Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-05
r. RUTILIUS h. PRAY.
J. MURRAY,
L. 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 apd House Of Repre-
sendtires ofthe United States Of .9meiTca III 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 1t
shal'be 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
ofevcry Choctaw Indian who was the head of an
Indian family at the date of the treaty Mt Dancing
Rabbit Creek who has not already obtained re-
scrvaton 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
tccnth article of said treaty, to cntite 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 were under ten years Of age
and report to the President to be, by him, laid be-
fore Congress, all the names of sach Indians, and
the different sections ofand to which such heads
of families 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. .4nd be it further enacted, That said
Commissioners shall have full power to summon
and cause te come before them, such witnesses as
| they may deem necessary, and to have them eX-
amincd on oath, and if any witness shall testify
| falsely, with an intention TO mislead said Commits
sioners, such witness shall be guilty of wiul and
corrupt perjury and shall, upon conviction before
any jurisdiction having cognizance thereof suffer
the punishment by law inflicted on those guilty o
| that offence.
SEC, l. And be il further enacted, That nothing
contained in this act shall be so construed as to
sanction what is CALLED contingent locations which
I have been made by George NJ Martin for the ben
eft 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. II being
the true intent Of this act to reserve to Congress
the power of doing that which way appear just
when a correct knowledge OF all tire facts is OBJ
tanned.
ARTICLE a. Each Chectaw head of a family be-
mg DESTROYS to remain and become citizen of The
States shall be permitted to do SO, by signitying hi;
cntention to the Agent, within six months from the
ratification ofthis treaty, and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to reservation of one section o
six hundred and forty acres, to be bounded by sec
tonal lines Of survey, in Ike manner shall be emit
tied 10 one half that quantity for each unmarried
child, which is Twin with him over ten years o
age, and quarter sc cton to such child as may b,
under 10 years of age to adjoin the location Of tn,
parent
Ifthcy reside upon said lands intending TO be
come citizens Of the United States for five years al
ter the ratification of this treaty, in that case gran
in fee simple shall issue, said reservation shah in
cludc the present improvement Of the head of tn,
family or portion oft, persons who claims unde
the article shall not lose the privilege of Choctav
citizen, but if they remove are not 10 be entitled t
any portion Of the Choctaw annuity
july |, 1897 Stiff