Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-10-03
P. RUTILlUS r. PRAY
]. MURRAY,
2. D. NROOM.

with this notice.
P. RUTILlUS r. PRAY.
]. MURRAY,
P. d. 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
of RefreSentGEiUeS 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 and place, as the PresiGen |
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 entitle 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
the children of such heads of families as
were under ten years of age, and report to
the President, to be, by him, laid befors
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
ments and the proofs applicable to each case.
SEC. 6. find be it further enacted,
That said Commissioners shall have full
power tt ummon and cause to come befor,
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
CesSary, and to have them examined on oath
and if any witness shall testify falsely, wit
an intention to mislead said Commissioner.
such witness shall be guilty of wilful an
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon convictio
before any Jurisdiction having cognizanC
thereof, suffer the punishment by law infliC
ted on those guilty Of that offence.
SEC. 7. find be it further enacted, Thu
nothing contained in this act shall be
construed as to sanction what is called col
tingent locations which have been made t
George w. Martin for the benefit of sue
Indians, as were supposed to have been e
0tled to other lands, which have been so
by the United States, such contingent loo
tiOns having been made, without any leg
authority. II being the true intent OF til
act to reserve to Congress the power of d
ing that which may appear just when a CO
rect knowledge Of all the facts is obtaine
ARTICLE IA. Each Choctaw head Of
family being DESTROYS to remain and becor
citizen of the States shall be permitted
do so, by signifying his intention to the
gent, within six months from the rattle
ton of this treaty, and he or she shall theI
upon be entitled to a reservation of one SC
ton of six hundred and forty acres, to
bounded by sectional lines of survey, in Ii
manner shall be entitled to one half II
quantity tor each unmarried child: viii
is living with him over ten years of age. a
quarter section to such child as NAV
under ten years of ages to adjoin the locati
of the parent.
If they reside upon said lands intendi
to become citizens of the United States
FIVE years after the ratification of this tn
~, in that case grant in fee simple 81
issue, said reservation shall include
present improvement Of the head of the IA
lily or portion Of it, persons who clai
under the article shall not lose the pri
lege Of Choctaw citizen, but if thew
move are not entitled to any portion Of
ChoctaW annuity.
Columbus, July 4, 1s27-4I-tf
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Mississlppian. at Jackson, Clarion, at pa
ding and Gazette, at Little Rock, ARK
sass VIII pnblish the above until further
ae5S IRON the commissioners.