Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-23
TPuBLIc-No. Al

AN ACT to provide the extinguishment Of the title OF
the Chippewa Indians to the lands owned and claimed
by them in the Territory Of Minnesota and State Of
Wisconsin, and for their domestication and civilization
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States of america Congress assembled That
the President be and he hereby authorized to cause me-
gotaons to be entered into with the Chippewa Indians
for the Of their title to all the lands
ed and claimed by them in the Territory Of Minnesota
and State Of Wisconsin, which treaties shall contain the
following provisions and such others may be requisite
and proper to carry the same into effect
First Granting to each head Of family in fee simple
reservation Of eighty Of land be selected in
the territory ceded surveys shall be compet.
ed by those entitled, which said reservation shall be Do.
tented blythe President Of the United States and the
patent therefor shall expressly declare that the said lands
shall not be aenated leased by the or their
heirs and legal representatives until otherwise ordered
by Congress- and no change Of location shall be made
without the assent Of the President of the United States
Second. The annues to which said Indians are enti
tied under existing treaties with the consent Of said In
dians together with such may be allowed them for the
cesson cessions under the provisions Of this act shall
be equally distributed and paid them at their villages
settlements within the limits Of the ceded territory; but
the President shall be invested with power cause said
annuities to be committed from time to time for such
tcles Of goods provisions stock CATTLE implements Of
agriculture the clearing and fencing Of land and the
erection Of buildings and other improvements as in his
discretion will conduce most to promote their comfort
civilization, and permanent welfare.
Third. All the benefits and privileges granted to said
Indians shall be extended to and enjoyed by the mixed
bloods belonging to connected with the tribe and who
shall permanently reside on the ceded lands.
Fourth. The laws Of the United States and the Terri
tory Of Minnesota shall be extended the Chippewa
territory in Minnesota whenever the may be ceded
and the same shall to be Indian country except
that the lands reserved to said Indians other properly
owned by them shall be exempt from taxation and exc
cuon and that the act passed thrieth Of june eigh
teen hundred and thrtyfour to regulate trade and In
tercourse with the Indian Tribes &c. be imperative over
the said ceded territory except the twentieth section
which prohibits the introduction and sale Of spirituous
liquors to Indians
Fifth The President shall have power to prescribe and
enforce such rules and regulations not inconsistent with
the foregoing provisions he may deem necessary for
the eectua execution Of the purposes Of this which
said rules and regulations shall be annually reported to
Congress
Sec. 2 And be further enacted That for the purpose
Of defrayng the expenses Of said negotiations the sum
of ten thousand dollars be and the is hereby appro
prated out Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved, December 10, 1854