Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-10-17
CHOCTAW CLAIMS.

CHOCIAW CILAA4AS'
"HE Commissioners appointed to adjust
claims to reservations Of lands under the
fonrteenth article of the Treaty OF 1885,
with the Choctaw Indians, hereby give
notice that they will meet at their ONCE 10
the town of Columbus, Mississippi, on the
10Th day Of October next. =,
Their Office will continue open from TINS
time, and their Secretary will receive any
application or claims, claimants may
think proper to make or file.
Cases will be dOcketed in the order pre-.
sented and taken up in the same order II
reauy.
Claimants will if required, be heard by
counsel.
Summons for witnesses will be issued by
the Secretary on application to him.
Claimants, and their children entitled tol
Reservations, must in all cases appear be-
fore the Commissioners in person.
The District Attorney of the United
States, for the State of Mississippi, will act
as Counsel for the United States.
For the information of claimants, the
18th article of the Treaty of Dancing Rab-
bit Greek, and the 1st, 9th and 9TH sections
of the act of March 8, 1887, under which
the Commissioners are acting,a are published
with this notice.
P. RUTILlUS X. PRAY.
]. MURRAY,
P. u. VROOM.
An act for the appointment Of Commits
sioners to adjust the claims to reServa-
tons of land under the fourteenth article
Of the treaty of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
o f RefreSentatiUeS of the United States of
america, in Congress 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 aud place, as the PreSi&en
shall appoint and designate, and there prof
coed to ascertain the name of every Choc-
taw Indian who was the head of an Indian
family at the date Of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Greek, who has not already obtained
a 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 14th article of said
treaty, to entltle him or her, to a reserva-
ton under said article; and also the number
and names of all the unmarried children of
such heads of families, who formed part
of the family, and were over ten years OF
age, and 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,
and the different sections of land 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 Govern
ment, and the proofs applicable to each case.
SEC. 6. find be it further enacted,
That said Commissioners shall have full
| 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 it any witness shall testify falsely, will
an intention to mislead said Commissioners
such witness shall be guilty of wilful anC
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction
before any jurisdiction having cognizanc,
thereof. suffer the punishment by law inflic
ted on those guilty of that offence.
SEC. Z. find be it further enacted, Tha
nothing contained in this act shall be s.
construed as to sanction what is called con
tingent locations which have been made b,
George w. Martin for the benefit of sue
: Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
titled to other lands, which have been sol
, by the United States, such contingent loca
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authority. 1t being the true intent of TIL
!, act to reserve to Congress the power Of dc
!, ing that which may appear just when col
rect knowledge of all the facts is obtained
= ARTICLE IL. Each Choctaw head Of
family being DESTROYS to remain and becom
{ a citizen of the States shall be permitted
o do so, by signifying his intention to the A
0 gent, within six months from the ratifcs
S ton of this treaty, and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to a reservation of one see
ton of six hundred and forty acres. to h
bounded by sectional lines of survey, in Xix
: manner shall be entitled to one half tbs
quantity tor each unmarried child: whic
is living with him over ten years of age. an
Il quarter section to such child as NAV h
: under ten years of age, to adjoin the locatio
: of the parent.
: If they reside upon said lands intendin
e to become citizens of the United States e
r hVe years after the ratification of this tres
~, IN that case grant in fee simple sha
: lssues said reservation shall include m
}, present improvement of the head of the fam
i lily or portion of il, persons who CLAIM
i under the article shall not lose the nrivi
o lege OF ChoCtaw citizen, but If thew -
r move move are not entitled to any portion Of til
e Choctaw annuity.
Columbus, July 4, 1827-4I-f
10 The Southern Argus, at Columbu,
MlsSlSsippian. at Jackson, Clarion. at pam
ding and Gazette, at Little Rock. Arkar
] sas, will publish the above until f,,rther =
8 ders from the Commissioner - -