Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-10-29
TOFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the ed session of the 27tb Congress.
fPnRIIc-No L1.I

d., ii. fourteenth and nineteenth of the
of Dancing RABBIT Creek, concluded in September, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty.
BE Il e.aced by Senate and Hose o RePre,nattres
Of the United Slater Of America Congres' d''e"toted'
That approved on the third Of March, eGeen mum
bred thirty entitled s.An net for the appoint
adjust the claims 10 reservations
fourteenth article of the treaty oil eg
teen thirty with the Chocta~ Indians. and al
so the act approved on second day of February,
eighteen hundred and thirty-eght entsed AN act to
anond entitled AN Tor the appointment Of COM
adjust the claims of land under
article Of the of eighteen hundred and
thirty with the Choctnw lndians 50 far as the same are
repealed modified by the OF this hct De-
and the hereby, revived and continued IN 'ofee
until the conferred by this act shall be fully executed
subject repeal mod fcaton by act
Congress. And all tho powers md duties OF the COM
mssioner hereby claims arising under the
article of the said treaty, ard under the supple
the said treaty, be examined in the man
ner and i,h The same effect az in cases arising
of said Prorded, That the
said shsIi ~~~eed the 81
two thousa nd five hundred dollars per annum.
Sec lind be further enacted That subprnas for the
attendance of witness before the said commissioners, aud
process compel such ATTENDANCE be issued by the
said sonors, any two OF ,hem under their seals
IN the same manner ana wth mo same e'ect rs II su'i
record and may be executed by the marshal OF
nny district by any sheriff. deputy sheriff. other peace
oiicer designated by the said commissioners VINO sal re-
the allowed in the
district United States for the district il which
the shall be rendered for similar services I" be p"Id
the certificate of tho commissioners Of the contin
gent appropriated by the fourth section of the act
condy above recited, which was approved on the twenty
day February, thousand sght hundrsd and
thirty eight; which il revived by This Porided,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed revive
portion of the approved third day of March,
thousand eight hundred and referred 10 IN
the this provides tor the employment
attorney of either of tbs districts
the State of Mississippi.
See s. .4nd be ii further enacted, That said
shall have asceraIued that Choctw has
complied offered comply with all tho OF the
article of the said ontItlo him any
under that atclev"hich requisites fol-
lows towit: that said Choctas Indian did signify his or
her the agent, person, by person du
Nv authorised especially directed by said Indian
Nifty the intention OF said Indian TO become e%en OF the
States months Of the date Of the ratification OF
the said treaty, and had his her within the time Of
months Aforesaid eno led on the register OF the INDIAN
aforesaid, FER that shall prove to the
ire the said commissioners and the Secreta
r, of War; tina, she did signify his her intent ton
Thin Of months from tho date OF the ratfca
ton of treaty aforesaid il his her
rolled the register OF tho agent Aforesaid but was omit
ted said and secondly, that said Indian did,
the making said treaty, to-wt the
v.nh day September eighteen hundred and thirty
aud own an in the then Chociaw country aud
that ing aud owning the place and
aforesaid did reside upon thar den,ca or
part of it, of five ysars continuously
the OF said towt from the fourth
February, eighteen hundred and thirtvsix
shall be made appear that such
Jd and ,,iry disposed OF by United States,
that the dpossessed by of such DISPOSE
,;. and thirdly that it shall be appear. the
lion said and the
,ary OF War; said Indian did not receive any other
gran, under tho provision OF other article OF
in ike said Indn did the Choc
law country the Mississippi bat he she had
the Chocaw Indians the United States by said Of
twenty September, the eighteen hundred
and thrty- shall be the duty of said If
each of the above requisites shall be made clearly
IN ,ppesr to their and the Secretary of Var,
,h, concur teren proceed ascertain tho quantity of
land said Indian by virtue of the fourteenth art
cleoi said treaty. is entitled to, which, when ascesta
ned shall be for said Indian, according sectional
lines, embrace the Improvement, part of IT,
edb said Indian the date of said and snail
be the dutyof President of the United States.
said Indian for said land II he or she be living,
and If not heirs and legal and
in like manner shall the commissioners aforesaid
the quantity granted by said article each child
sad Indian according the limitations
article said quantity for SAID children contgu
adjoining the improvement OF the parent of such
child or children; President shall patent
each tract land located to said Indian child, if v
d f,o. 10 the heirs and legal representatives of said
I,dan child. But United States shall have disposed
of any land which Indian entitled under
tho of said fourteenth article of said
that impossible said Indian
which entitled, including has improvement aloe
sad any part of it. to his children, the adjoining
lands said commissioners shall theeupon estimate the
quantity which each Indian entitled, and allow him
her for quantity of land equal that allow ell,
any OF the public lands the States OF
Mississippi Louisiana. Alabama, and Arkansas subject TO
entry private sale and certificates that effect shall be
delivered, under the direction of the Secretary OF
through such he select not more than one
half which shall be delivered TO the said Indian until
after his Choctaw territory Ms
sssippi The said commissioners shall also ascertain
the Choctaws any, who reiinquished offered ren-
uush which he entitled under the
article the said treaty. whose
article hoI been cold by the tnttod and
shall also determine the quantity which such clamsrt
was entitled quantity of land which should be al
lowed extngoishmens of such claim.
Of of for Of land which said
claimant entitled, said lana having been
der article fifty cents Pfor'3ed nsrsrthe
That shall considered allowed by
commi for the behalf OF Indian
whose does not appear upon the list
tiers Of claimants made by Major Armstrong special
TOR purpose, conjunction with the three chiefs of the
three Choctaw and returned the Department
War in January, eighteen hundred and hirty-wo. and
who does appear from those registers De entitled
reservation under the said nineteenth article
See 4. .fnd be further enacted, That the said COM
missicnss, from the time of their
upon duties of their Offices and often shall be
qured President of the United States. shall report
proc sedngs in the premises with full aud
list all the Choctsws whom they shall
have determined be entted reservations this