Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-09-09
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p. RUTILIUS Il, FRAY,
J. MURRAY,
p. ID, VROOM.

AN ACT for the appointment o. C'H,H is1
No., a., claims ia reservations OF hand under
,hs fourteenth article Of the treaty OF cE'''ec"
hundred and thirty with the ChoctaW lhaanS'
Be il enacted on he Senate ana lfoHSt q htP''-
s,ntot;pcs ofthe United States Of .4menca IN Con-
,srrss assembled That there shall be appointed =
ths President, by aud with the advice and consent
| oc the Senate three commissioners whose dUlN II |
shah he ia meet in the State of Mississippi al Such
fine and place. as the President shall appoint ana
designate and there proceed TO ascertain thS hal'e
o(eycrv Choeaw Indian who was tile hcau ei an
| Indian family at the date OF the treaty at oaheHA
Rabbit Creek, who has not already obtained d re-
servation under said treaty, and who can snow ny
satisfactory evidence that he or sac computed or
offered to comply with all the requisites Of tht l2ui-
teenth article of said treaty, 10 enutle Inn or ueH
10 reservation under SAID article; aud also the
number and names Of oil the unmarried children OF
| such heads OF families, who formed part OF we
family and were over ten years OF age ana oNe-
wise The number and names Of the children OF such
heads al families as were under tcnyeafS OF age
and report to the President, to DC, BY nm, iaid oe
: fore Congress- all the names OF such 'hlahs ana
n the different sections otland to which such heads
y of families were respectively entitled togfther wan
Il the opinions of the commissioners, ana Whelner
any mart of said lands have been sold by the 20
ycrnment and the proofs applicable TO each case
SEC. Z. .ind be il further enacted, That satd
Commissioners shall have tul power to summon
., and cause 10 come before them, such witnesses as
" they may deem necessary, and to have them eE'
= ahmed on oath, and if any witness ShayL teSiiA
+ falsely with an intention 10 mslead sand CommlS
M sioners, such witness shall be guilty Of wrul anc
corupt perjury, and shall, upoJ conviction bcior'
any jurisdiction having cognI2ance thereof SUITE
the punishment by law inflicted on those goliy O
that offence.
m SEC. !. .lnabt it further enacted, That nothing
ID contained in this act shall be SO construed as Il
e sanction what is called contingent locations Whlc
es HAYS been made BY George NJ. Martin for the ben
lie eft OF such Indians, as were suppose to have bee
r. entitled TO other lands, which have been sold BY tn
United States such contingent locations havh
been made, without any legal authority II Rtlh
the true intent Of TINS act 70 reserve to Co3gres
the mower Of doing that whta way appear jas
when correct knowledge Of all the facts Is Oh
tanned.
ARTICLE Ii. Each Chocaw head Of family be
&C. inp DESTROYS to remain and become citizen Of t}
&c. States shall be permitted to do So by sgniiyng
entention to the Agent, within SIX months from t1
ratification Of this treaty, and he or she shall there
upon be entitled to a reservation Of one section
: six hundred and forty acres 10 be bounded by Sc,
uonal lines Of survey, in like manner shall be ent
=. tied To one half that quantity for each unmarrit
w child. which is Twin with him over ten years
ae' age and quarter Sc elton to such child as may
ar under 10 years Of age to adoin the location OF Il
80 parent.
his Ifthey reside upon said lands intending to. b
pes come citizens Of the United States for five years
,an Ter The ratification of this treaty in that case era
in fee simple shall issue, said reservation shall j
cluie the present improvement OF the head Of &
family or portion oft, persons who claims und
The article Shall not los, the privilege Of Chocta
r. citizen, but il they remove are not to be entitled
les, any portion of the Chuctaw annuity
sc, JULY /, 1887 h-u