The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-12
tHY AUTHORITY
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE hlNA
SIXTH CONGRESS
or TIE
LIMITED STATES,
TREATIES

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TREATIES
coxctr;pED ny =TaE uSiTkD STATES OF AMERICA, |
WITH FoREiGs xATIoss AND lEDIAN rElBEs'
Treaty ytIe dated States and The Acnda'eakdnton
and Wahpuk7ota Bands Of DdkotG or SioIf I,oe
al hdtaas Concluded at Washington, Jane w.
1858 Ratified by the Senste b sA y, lsSS. FRO
claimed Jy The President OF the DATED S'd'sS'
M1rck 81, 1852.
PRESIDENT OF The UNITED STATES VI
AMERICA,
To ALL AND sISGULAR TO UAoN THESE PRESENTS
sElaLL CONE, GREETING
WHEREAS. treaty was made and conciaeeo ~
the city Of Washington, on the nlnet enth osy -
Juue. one thou, and eight hundred anu hity-eignt,
Nv Charles E. Mix commisssisoner on tee part OF
the United States, and the following namea cnlsls
~ headmeu of the Manda Eakanton aDA Wanpa-
kyota bands OF the Dakota or Sioux toe ., IN
diaus. viz: Wabashaw, Chetanakooamolaee' was
nbiyahidan, Shakoppee, Wamindeetonkee' AsIHao
;an;an. Taehuprpesmuz "a, Waki0yantOuas Cnua'
rpiyuha, Onkeeterhidans and Msmouisa, otaVes'
on the mart of the MendaWakantonss and hushAN-
shaw chiefs, and Papa aud Tataeoomde, braves On
the part of the WA6pakootas, they peing e1S ae-
thorixsd and empowered 70 act LOT sAlu pan1s
rhieh treaty is in the words and figures following
to wit: .a..nd
concluded at the sity ot Washington on the hloe
teenth DAY of June, one thousand eight 9unoreo
and Fifty eight, by Charles y. MAJ,
named chisrE and headmen Of the MendaWakanton
md w Al uaxoota bands Of the Dakota or Sioux
tribe of Indians, viz: HaoashaW, ShetansAoo-
mones Washuhiyahidan, Shakopes, Wamlnuee,
tonkeC MuzIanjanjan, and Makawto, ehlsts,i - ~
Hnhap duta, Ha raka-Muzza, Wakan9janjan, IA
chunrpee mug "a, Wakinyantowa, Chunrp'yunA,
Onkeeterhidan, and Wa-monisa. braves, on the part
of the Observation-Disclosures, and Hushawshaw, CHIEF,
and Papa and Tataebomdu, ttaves, on the part 0.
the Wahpakootas hey being duly autnotl1eu anu
AKTICLE l. tits hereby agreed and stiPulaten
that as son as precticable after the Tatincaon OF
this agreement l. much Of that part OF tne reses-
walton or tract of land now he and posses ca oy
the Mendawakanton and WahpaSoota bands Of tne
and Rrtrt 70 |se.-.T--
in the third article of the treaty made with them
on the fifth day of August, one thousand eight nun
dred and fifty one, which lies south or southwest
vsrdlv of the Minnesota River, shall constilut
reservation for said BINDS, and shah DO surveyed
aud eighty acres thereof, near as may be IN con
tormity with the public s-vveys, be allotted In sew
crafty to each head of b FAMILY, or single prrsoI
over the age of twenty-one years, in said bands o
Indians, said ailotments 70 p SO made as to IN
clude proper proportion Of tImbered land, u tn'
same be practIeahle in each o. said aliosments.-
The residue of said part of SAID reservation not s.
allotteG, shall be'hed by said bands In common
| and as other Indian la1ds are held: PrOrided
hopersr That eighty acres thereof, as near as maj
be- shs.i in like manner above provided Tor, b
allotted to each of the minors of bands on his o.
her attaining their majority, or on becoming head
of families BY contracting marriage, If neither u
the parties shalt have previously received land
All the necessary expenses of the survys, aut
alletments thus provided for, shall be defrayed on
of the funds of said bands of Indians In the hsudI
of the government of the United States.
As the members of said bands become capable o
MANAGING their business and affairs, the Presiden
of the Uaited States may, at his discretion cans'
patents to be issued them, for the tracts OF enC
allotted to them respectively in conformity Wlti
| this article said tracts to be exempt from levy
taxation sale or forfeiture until provides
for by the legislature of the State in which they
are situated with the assent of Congress nor shal
they be sold aliepated in fee, or be 10 any othe
| manner disposed of except to the United States
| or to members of said bands.
ARTICLE III. Where's by the treaty with th'
| Mendawakanton aud Wahpakoota bands OF Siopi
| Indians, concluded at Mendoza on the NTH day !"
