Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-07-21

|, Il of the Ianctons; but no greater quae
~ bof laud or timber shall be used tor
!, III purposes than shall be actually re.
mi. ,site; and if in the establishment or
- aintainanee Of such posts, roads and
n.,encies, the property of any Yancton
81 all DE taken, injured or destroyed, just
aud adequate compensation shall be made
sshersfsr by the United States.
I, ART. 10. No white person, unlesA in
/, the employment Of the United States, or
|; duly liensed to trade with the Yanctons,
Or mes bers of the families Of such psSl
sons, ssall be permitted to reside or make
any seelement upon any part OF the tract
a hererseserved for said Indians, nor shaF,
: said gdians ALLEVIATE, or sell, or in -: -.
9 eepI 'hc uuIrcd states; whenever the
Ses eeary OF the Interior shall direct, said
v ~ shall be surveyed and divided as he
Z ~ think proper among said Indians, so
, y to give to each head Of family or sin
fgie person separate farm, with such
rights of possession or transfer to any other
member OF the tribe or of descent to their
heirs and representatives as he may deem
just. .,....
ART. III. The 1anctons acknowledge
their dependence upon the government of
the United States, and do hereby pledge
and bind themselves to preserve friendly
relations with the citizens thereof, and TO
commit no injuries or depredations on
their persons or property, nor on those Of
members OF any other tribe or nation of
Indians and in case of any such injuries
or depredations by said Yanctons full
compensation shall, as far as possible, be
made therefor out of their tribal annu
ties, the amount in all cases to be deter
mined by the Secretary Of the INTERIOR
They further pledge themselves not to
engage in hos,ilitias with any other tribe
or nation, unless in self.dete nee, but to
sabmit, through their agent, all matters of
dispute and difficulty between themselves
and other Indians for the decision of the
President of the United States, and to ac-
quiesce in and abide thereby. They also
agree to deliver to the proper officer of the
United States all offenders against the
treaties, laws, or regulations of the United
States, and to assist in discovering, pur,
suing and capturing all such Offenders,
who may be within the limits of their re-
servation, whenever required to do SO by
such officer.
ART ~. 10 aid in preventing the evils
OF ihtemperance, it il hereby stipulated
that if any of the Yanctons shall drink,
or procure for others, Intoxicating lquor,
their proportion of the tribal annuities
shall be withheld from them for at least
one year and for violation of any of
the stipulations of this agreement on the
part Of the fanctons they shall be liable
to have their annuities withheld, in whole
or In part, and for ouch length Of time ms
the President Of the United States shall
direct.
ART. l3. No part Of the annuit,es of
the fanctons shall be taken to pay any
debts, claims or demands against them,
except such existing claims and demands
as have been herein provided for, and ex-
cept such as may arise under this agrees
ment or urtiar the trade aud intercourse
laws Of the United States.
ART. il. The said Yanctons do hereby
ully acquit and release the United States
from all demands against them on the part
OF said tribe, or any individual thereof,
except the before mentioned right of the
lanctons TO receive an annuity under said
treaty of Laramie, and except, also, such
as are herein stipulated and provided
for.
ART. l5 For the special benefit Of the
fanclons, parties to this agreement, the
United States agree to appoint All agent
for them, who shall reside on their said
reservation, and shall have set apart for
bis sole use and occupation, at such a
point as the Secretary of the Interior may
direct, one hundred and sixty acres OF
land.
Art. l6. All the expenses of the MAX
ing OF this agreement and of surveying
the said ianeton reservation, and of sur
veying and marking said Pipe stone quar-
ry, shall be paid by the United States.
ART. II. This instrument shall take
effect and be obligatory upon the con,rac
ting parties whenever ratified by the SEN
ate and the President of the United States.
In testimony whereof, the said Charles
Il. Mix, commissioner, as Aforesaid, and
the undersigned, chiefs, delegates. and
representatives Of the said tribe Of Yanc-
ton Indians, have hereunto set their hand
and seals at the place and on the day frs,
above written.
CHARLES Il. MIN,
Comm issioner.
This treaty was signed by all the above
named cLlels.
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