Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-07-04
P. RUTILlUS r. PRAY.
J. MURRAY,
p. n VPOOM

An act for the appointment Of Commits
Sloners to ad Just the claims to reServa-
Iions 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
u Rehre8entatiUes Of the United States of
.4"'eT7ca, IN Congress assembled, That,
there shall be appointed by the President,
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 President
shall appoint and designate, and there pro-
ceed to ascertain the name Of every Choc-
taw Indian who was the heed of an Indian
family at the date of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Greek, who has not already obtained
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 reserva-
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 years of
age, and likewise the number and names of
the children Of such heads of families as
were under ten years of age, and report to
SEC. 8: ind be it further enacted.
hat said Commissioners shall have full
| power to summon and cause to come before
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
| ceSSarY, and to have them examined on oath,
aud it any witness shall testify falsely, with
an intention to miSlead said Commissioners,
such witness shalt be guilty of wilful and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction
before any. jurisdiction having cognizance
thereof. suffer the punishment by law inflic
ted on those guilty of that offence.
SEC. z. ind be it further enacted, Tha
nothing contained in this act shall be 81
construed as to sanction what is called con
tingent locations which have been made By
George w. Martin for the benefit of sucl
Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
titled to other lands, which have been solC
by the United States, such contingent loca
tons having been made, without any lega
authority. It being the true intent Of thi
act to reserve to Congress the power of do
ing that which may appear just when cor
rect knowledge of all the facts is obtained
ARTICLE IA. Each ChoctaW head of
family being DESTROYS to remain and becom
a citizen of the States shall be permitted 4
; do so; by signifying his intention to the A
gent, within six months from the ratifca
ton of this treaty. and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to reservation OF one sec
ton of six hundred and forty acres, to b
bounded by sectional lines of survey, ia lik
! manner shall be entitled to one half ths
quantity for each unmarried child; who
IS living with him over ten years of age, an
quarter section to such child as may b
under ten years of age to adjoin the lOcatio
Of the parent.
If they reside upon said lands intendin
: 20 become citizens Of the United States f.
8 Ave years after the ratification of this tres
ty, in that case grant in fee simple sha
!, issues said reservation shall include ii
present improvements of the head Of the fan
: lily or portion of il. persons who claim
under the article shall not lose the priv
: lege Of Choctaw citizen, but It they r,
: move are not entitled to any portion Of Il
Choctaw annuity.
Columbus, July 4, l827-41-tf
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