Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-09-19
p. RUTII.lUS X. PRAY.
J. MURRAY.
p. d. VROOM.

An act tor the appointment Of CommlS-
siOnerS TO adjust the claims To reServa-
tons of land under tho fourteenth article
Of the treaty Of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the Choctaw Indians.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The United States Of
.4mtricG, 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 III the State Of Mississippi
At such time aud place, as the PreSiSen
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 tie date of the treaty at Dancing
Rabbit Greek, who has not already UbtAined
4 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 l4th article Of said
treaty, to cn;iile him or her. to reserva-
tiun 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 we're over ten years of
age, and likewise the number and names OF
tho 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
enfitlel, together with the opinions of the
commissioners, ard 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 to summon and cause to come before
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
cessarY, and to have them examined on oath,
and If any witness shall testify falsely, with
an intention to MiSlead said CommlSslone rs,
such witness shah be guilty Of wilfui and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction
before any Jurisdiction having Cognizauce
thereof, suffer the punishment by Inv inGic'
ted On those guilty Of that offence.
SEC, Z. Ind Be il further enacted. Thai
nothing contained in this act shall be ST
construed as ia sanction what is called con
tingent locations which have been made by
George w. Martin for the benefit IF sucl
Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
titled 10 other lands, which have been sole
by the United States, such contingent loca
, tions having been made, without any lega
authority. II being the true intent OF thu
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 H. Each Chocsaw head of
family being DESTROYS to remain and becom
citizeh Of the States shall be permitted {
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 b
: bounded by sectional lines Of survey, IN lik
manner shall be entitled to one half tn;
quantity tor each unmarried child; whc
: IS living with him over ten years of age, an
: quarter section to such cEild as may .
under ten years Of age, toadjoln the iocatlo
Of the parent. s1f4 :. $50.
If they. reside upon said lands intendir
to BECOME citizens of the United States IL
. FIVE wears after the ratification OF this. tire;
". in that case. a. grant in fee simple shs
Issue. said reservation shalt include q
present imptovementof the head oEthe tan
liz or a portion of il, persons who Clam
aan1er the article shall not lose the priv
lere Of a Choctaw citizens but It they 2,
move are not entitled to any poFtIah OFT
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