Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-09-05
P, RUTILIUS r. PR
]. MURRAY,
p ID. NROOM.

An act for the appointment oil Commis-
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 il enacted by the Senate and House
OIL RefresentatiUes Of the United SfaLes q
.Hmerica, in Congress 0ssembted' nat
there shall be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, three commissioners Whose duty II
shall be TO meet in the State of Mississippi
at such time and place, as the PreS:en
shall appoint and designate, and there PROF
coed to ascertain the name Of every Choc-
taw Indian who was the head of an lnoian
family at the date Of the treaty atDaDcing
Rabbit Greek, 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 uf the l4th article 81 said
treaty, tn en,ltle him or her, tn rescrva-
tiun under said article; and as" the number
and names Of ali the unmarried children Of
such heads of families, who formed part
OF the familV, and were over ten years Of
age, and likewise the number and names Of
the children of snch 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 30 which
such heads Of families were respectively
entitled, together with the opinions Ct The
commissioners, ard whether any part of
said lands have been sold BY the Govern
ment. and the proofs applicable u each case.
SEC G. Ind be il further enacted,
That said Commissioners shall have tu!l
power TO summon and cause to come before
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
cessary, and to 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 cngnizance
| thereof, suffer the punishment by law infllC-
led 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-
tngent locations which have been made by
| George w. Martin for the benefit of 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. II being the true intent Of this
act 10 reserve to Congress the power Of do
ing that which may appear just when cor
rect knowledge of all the facts is obtained.
ARTICLE IA. Each Choctaw head Of a
family being DESTROYS to remain and become
citizen of the States shall be permitted TO
do so, by signiEying his intention to the A
gent, within six months from the ratifca-
ton of this treaty, and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to a reservation of one sec
ton OF six hundred and forty acres, TO be
bounded by sectional lines of survey, in Ike
manner shall be entitled to one half that
quantity tor each unmarried child. winch
is living with him over ten years of as. ~
quarter section to such child as nav he
under ten years of age, to adjoin the location
of the parent.
If they reside upon said lands intending
to become citizens of the United States for
Ave years after the ratification of this trea-
~, IN that case grant in fee simple shall
issue, said reservation shall include the
! present Improvement of the head of the fam
lily or a portion of it. persons who claims
under the article shall not lose the privi-
lege Of Choctaw citizen, but If they re-
move are not entitled to any portion of the
Choctaw annuity.
Columbus, Iuly 4, 1s27-41-tf
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