Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-10-07
p. RUTILIUS II. PRAY.
J. MURRAY,
2. ID, VROOM,

AN ACT for the appointment OF Commissioners to
adjust the claims to. reservations of land under
the fourteenth article OF the treaty OF eighteen
hundred and thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues of the United States Of america Con
gress assembled, That there shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, three commissioners whose duty It
shall be to meet in the State of Mississippi at such
time and place, as the President shall appoint and
designate, and there proceed to ascertain the name
| ofeyery Choctaw Indian who was the head Of an
Indian family at the date of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Creek, who has not already obtained re-
servatlon 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 four
| teenth article OF said treaty. to cnte him or her,
to reservation under said article; and also the
number and names of all the unmarried children Of
such heads OF families who formed a part of the
| family and were over ten years Of age, and like
wise 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 be-
fore Congress, all the names OF such Indians and
the different sections otand 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 Go
vernment and the proofs applicable to each case.
| SEC. 8. find be 10 further enacted, That said
| Commissioners shall have full power to summon
and cause to come before them, such witnesses as
they may deem necessary, and 10 have them en-
ahmed On OATH and il any witness shall testify
falsely, with an intention TO mslead said Commits
sioners, such witness shall be guilty of willu and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction before
any Jurisdiction having cognzance thereof, suffer
the punishment by law inflicted on those guilty Of
that offence.
SEC. 7. find be IL further enacted, That nothing
contained in this act shall he so construed as to
sanction what IS CALLED contingent locations which
have been made by George w, Martin for the BEN
eht OF such Indians, as were supposed to have been
entitled To other lands, which have been sold by the
United States, such contingent locations having
been made, without any legal authority. 1t being
the true intent of tins act to reserve to Congress
the power OF dong that which way appear Just
when correct knowledge Of all the facts is OBJ
tanned.
l4th ARTICLE
ARTICLE II, Each Choctaw head of a family be-
ng DESTROYS to remain and become Il citizen of the
States shall be permitted to do So by signilying his
intention to the Agent, within six months from the
ratification OF this treaty, and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to reservation of one section oil
six hundred and forty acres, to be bounded by Sec
onal lines of survey, in like manner shall be emit
tied to one half that quantity for each unmarried
child, which is Twin, with him over ten years Of
age, and quarter section to such child as may be
under 10 years Of age, to adjon the location of the
darent
lfthcy reside upon said lands intending to be-
come citizens olthe United States for five years af-
Ter the ratification OF this treaty, in that case grant
in fee simple shall issue, said reservation shall in
cude the present Improvement of the head of the
family or portion OF it; persons who claim under
the article shall not loSt the privilege OF Choctaw
CITIZEN but if they remove are not to be entitled to
any portion Of the Choctaw annuity.
july !, 1887 Stiff