Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-08-08
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sioners to adjust the claims to reServa'
tionS Of land under the fourteenth article
Of the treaty Of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the ChoctaW Indians.
Be II enacted III the SenGte and HOUSE
o. RehreseDtatiUeS Of the United Sfates D
.1meTica, IL Congress Gssenabied, That
there shall Be appointed 81 the President
by and with the adVice and consent Of the
Senate. three commissioners whose duty j
shall be 20 meet in the STATE Of Mississippi
at such time and place, IS the Presiden
shall appoint and designate, and there pro
eeed 90 ascertain the name Of every Chloe
Jaw Indian who was the head Of an lndiaI
family a. the date Of the treaty al DancinI
Rabbit Creek who has not already obtained
a reservation under said treaty, and VIII,
can show by satisfactory evidence that M
or she complied or offered to comply with
all the requisites Of the 18th article Of said
treaty, to eutitIe him or her, TO a reserva-
ton under said article; andsl:so the number
and names Of all the unmarried children Of
such heads Of families, who formed a part
OF the famiIV, 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
the President, 70 be, by him, laid before
Congress, all the names Of such 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. .Ard Be IL further enacted,
That said Commissioners shall have full
power to summon and cause to come before
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
ceSSary, and 70 have them examined on oath,
aud 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 inflic-
ted on those guilty of that offence.
SEC. z. ind Be il further enacted, That
nothing contained in this act shall be 50
construed as ia sanction what is called con
tiBgent locations which have been made by
George w. Martin for the benefit of such
Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
tlNeu TO other lands, which have been sold
by the United States, such contingent loca.
lions having been made, without any legal
authority. II being the true intent Of this
act to reserve to Congress the power of do
10 'u~h W''Su ubay at@4CdT just H1Cu a COT
rect knowledge Of all the facts is obtained.
ARTICLE IL. Each Choctaw head Of
family being DESTROYS to remain and become
q citizen OF the States shall be permitted 70
do SO, by signifying his intention to the A.
gent, within six months from the rati6ca-
ton of this treaty, and be or she shall there
upon be entitled to reservation of one sec
tlon OF six hundred and forty acres. 10 be
bounded by sectional lines Of survey, in ike
manner shall be entitled to one half that
quantity Tor each unmarried child: WHICH
is living with him over ten years Of ARE. and
quarter section to such child a NAV H.
under ten years of age, to adjoin the loestion
of the parent. ''01i
4 they reside upon said lands intend;nv
to become citizens Of the United States faSl
i've years after the ratification of, this trea-
tys.in that case grant in fee simple shaIli
issue, said reservation shall include the
present Improvement Of the head Fthe fam.
lly or portion Of il, persons who claims
under the article shall not lose the nr;vi.
lege OF a ChoctaW citizen, but If thev re.
move NOV. are not entitled to any portion Of the
Choctaw annuity. -,
Columbus, July {, l827-4l-u
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