmarried child; winch
is living with him over ten years Of age, and
La quarter section to such child as may be
under ten years of age, to adjoin the location
Of the parent.
If they reside upon said lands intending
} 10 become citizens of the United States foI
; FIVE years after the ratification of this trea-
~, in that case a grant in fee simple shall
issue, said reservation shall include ths
present improvemen Mt of the head of the fam
} lily or portion of it. persons who claims
under the article shall not lose the priv
lege Of Choctaw citizen, but if they re,
move are not entitled TO any portion Of th'
Choctaw annuity.
Columbus, July a, 1S27-4i-H
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