Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-12
r. RUTILIUS h. PRAY.
J. MURRAY,
p, ID. VROOM.

AN ACT for the appointment OF Commissioners to
adjust the claims to reservations 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 Of Repre-
senatires cfthe United States Of america in Con-
gress assembled, That there shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and cansent
otthe Senate, three commissioners whose duty it
shalsbe to meet in the State of Mississippi at such
time and place, as the President shall appoint and
designate and there proceed to ascertain the name
ofevery Choctaw Indian who was the head of an
Indian family at the date Of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Creek, who has not already obtained re-
servation 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
teentf article of said treaty, TO entite him or her.
to reservation 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 like
wise the number and names Of the children Of such
heads Of families as were under ten wears Of age,
and report TO the President to be, by him, laid be-
fore Congress, all the names OF such Indians, and
the different sections Oland 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 CO.
vernment, and the proofs applicable to each case.
SEC. 6. find be I further enacted, That said
Commissioners shall have full power to summon
and cause to come before them, such witnesses as
they may deem necessary, and to have them en-
ahmed on oath, and If any witness shall testify
falsely, with an intention 10 mislead said Commits
sioners, such witness shall be guilty Of wilml and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction before
any jurisdiction having cognizance thereof suffer
the punishment by law inflicted on those guilty Of
that offence.
Sec. 7. find be Il further enacted, That nothing
contained in this act shall be SO construed as to
sanction what is CALLED contingent locations which
have been made by George NJ. Martin for the ben
ett OF such Indians, as were suppose to have been
entitled to other lands, which have been sold BY the
United States, such contingent locations having
been made, without any legal authority. Il being
the true intent OF this act to reserve to Conrfess
The power Of doing that which way appear lust
when correct knowledge Of all the facts is OBJ
tanned.
ARTICLE Ia. Each Chectaw head of family be.
ing DESTROYS to remain and become citizen OF the
States shall be permitted to do so, BY sienyinr his
cntention to the Agent within six months from the
ratification Of this treaty. and he or she shah there.
upon be entitled to reservation of one section Of
six hundred and forty acres, to be bounded by sec.
tional lines Of survey in like manner shall be emit.
tied to one half that quantity for each unmarried
child, whichis Twin with him over ten years Of
age, and quarter sc cton to such child as may be
under 10 years Of age to adon the location OF the
parent.
Nthcy reside upon said lands intending to be.
come citizens Of the United States for five wears af
ter the ratification of this treaty. in that case gran,
IN fee simple shall issue, said reservation shall in
cludc the present Improvement of the head Of the
family or portion oft persons who claims under
the article shall not osc the privilege of Choctaw
citizen, but they remove are not to be entitled to
any portion Of the Choctaw annuity.
july I, 1887 Stiff