The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-01

the purpose of receiving and properly ap
plying tic sums Of money due and paya-
bic TO or for them. as hereinafter proyid-
ed, and also those who are-to be entrusted
with the guardianship Of the individuals
of the third class, and the custody and
management of their rights and interests;
the said acts or proceedings of the coun-
ell, duly authenticated, to be forwarded
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
and filed in his office; and the same shall
be annually revised by the said council,
until the payment of the last instllment
OF the moneys payable to the Wyandots,
under this agreement, and such change
or changes made therein, as may, from
casualties or otherwise, become necessa-
ry; such revisions and changes, duly au-
thenticated, to be communicated to, and
subject to the approval of, the Commis-
sioner of Indian Affairs.
The said commissioner shall likewise
prepare a list Of all such persons and
tamilies, among the Wyandot people, as
may apply to be temporarily exempted
from citizenship, and for continued pro-
lection and assistance from the United
States and an Indian agent, as provided
for in the first article of this agreement
The agent through and by whom such
protection and assistance is to be furnish
ed, shall be designated by the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs.
The aforesaid plat and schedule, and
lists of persons, duly authenticated by
the commissioners, shall be forwarded to
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and
fled in his Office, and copies of the said
plat and schedule, and OF the list of per-
sons temporarily exempted from citizen
ship and entitled to the continued pro-
lection and assistance of the United
States and an Indian agent, duly attested
by the commissioners, shall be filed by
them in each of the Offices of the secreta-
ry of the Territory of Kansas, and the
clerk of the county in which the Wyan-
dot lands are situated.
ART. d. On the receipt, by the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, of tile plat
and schedule, lists of persons, and of the
frs. proceedings of the Wyandot coun-
ell, mentioned in the next proceeding
article, patents shall be issued by the
General Land Office of the United States,
under the adyisement of the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, to the individ-
uals of tie Wyandot tribe, for the lands
sever;iliy assigned 10 them, as provided
for in The third article of this agreement,
in the following manner, to wit /: To those
reported by the Commissioners to be
competent 10 be entrusted with the con
troll and management of their affairs and
interests, the patents shall contain an abb
-solute and unconditional grant in fec
simple; and shall be delivered to them
by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
its soon as they can be prepared and re-
corded in the General Land Office but
10 those not so competent, the patents
shall contain an express condition,
that the lands are hot to be sold
or alienated for period of five years
and not then, without the express consent
of the President of the United States
frst being obtained; and the said patents
may be withheld by the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, SO long as, in his
judgment, their being so withheld NAV
be made to operate beneicially upon the
character aud conduct of the individuals
entitled to them.
None of the. lands to be thus assigned
and patented to the Wyandots, shall be
subject to taxation for a period of five
Years from AMI after the organization oi
Il Safe government over The territory
where they reside; and those of the in-
competent CLASSES shall not be aliened OF
leased for longer period than two years,
and shall be exempt from levy, sale OF
forfei ure. until otherwise provided by
Sta'e legislation, with the assent of Con-
gress.
Arr. 5. Disinterested persons, not to
exceed three, shall be appointed by the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, TO make
a just and fair appraisement of the pars-
onage houses, and other improvements
connected herewith, on the Wyandot
lands, belonging to the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, the amounts oil
which appraisements shall be paid TO the
said churches. respectively, by the indi-
vidual or individuals of the Wyandoi
tribe, to whom the lands on which said
houses and Improvements are, shall have
been assigned under the provisions oi
this agreement; said payments TO be
made within reasonable time, in one OF
more instalments. TO be determined by
said appraisers and until made in full
no patent or other evidence of tile to the
lands so assigned TO said individual or in.
diyiduals, shall be issued OF given to
them.
ART. 6. The Wyandot nation hereby
relinquish, and release the United States
from all their rights and claims to an
nuity, school moneys. blacksmith estab-
iFshments, assistance aud materials, en-
pieyment, of an agent for their benefit. os
any other object or thing, of national
character, and for all the stipulations anj
Suran: ees of that character, provided fol
or contained in former treaties, As vel
as from any and all otl;er claims or de-
mands whatsoever, as nation, arising
under any treaty or transaction between
them and the government OF the United
States. ia consideration of which reiease
and relinquishment, tie United Slates
hereby agree to pay to the Wyandol
nation, the sum of three hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, to be equaIIF
distributed and paid to all the indlsida.
ais and members of the said nation. Ia
three annual instalments. payable in the
months of October, commencing the
present year the shares of the families
whose heads the commissioners shall
have decided not to be competent and
proper persons 10 receive the same, and
those oforphans, idiots, aud insane per
sons. to be paid to and receipted for bs
the individual designated or appointed
by the WyandDt council to act as theil
representatives. and guardians.
Such part of the annuity under tht