Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-10-21
=. RUTILIUS X. PRAY
j. MURRAY,
7. ID, VROOM.

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adn,s, the claims "a reservations OF land under
the fourteenth a3ticle OF the treaty Of eighteen
hundred and thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
Be il enacted Jy he Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of HE United States Of 4mcrtca IN Con-
gress assembled, That there shall he appointed by
The President, by and with the advice and consent
of the SENATE three commissioners whose duty i
shaIl he 10 meet IN the State Of Mississippi at such
time and place as the President shall appoint and
designate aud there proceed TO ascertain The name
every Choctaw Indian who was the head o. an
! Indian family Of the date Of the treaty az Dancing
| Rabbit Creek, who has not already obthncd a re-
| scryaton 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 four
tenth article Of said treaty, 10 enle Inn or her
10 n reservation under said article; and also the
/ number and names Of all the unmarried children oil
such heads OF families, who formed a part OF Ne
family and were over ten years OF age and Ike
wise the number and names Of the children OF such
heads of families as were under ten years OF age,
ana report TO the President to be- by tim, laid be-
fore Congress- all the names 81 such Indians aud
The different sections oI land To which such heads
Of families were respectively entitled, io9eiter with
the opinions of the commissioners, and whether
anv part of said lands have been sold by the Coz
vernrnent and the proofs applicable 10 each case.
SEQ 6. IND be ii further enaeted, That said
Commissioners shall have full power I" summon
and cause ts come before them, SUCH Witnesses III
they may deem necessary, and 10 have them e%-
amlned on oath, and il any witness aliall testify
falsely, with an intention TO misItad SAID Cnmms
sioneIs, such witness shall be gully Of wIul au'
corrupt perjury, and shalI upon folNeaoh pA2l'
4 anv jurisdiction having co9nnance thereof sniic
' the punishment by law inflicted on those gully q
that offence.
l.. 70 fLar4 aI
\ contained in this act shall be SO construed rs Z
), sanction what is called contingent locations whicI
!; have been made by George ". Martin Tor the ben
e eft OF such Indians, as were supposed to have bee
n entitled To other lands which have been sold 10y I'll
A United States, such contingent locations havln
o been made. without any legal authority. 1t ben
r. the true intent of tbs act TO reserve to Congre
e. The power OF doing that which way appear lu
K when a correct knowledge ol oil the facts IS Of
re tanned. r,ctr
A,r,rrr ii. Each Cboctaw head Of family b.
n ne darous 10 remain and become citizen OF Il
10 States shall be permitted to do so, by sInlung Il
or intention 10 The Agent within SIX months from u
er ratification of this treaty, and he or she shall ther
tn upon IL. entitled TO a reservation OF one section
&c Ak hundred and forty acres, to be bounded by Sc
n, iona lines Of survey, in like manner shan be en-
N ted TO one half that quantity for each unharTi
MS child. which is Twin with Inn over zen years
ape, and quarter section to sucii emu az may
de under 10 years Of age, to adoin the location OF
%. darent.
.ed Ifthev reside upon said lands intending to-
co,,e riiizeus of the United States for five years
viii ter Inc ratification Of this treaty, in that case gr
4h n zee simple shall issue, said reservation slia
err Guide the present Improvement OF he head OF
IAN family or portion oi IT; persons who clan un
YES the article Shall not lose the privilege Of Choc
cit;ypn hut 4 they remove are not to he entitled
. anv portion ef tic Chdctaw annuity.
sol mh | 1887