August one thousand eight hundred and nifty -oue
| said band retained ror their Tuture occupancy
and home, "to be held by them Us Indian landi
are held a traet of country Of he average VIC u
of ten miles on either side Of III Minnesota Rives,
| extending from Little Rock River to the Tchatam
| ba and yellow Medicine Rivers. which land was 4
ssbe held by said bands in common.
And whereas the Senate Of the United states 81
amended said treaty to strike therefrom the pro
vision setting apart said land as hone for sait
b., ads, and made proyisOn for the payment to sait
| bands sat the rate of ten cents per acre for th'
lands included in the" said tract so reserved sac
set apart for the occupancy and home" o. sac
bands, and also provided In addition thereto, tina
| there should be .srt apart, By appropriate land
| marks and boundaries, such tracts OF country
without the limits Of the cession made by the mrs
article of che said treaty as should "oe satliactorJ
! for their future occupancy ami home, SAID SENATE
amepdment providing al.o shat the President
/ NAV with the consent of these indians, vary thu
conditions aforesaid If deemed expedient !" all o.
| which provisions in said amendment were ssse0fet
\ to by said Indians s9
And whereas the President so far varied the con
| ditions of said Senate amendment, as TO petmt
! said bands TO locate for the time being, upon tn
tract originally reserved by said bands for home
| and no "tracts of country without the limits o
the cession made in the said treaty has have eve
/ been provided for, or offered to, said bands \
4 And whereas by the "act making appropriations
for the current aud Contingent expenses of TIE In
dian department and for iul6lling treaty stipula
! tions with various Indian tribes, approved Juil
/ al. 1854 the President was authorized to confirm
To the Sioux OF Minnesota forever, the reserve q
the Minnesota River now occupied oy them, upol
/ such conditions as ne may deem just;
And whereas, although the resident has not d
rectIy confirmed said reserve TO said Indians, the,
claim that as they were entitled to receive sue
tracts az country as should "be satisfactory 10
| their future occupancy and hone" and as no suel
has been provided far, or offered to said bands. l
! il agreed ana stipulated that the question shall D
submitted TO the Senate for decision whether the!
hava such title IL tho have, what c0m peusaaot
81 ali be ade 70 them for that pert of said reserva
tions or tract Of land lying on the noTta sae " M
| Minnesota River-whether they shall 20 allowed
sneci6c sum Of money therefor, and u So how muoh
~ vhethe- the same shall 10 sold for their benefit
hev N receive the proceeds of such SALE deduetins
/ ,ba necessary expenses incident thereto. Sucf
sale If decided in favor of by the Senate shall b
made under and according to regulations to DO pre-
1 scribed by the Secretary or the Interior, and II
kksa eksla r,nNIk tam
such manner as will secure 20 tne sns SUI
Article Ill IL is also agreed that If the Senate
shaII authorixe the land designated in article tW,
az this agreement be sold for the beneht OF th'
/ said Mendawakanton and Wahpakoota bands, Of
shall prescribe amount to be paid said bands te'
their interest in said tract, provision shah be maas
/ nv which the chiefs aad headmen OF said band
nav in their discretion, in open council authorize
N he Maid out Of the proceeds Of SAID tract, such
sum or sums as may be found necessary and proper
~, exceeding seventy thousand dollars, to satisiJ
,hs;r lust debts and obligations, and to providS
| yoods TO be taken by said chiefs and headmen &c
| she said hands upon their return: Prorided, hon
| .rsr That their said determinations shall be aP
/ moved by the superintendent OF Indian analrs
a. tho northern superintendency for tue time be.
IN, and the saidS payments DO authorized by the
| secretary Of the Interior. :,
xsrIciK ". The lands retained and to be held
| nv the members Of the Mendawakanton and Wah-
nsson,a hands Of the Dakota or Sioux Indians
andsr ana by virtue of the first article Of thil
s-rssment. SHALL 20 all intents and purposes what
sSsr, be deemed and he'd TO be an ladian 70 efva,
ton and the laws which have been, OF may here.
bs enacted by Congress, TO regulate trads and
;ntsrcouse with the Indian tribes, shall have. tal
force and effect over and within NE limits OF th'
tss ala bands, 10 be ascertainsd and defined unde
=. = regulations as the Secretary Of the lnterio
ss.I, prescribe, unless such may be daily licensed
- trade with the said bands, employed for thsi
benefit, or members OF the family u such persons
800, anv part said reservation; and the timbere'
Ia slotted 10 Individuals and also that reserves
80 snhaeouent distribution as provided in the mrs
a,.,sle az this agreement, snail be Tree from q
trespass, use, occupation, sxcePt As hsrsinaiss