Southern shield., 1850-12-14

and proceedings are approved by the chiefs and national councils of the nation, they shall be considered as adopted by the Wy andot people-one copy whereof, with the accompanying map, shall be given to the chiefs and national council, to be hereafter deposited by them in the office of the Secle- tary of the State or Territory wherein their lands may be stuated; and another copy 10 be transmitted to the Secretary ot the l Interior at Washington; and whenever the report and proceedings aforesaid are ap- 1 proved by the President ot the United 1 States, pateGt shall be granted to each in- diyidua for his or her portion of said land. in the same manner that patents are issued ! to other citizens of the United States; and upon the same report, and in like manner, shall certificates of stock, as stipulated for l in the Sd and 4th articles be issued 10 the | individuals thus shown to be entitled there- to, with the reservation and restriction, only, contained in the following article:
 ARTICLE K
 For the purpose of protecting the Wyan- dots, made citizens by this treaty in the
 lands and other property which they are hereafter to hold in Severalty, it is hereby mutually agreed between the commissioner on behalf of the United States and the Chief and Deputies of the Wyandot nation, that they shall not possess the right, until after the expiration of five years from the ratification of this treaty 10 alienate, by sale or otherwise, either their land or stock herein provided for. And any sale or trans
 fer made of such land or stock, or any portion thereof, before the expiration of five years as aforesaid, shall be considered null and void-Pr0uided, however, That if any individual or individuals of the Wyandot | people produce satisfactory proof that such sale or transfer can be made, benefcialv to themselves, then it may be done under the approval and sanction of the President of the United States.
 ARTICLE X.
 All persons adjudged to be incompetent 10 take care of their property for the req sons and iR the manner set forth in the Sth article ot this treaty, shall become the wards of the United States; and all property ac- quired by them under the provisions of this l treaty, shall be held in trust accordingly, ;, until trustees and guardians can be legally appointed by a court of law possessing competent jurisdiction over the same; and. m the mean time, trustees and guardians shall be designated by the Board of Com missiOners hereinbetore mentioned, who shall in this respect take into consideration and act upon tEe recommendations of the | chiefs and council of the Wyandot nation. and the selections thus made shall be ap- proved by said chiefs and council. Each aud every trustee and guardian thus 10 be designated and appointed over the persons 1 and property of the orphans or others notI | qualified to manage their own affairs, as before mentioned, shall be required to. give bonds with sufficient security to the Presi- dent of the United States, conditioned for | IIe lditiIful pprforulauuc of thU lIuot uvu- | tided in them, and said bonds be approved 1 by the President before any moneys or other | property accruing under this treaty shall be | placed in their hands for the education and | maintenance of these wards of the United States, or for any other purpose whatsoeverl | on their account. ARTICLE XI.
 All former treaties between the United States and the Wyandot nation of Indians are abrogated and declared null and void by this treaty-eXcept such provisions as may have been made for the benefit of private individuals of said nation, by grants of re- servations of lands, or otherwise, which are considered as UeSted rights, and not to be affected by any thing contained in this | treaty.
 w, ARTICLE [XII.] 9. All the reasonable expenses attending the negotiation ot this treaty including req sonable allowance for the expenses of the delegation, signers hereto, in coming to Washington, whilst here on the business connected herewith, and in returning to their nation, shall be delrayed by the United States.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 This treaty shall take effect and be bind ing and obligatory upon the contracting l parties as soon as it shall be ratified by the President, by and with the advice and con- sent ot the Senate: ::of the United States, and by the chiefs and National Council of the Wyandot nation.
 In testimony whereof the said commis- sioner on the part of the United States, and the said head chief and deputies, delegates on the part of the Wyandot tribe or nation ot Indians, have hereunto set their hands, at the city of Washington, D. C., this first day ot April, in the year of our Lord, eigh- teen hundred and fifty.
 ARDAVAN $. LOUGHERY, IT.. S. I Uoited States Con,naiSsione..
 F. A. HECK, T1.s.1 | GEORGE J. CLARK, 1.s.1 I JOEL WALKER, L.s.l
 WILLIAM B. WAUGH, Secretary. I In presence of
 R. w. JOHNSON,