Southern shield., 1850-12-14
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 The United States further agree to a com, mutation of the annuity and other claims of the Wyandot Indians arising out of for mer treaty siipulations, and which aIe tC be considdred as being all embraced in the treaty of March IT, lS42. These annuitie: and other claims, producing an annual pay ment to the Wyandot nation of eighteen thousand nine hundred and ninety dollars are hereby commuted for the sum of three hundred and seventy mine thousand eigh hundred dollars, ($379 ,S00) And this sun of three hundred and seventy-nine thousand eight hundred dollars, shall be added to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars stipu lated to be funded, by the 3d article of thi: treaty, and the aggregate amount of four hun |dred and seventy-nne thousand eight hun dred dollars, shall constitute general fund to be equally divided among the Wyando1 people, and certificates of stock to be issued therefor, as mentioned in the preceding anti. Ice, so that each and every Wyandot citizen shall have an equal share of the common property thus 10 be divided.
 ARTICLE V.
 The Wyandot tribe or nation hating, by the first article of this treaty, eXtingulShed their Indian or occupant title to all lands claimed or occupied by them the United States for the consideration hereinbetore SC, forth, do hereby retrocede, convey, and guaranty in fee simple to the Wyandotpeo. pie, all the lands conveyed or intended tc be conveyed 10 them by the Delaware na- ton, in the treaty or contract entered nto on the l4th of December, lS42, and ratiied by the President and Congress of the Unied States, July 9, lS4S, as fully shown in the preamble to this treaty; said tract or tracts |of land containing thirty-nine sections, or tWenty-four thousand nine hundred and sixty acres. And the United States agree to cause an accurate survey of the bound,- ry of these lands, to be made as soon after the ratification of this treaty as possible, ia accordance with the stipulatons contained in the said contract between the Delaware and Wyandot tribes.
 ARTICLE VI.
 In order that fair and equitable partition and apportionment of the Wyandot lands mentioned in the foregoing article, may be made, so that they may hereafter be held individually and severaIy, it is hereby nu- tually agreed between the contracting Tar- ties, that commissioner, on the part of the United State, and three commissioners on the part of the Wyandot people, shall be appointed for that purpose-the latter to be appointed by the Chiefs and National Council of the Wyandot nation. The duty of the Board of Commissioners thus con- stituted, shall be to take q census of all the individuals belonging 10 the Wyandot na- tion, and entitled to personal benefits accru- ing under this trealy-to make an accurate register ofther rnames, ages, occupations and general condition. And after these facts are ascertained to the satisfaction of said Board of Commissioners, then they shall proceed to make a jugt partition and apPoI tionment of the lands aforesaid, among the individuals of the Wyandot nation who, at the ratification of this treaty, reside upon the lands as citizens of said nation, and who are ascertained to be entitled to share therein, according to the laws, uSages, or agreements of said nation
 ARTICLE VIf
 It is expressly agreed and understood between the parties to this treaty, that the commissioners aforesaid, in making the par utlon and division provided for in the pre- ceding article, shall not interfere with the buildings and improvements of individual Wydndots; and in all cases, of this kind, such buildings and other improvement shall be embraced within the portion of the land allotted 10 the person who is properly in possession, and owner of the same, unless, by doing so, palpable injustice will be done to other Wyandot citizens; and in all cases, the quality and location of the land must be taken into consideration in making allot- ment of quantity to individuals: Procided ho,oeuer, That nothing herein shall be so construed as to authorize the value of the buildings or improvements (being individual property in estimating the value of the lands. ARTICLE VIII.
 The commissioners agreed upon in the foregoing articles, shall be appointed within six months after the ratification of this treaty; notice of which appointment on be- half of the United States shall be previous ly, given to the Wyandot chiefs and council And after the said commissioners shall have performed the duties hereinbefore assigned to them, they shall make up full report ot their proceedings, setting forth the name ot each person to whom they may have ap- portioned and allotted any part of said lands, with the name and condition of such person; showing who, upon proper proofs are considered incompetent to take charge of their property, either as orphans, minors insane persons, or for other causes; anc also exhibit the quantity of land assigned to each person, with the metes and bounds of such alotments. And said commission CTS shall make an accurate map of the whole survey and proceeding, to accompa