Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-09-23
p. RUTILlUS II. PRAY.
J. MURRAY,
Z. ID, VROOM.

AN Az Tor the appointment OF commissioners /"
adjust the claims to reservations OF land under
the fourteenth article Of the treaty Of eighteen |
hundred and thirty with the Choc,aw Indians.
be IL enacted Jy the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires offhe United States Of .4mersea IN Con
gren 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 10 meet in the State Of Mississippi at such
time and place, as tho President sIaI appoint and
designate, and there proceed to ascertain tie name
of every 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-
scryatiOn under said treaty, aud WHO can slow by
| satisfactory evidence that he uf she complied or
offered To comply with oil the requisites Of the four
centb article Of said treaty, To entl,lc him or her
to a reservation under said article; and also the
number and names OF all tho unmarried children OF
such heads OF families, who formed part of the
| family aud were over ten years of age, and like
! wise the number and names Of the children Of such
| heads OF families as 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 D land 10 which such heads
OF families respectively entitled, together with
the opinions Of the commissioners and whether
any part Of said lands have been sold By the Go
yerumcht and tie proofs applicable 10 each case
SEC 6. .4nd be IL further enacted, That said
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and cause IL come before them, such witnesses as
they may deem necessary. and to have them ex-
amined on oath. and if any witness shall testify
falsely, with an intention TO mlstad said Commls-
sioneTs, such witness shall be guilty of willul and
corrupt perjury, and shall upor conviction before
any jurisdiction having cngnizance thereof, suffer
tie punishment by law inflicted on those guilty OF
that offence
SEC. L. .lad be IL further enacted, That nothing
al. .i,F.Hi
sanction what is called contingent locations which
havS been made by George W. Martin Tor the ben
eft oil such Indians, as were supposed TO have been
entitled to other lands which have been sold by the
i United States, such contingent locations having
! been made, without any legal authority. 1t being
i the true intent Of this act to reserve To Congress
o the power OF dong that when way appear Just
c when correct knowledge OF all the facts is OBJ
$ tanned.
= 1Ath ARTICLE :
= Article IT. Each Cloctaw head Of a family be-
e ing DESTROYS TO remain and become citizen OF the
1t States shall be permitted to do So by sgnifyng his
intention 10 the Agent, within six months from tn.
ratification of this treaty, and he she shall there.
upon be entitled TO reservation OF one section o
SIX hundred and forty acres, TO be bounded by Sec
tional lines of survey in like manner shall be enti-
/ tied to one halt that quantity for each unmarried
!. child, which rs lyin with him over ten wears o
~ age, ana quarter sectlon 10 such child may b(
: under 10 years Of age to adjoin the location Of the
n parent.
!. II they reside upon said lands intending to be-,
. come citizens Of the United States for five years af
ter he ratification OF this treaty, IN that case yran
: in fee simple shall issue, said reservation shall in
y clude the present improvement of the head Of thu
family or portion OF il; persons who claim unde
the article shall not lose the privilege of ChoctaN
citizen, but they remove not TO be entitled L
any portion Of the Choctaw annuity.
u july |, 1887 sI-Ir