Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-08-15
P. RUTILIUS r. PRAY
]. MURRAY,
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An act for the appointment Of Ccmmls-i
sioners TO adjust the claims 70 reserva-
tons Of land under the fourteenth article
Of the treaty Of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
Be IL enacted BIZ the Senate and House
o r REPRESENTATIVE Of the United states q
.fmerica, IN coggress assegabied, That,
there shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, three commissioners whose duty u
shall be 10 meet in the State Of Mississippi
at such time and place, as the Rresiden
shall appoint and designate, and there prof
coed 70 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
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 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. Ind be it further enacted,
That said Commissioners shall have full
power 70 summon and cause 60 come before
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
cessary, and 70 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 cognizance
thereof, suffer the punishment by law infiic-
ted on those guilty of that offence.
SEC. z. y1Hd be it further enacted, That
nothing contained in this act shall be Sc
construed as q sanction what is called con.
tiHgent locations which have been made by
| George w. Martin for the benefit q 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. 1t being the true intent Of this
act TO reserve to Congress the power of do
| ing that which may appear just when a cor
rect knowledge Of all the facts is obtained.
ARTICLE "A. Each Choctaw head of a
family being DESTROYS to remain and become
citizen of the States shall be permitted 10
do so, by signifying 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 like
manner shall be entitled to one half that
quantity tor each unmarried child; WINCH
| is living with him over ten years Of age. and
a quarter section to such child as may Be
under ten years of age, to adjoin the location
Of the parent.
IT they reside upon said lands intending
70 become citizens Of the United States FOL
FIVE 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 il. persons who claim.
under the article shall not lose the priv
Elege Of a Choctaw citizen, but IL they re
move are not entitled to any portion Of tn,
ChoCtaw annuity.
Columbus, July 4, l827-Al-tF
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