Southern Argus., 1837-07-11
P. RUTILlUS r. PRAY.
J. MURRAY,
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An act for the appointment Of Commits.
sioneTs to adjust the claims to reserva-
tions Of land under the fourteenth article
Of the treaty Cf eighteen hHndred and
thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House
Of RefresentatiUes of The United Sfate8 Of
America, in Congress assembled, That,
there shall be appointed bv the President,
by and with the advice and consent uf the
Senate, three commissioners whose d1,y il
shall be to meet in the State of MIssissiPpt
at such time and place, as the presiden
shall appoint and designate, and there prof
ceed to ascertain the name of every Cboc-
taw Indian who was the head of az In1an
family at the date Of the treaty a. Dancing
Rabbit Creek, 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 18th article Of said
| treaty, to entitle him or her, to reserva-
| tion 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 likewise the number and names uf
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,
and the different sections of Land 20 which
such heads of families were respectively
entitled, together with the opinions Of the
commissioners, and whether anv part Of
said lands have been sold by the. Govern
lment, and the proofs applicable to each case.
SEC. 6. .And be it further euaeted.
That said Commissioners shall have fu'I
| foc Iyc
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
Cessary, aud to have them examined on oath,
aud it 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
Z thereof, suffer the punishment by law infic-
ted on those guilty of that offence.
SEC. z. ind be il 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 by
George w. Martin for the benefit of such
: Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
5 titled to other lands, which have been sold
2 by the United States, such contingent loca-
tions having been made, without any legal
t authority. 1t being the trne intent Of this
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 II. Each Choctaw head of a
family being desirous 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 ratifca-
tion of this treaty, and he or she shall there.
upon be entitled to a 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 tha,
l quantity tor each unmarried child; winch
is living with him over ten years of age, anC
quarter section to such child as may bt
= under ten years of age, to adjoin the locatior
6 of the parent.
If tLey reside upon said lands intending
to become citizens of the United States fo
FIVE years after the ratification Of this trea.
ty, in that case grant in fee simple shall
issue, said reservation shall include III,
> present improveme mt of the head of the fam
lily or portion of it, persons who claim
under the article shall not lose the privi
5 lege of Choctaw citizen, but if they re
: move are not entitled to any portion of th,
Choctaw annuity.
!. Columbus, July 4, 1827-41-tf
n u The Southern Argus, at Columbus
Mississippian. at Jackson. Clarion, at Paul
ding and Gazette, at Little Rock, Arkan
sas, will publi;h h the above until further or
. ders from the Commissioners.