Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-08-29
p. RUTILlUS r. PRAY.
]. MURRAY,
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An act for the appointment Of ComnlIs-
sio0ers 20 adjust she claims 90 reserva-
tions Of land under the fourteenth article
Of the treaty Of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the ChocfaW Indians.
Be Il essaered By tie Senefe and hoHsc
of Rehreaenfafives of the United SfGEes
.%sueTira. IN Conkress 0ssem6ted, That
there shall be appointed by the President
hv AID with the advice and consent Of the
Senate, three commissioners whose duty u
shall be 60 meet IN the State Of Mississippi
at such time and place, as the PTesIden
shall appoint and designate, and there pro-
coed TO ascertain the name OF every Choc-
taW Indian who was the head OF an Indian
family az the date Of the treaty AZ Dancing
Rabbit Greek, who has not already obtained
can show by satisfactory evidence that he
or she complied or offered to comply with
all the requisites Of the 14th article Of said
treaty, TO enlitle him or her. 90 q reseFva-
ton 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 likewise the number and names OF
the 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
entitled, together with the opinions of the
commissioners, and whether any part OF
said lands have been sold by the Govern.
ment, and the proofs applicable TO each case.
SEC. 6. Ind Be il further enacted,
That said Commissioners shall have full
pOWeF TO summon and cause 20 come before
them, such witnesses as they may deem ne
cessarV, and 20 have chem Examined on oath,
aud IL any witness shall testify falsely, with
an intention TO mislead said Commissioners,
such witness shall be guilty Of wilfui and
corrupt perjury, and shall, upon conviction
before any jurisdiction having cOgnizance
thereof, suffer the punishment by law inflic-
ted on those guilty Of that offence.
SEC. Z. .1Hd be if further enacted, That
nothing contained in this act shall be 50
construed as 70 sanction what is called con.
tingent locations which have been made by
George w. Martin for the benefit Of such
Indians, as were supposed to have been en-
titled TO other lands. which have been sold
by the United States, such contingent lOca-
tiOns having been made, without any legal
authority. It being the true inteuR Of this
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 IL. Each ChOctaw head Of a
family being DESTROYS TO remain and become
citizen Of the States shall be permitted 10
do so, by signifyiRg his intention to the A
gent within six months from the Fati6ca-
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, 60 be
bo,,n,,'.au ny sectional lines Of survey, in like
manner sGI.,Ii he entitled TO one haF that
ouantitv tor ea,-h unmarried child; which
IS living with him ove;- te':-Year: Of age, and
quarter section to such chg p may be
under ten years of age, to adjoih he 'sS'aslon
Of the parent.
lfthey reside upon said lands intending
20 become citizens Of the United States Tor
Ave years after the ratification Of this trea-
tys IA thai case = grant in fee simple shall
ISSUE said reservation shall include the
present improvement Of the head ofthe fam
lily or portion Of il. persons who claims
under the article shall not lose the privj.
lege Of Choctaw citizen, but &c they re.
move are not entitled to any portion Of the
ChoctaW annuity.
Columbus, July 4. 1e27-4l-tf
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