Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-08-22
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An act for the appointment Of Com"'is-
siOners 10 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 il enacted ~ the Senate and House
oF RrhresenEaGives Of The United .Stafes u
.lmtrica, in CongEsss ,Gssembteds That
there shall be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, three commissioners whose duty u
shall be 20 meet in the State OF Mississippi
az such time and PLACES a. the PresidsR
shall appoint and designate, and there prof
coed 20 ascertain the name Of every Choc-
taW Indian who was the head Of an InoiAn
family az the date of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Greek, who has nni already obtained
reservation under said treaty. and who
can show by satisfactory evidence that he
or she complied or offered ta comply with
all the requisites OF the 141h article Of said
treaty, Ga. enlitle him Or her, 60 \ reServa-
ton under said article; RnGl-a's the number
and names Of all the unmarried children Of
such heads 1T families, who formed part
OS the Eamilv, and were over ten years at
age, aud 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, to be, by him, laid before
Congress, all the names Of such Indians,
aud the different sections If land 70 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 20 each case.
SEC. 6. .dAd be it further epaefcd,
That said Commissioners shall have full
power tosummoD and cause TO come before
-
ceSsarY, and To have them examined on oath,
and if any witness shall testify falsely, with
an intention to miSlead said Commissioners,
such witness shah be guilty Of wilful and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upNn conviction
before any jurisdiction having cognizance
thereof, suffer the punishment by law intlic
ted on those guilty Of that offence.
SEC. z. Ind De il further enacted. That
nothing contained in this act shall be so
construed AS lG sanction what is called con.
tingent locations which have been made by
George w. Martin for the benefit vt 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. Il being the true intent Of this
act TO reserve to Congress the power Of do
ing that which may appear just when cur
rect knowledge Of all the facts is obtained.
ARTICLE u. Each Choctaw head Of
family being DESTROYS to remain and become
citizen Of the States shall be permitted TO
do so, by Signifying his intention to the A.
gent, within six months from The ratihca-
ton of this treaty, and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to reservation Of one sec.
tion OF six hundred and forty acres, to be
bounded by sectional lines Of survey, in like
manner shall be entitled to one half that
quantity ter each unmarried child; which
is living with him over ten years Of age, and
quarter section to such child as may be.
under ten years Of age, to adjointhe location
Of the parent.
If they reside upon said landa intending
To become citizens of the United States for
FIVE years after the ratification OF this trea-
", in that case 4 grant in fee simple shall
issue, said reservation. shall include the
present improvement of the head Of the fam
lily or a portion Of il, persons who claims
under the article shall not lose the privi-
lege Of q Choctaw citizen. but if they re.
move are not entitled to any portion Of the
Choctaw annuity.
Columbus, July Z. ie27-4l-tf
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