The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15
ARTICLE VI.


greed between 'hc contracting PARTIES that commits
soncr, part of the United States and three
appointed FOR that phrpbsehe sttet be appointed by
the Chiefs and National Council Of the Wyan nation
The duty Of the Board Of Commissioners thus consut-
cd, shall be to take OF all the individuals belong
10 The Wyandot nation, and entitled 10 personal ben
efs accriing under this treatyto nuke sn accurate
register of their numcs, ages occupations aud general
condition. Aud after these facts asccrtaned the
satisfaction Of said Board OF Commissioners then they
shall proceed TO make just partition uad a?porunnen
OF the lands aforesaid, among the individuals Of the Wy
ando nation who, at the ratification of this treaty, reside
upon the lands citizens of said nation and who
ccrtained to be entitled to share therein according
| the laws usages, or agreements of said nation.
ARTICLE va
Ii is expressly agreed and understood between the par
ties to this treaty. that the commissioners aforesaid
uakirg the partition and division provided for in the pre-
ced article, shall interfere with the b. IL ngs and
improv ements Of individual Wyandots aud ia all cases
of this Kind, such buildings and other Improvements shall
D. embraced within the portion of the land allotted TO
the person who properly III POSSESSION, and of
the same, tness by doing papabe injustice will be
done 10 other Wyandot citizens; and in all cases, the
quality and location Of the land be taken
sidcrarion in making allotment of quantity individuals:
Provided horeDer That nothing herein shall be
strCei authorize the ,alae Of the buildings i'm
provemens heing individual property in estimating the
value OF the lands.
ARTICLE VIII.
The commissioners agreed upon in the foregoing arii-
ces, shah be appointed within six months after The ra
ication Of this treaty; notice of which appointment
behalf Of The United States shall he previously given To
the Wyandet chiefs and council And after the said COM
mssisers shall have performed the duties hereinle
assigned to them they shall make up full report Of their
proceedings, setting forth the of each person
whom they may have apportoucd and allotted part
of said Ian6s with the and condition of sach per-
sons showing who, upon proper proofs, considered
incompetent TO take charge Of their property either as
orphans, minors, Insane PERSONS for other ca,st, ard
also exhibit the quantity Of land assigned each person.
with the metcs ard bounds OF such aiouncnts. And said
commssioncrs shall make accurate map Of the whole
survey ard proceeding to accompany their repor show
ig the Partition and division aforesaid This report and
completed, To n con vent
OF the W. ado people, to be bed for the purpose
after due notice given by the chiefs and national concl
and after having all matters embraced in said report and
map fully explained TO them, their decision for against
the same shall he taken, in accordance with the usages Of
the tribe In such II full minority Of those quail
fled to judge for themselves should declare themselves
dissatisfied it will be the Of the ners TO
remove the cause Of dissatisfaction fn be properly
done III order that there shall be just grounds of
plant And whenever majority of the persons inter-
estcd, whose vote shall be taken aforesaid declare in
tivor o the partition and division made by the commits
soncrs and said report and proceedings are approved by
the chiefs and national cnuDc lis Of the nation they shall
be considered as adopted by the Wyandot peopicone
COP. whereof with the accompany ing map, shall be Civ
en- TO the chiefs and natona council be hereafter
posted by them in the Office Of the Secretary of the State
or Territor, wherein their ll~ be situated and
another copy to be transmit e to the Secretary OF the
Interior at Washington; and whenever the report aid
aioresa" are approved by the President of
vdua for his her portion Of sid land, the man.
ner that patent, issued t other citizens Of I'm ted
states ard upon the same rfpori and in like Manner
4h articles be issued the individuals thus shown to be
entitled thereto, with the reservation and rcs,rction
| only, contained i'll the following article
Article TX.
For the purpose Of protecting the Wyaniots made cit,
Nens by ths treaty ia the a.s and proper which
they are hereafter to hold in severa,y is hereby m
tuay agreed between the commissioner on behalf o the
United States and the Chief and Deputies Of tie WAN
dot naon that they shall nt possess the right until a
ter the expiration Of five yeis from the rafc Of
this treaty 10 aenatc by sae otherwise either their
land stock herein provided for And any sale or raus
fer made OF such land stock, any sortion thereof
b fore the expiration of y ears as shall be
considered nn and void-;prorided, hopeyer That II
individual indivijuas of the W yandoi peope pro-
satisfactory proof that snc sale transfer
made, beheiieiaiy tn themst Ives tcu t be done
der The approval and sanction OF tue President Of the
United States.
ARTICLE
All persons andged to be incompetent to take care Of
their property for the reasons and ia the forth
in the sth article OF this teity shall become the ward.
OF The United States and all property acquired by
urJer the provisions of hstrenty, held in trust
accordingly until trustees and guardians can be legally
appointed by court OF law possessing competent uri,
dction the same; and in the meantime trustees
ard sus raIs shall he designated by the onrd Of Con-
msioncrs hereiubcore meitioned who shall In ,is re-
spcct tlhe into consideration and act upom the
mendations Of the chiefs :EG council Of the wvanot ua.
ton, ard the selections thus made shall be approved bv
said chiefs md council. Each and every trustee and
guardian thus TO be designated and appointed over the
persons and property OF the orphans or others not aun
ii. manage their affairs, before n,ettjoue,
shall be uir,d give bonds with sufficient security ,o
the President Of the United States conditioned for the
faithful performance OF the corfded in them, and
said bonds b. approved by te President before any
other property aCcfuhg under this treaty shall
hc placed in their hands for the education and marte
of these wards Of the United States any other
purpose whatsoever OH their account.
ARTICLE xr
All former treaties between the United States and the
Wyandot nation OF Indians sbrogated and declared
null and void BY this trca,ycxCept such provisions AS
have been made for the benefit Of private
of said hatio, by grants of of lands or 9TH
er~i-e which considered vested rights and
be effected by any thing Contained il, this treaty.
ARTICLE txULl-2.
All the reasonable expenses attending the negotiation
Of this treaty including reasonable allowance for the
expenses Of the delegation guers hereto in coming 10
WashH stcn whilst here the business here
with, and Ia returning TO their naon shall be betrayed
by the United States.
ARTICLE XIII.
This treaty shall take and be binding and oblisa-
tory upon the contracting parties shall be
ratiled hi the President by and with the advice and
Of the Senate of the United States by the chiefs
and National Council of the Wy sndot nation.
In testimony whereof the said commissioner on the
part OF the United S,ates and the said chief and
deputies, delegates the part Of the Wyasdof tribe or
nation Of Indians have hereun,o their hands, the
City Of Washington ID. G., this first day OF April in the
year Of our Lord, eighteen hundred and fifty.
.. ARDAvAN S; LoUGHERY, f.. ST.
United States Commission
GEORGE J. CLARK, H. 81
JOEL WALKER, f.. ST.
WILLIAM D. WAUGH, Secretary.
X. w. Johnson,
James X. Mcl.anahan,
George 7. Wood,
james Myer,
A. NJ Mitchell,
John q. Camp,
Richard Fields
H. 4. Stsmbaugh,
Eamuel ]. Potts.
And, whereas, the said treaty having been submitted
the Senate Of the United States for its
ton thereon the said cnac did, the twenty fourth
day of September, thousand eight hundred and fy
resolve as follows, viz.
"Resolved Qwothirs Of the Senators present concur.
rins,) That the senate sdvsc and ratfca-
tion of ,he articles Of convention concluded in the CITY
of W ashBgtoR, the first day VI APRIL eighteen hundred
and fifty, by and between Arlavan :. Loughery, Com
missioner specially appointed by the President the
United STATES and the ,,dersgned Head Chief and Dep-
ues Of the Wyardot tribe Of Indians duly authorized
and empowered 10 uct fot their tribe, the following
! AMENDMENT.
'rike out the preamble, and nI the other articles of
the Treaty except the twelfth, aud insert follows.
Whereas, by the treaty of March 18th, Isi2 between
the United states and the Wyandot of Indians
then chiefly residing within the limits Of the
the said nation Of Indians agreed to sell and transfer
did thereby sell and transfer the United States their
reservations sf land hundred and nike thousand
Of which the State Of Ohio and six thousand acres
In the state Of Michigan and
Of the Mississippi And whereas, ong other stp
uations IL agreed that the United States should
convey to said Indians tract 81 country for their
settlement The Indian aff