Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-19

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ARTICLE 10.
III the Usage mission school should be closed,
so mat the school fund OF the Quapavs caanot
De used for them TO al vantage at that in stitu-
ton, the aid fund shall remain in the treasury
OF the United States uatil such time As il can,
under the erection OF the Secretary of the In
terror, with the consent ofth- chiefs, be used 10
advant4se IA establishing asehool upon their
reservation.
The amount now due ard unpaid for n farm
er under the provisions OF the third article of
Their Tn ATTY OF May L.. 1SSs NAV be used by the
chit Il ard council for the purchase OF proyis-
Ions, farming iIn plemPpts. SEED, and other wise
for The purpose o. assisting the people in agri-
culture an d their ann usl income now pad for
i1rmer shall hereafter be set anaTt for the pur-
poses OF assistance and improvement ia agri-
culture.
CLAIETS FOR LOSSES BY THE WAR.
AsTICLE1l.
Whereas The aforesaid SeEeCas, mixed Sem
scas ard Shawrees, and QUapaws were driven
from their homes during the late war aud their
prop'rty destroyed, the government heug un-
der Obligations 10 protect them, but Tor the Ii ne
"n"hle to do 50, II Is agreed tnat 4 comm, sSton
81 not 70 exceed two persons shall be appointed
iy III" secretary OF the Interior, who shall
proceed 10 their country and make careful in
NeStiEatlon OF their claims for losses, aud make
1all report OF the same To- the department; and
he - crptarv Of the Interior shall, uu1n sr ah
r-pCTt. make such awards as ~ NAV deem
t4uiia ole and Just; and unon suCn award the
nIed STATES Will pay tue claimants the
gUoBBts declared to be due: prl-jysf Thq.
tie sums so paid shall not exceed thirty.iive
thousand dollars for the S-necas, vsnty-iya
thousand dollars for the hawnees. and thirty
thousand dollars for the Quapaws: and If the
awards snail exceed such amounts in either
case, the claimants shall be paid pro rata from
the amour. appropriated.
PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE
WYANDOTTES.
ARTICLE I3.
The United States VIII set apart for the Wv
andoites, for their future home the land coded
by the Senecas in the first article hereof, and
described in said article, % be owned by the
said Wy3ndC'jes in common: and in order to
1eOrRani2e and provide Tor the said Wyan-
dcttes. many Of whom have been in a disOr-
canned and unfortunate condition since their
treaty Of 1855, 1t is provided that there shall
b. recognized as due and pad TO the Wyan-
d ties of all classes the sum of eighty three
thousand eight ndred and fourteen dollars
and forty cents, as more particularly stated
aud described IN the schedule annexed to this
tn atty. ma ked "a" A register OF the whole
people, resident IN Kansas and elsewhere, shall
BE- taken by the agent OF the D2lswares, under
the direction OF the Secretary of the Interior.
Oh or before the 1st of July, 1867, which shall
show the names of all who declare their desire
to be ard remain lnSians, and in a tribal con-
d!tiCp, together with incompetents and or phans,
g. described in the treaty g 1906: and all such
persons. aud those only. shall hereafter cou-
sntute the tribe: PTOrided. That no one W no
has heretofore consented TO become a Citizen
nor the wife or children OF any such person.,
shall be allowed to become members of the
tribe, except by the free consent of the tribe
aiier its new organization, and unless the
agent shsll certify that such party Is, through
poverty Or inCapacity, unfit To continue in the
exercise OF the responsibilities of citizenship
a Z e United States, and likely to become a
public charge.
ARTICLE Il.
Whenever the register in the next preceding
article shall have been completed and returned
t. the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the
amount of moEev in said article ackno wleiged
To- be due to the WyandetIels shall b. divided,
and that portion equitably due 70 the citizens
Of said people shall be pad to them, or their
heirs. under the direction OF the Secretary of
the interior; and the balance, after deduc,ing
the cost of the land pure b ised from the Ssne.
cas- ny the first article hereof. and the sum OF
$500 10 enable the WyaudOtu"ls 10 establish
Themselves in their new homes. shall ba paid
TO The yanGottlel tribe per capita. and the
United States further agree 10 pay 10 tine SAID
NNandOttieIs the sum of @il,921 -. being the
tmCUnt % taxes levied under the authority Of
the STATE OF Kansas. contrary to the terms of
the treaty OF leJ5. previous TO the organization
OF the State government and for years there
AFTER; IN consideration OF which the said wv
andottlels, receiving their portion OF the said
sum, shal! III each case reiinquish in writing
by themselves, or through the Delaware agent
as their guardian, all farther clam against the
United States as to the matter relating 10 tue
said taxes.
ARTICLE Il.
All restrictions UPON the sale of lands as
dottfels, under the 4th article OF the treaty Of
ISIS, shall be removed after the ratification of
this treaty, but no sale of lands heretofore as
signed to orphans or incompetents shall be
made, under decree of any court or otherwise,
for or On account OF any claim. judgment, ex-
eCu,ion or order, or for taxes. until voluntarily
sold by the patentee or his or her heirs, with
the approval of the Secretary of the Interior:
and5whereas many sales OF land belonging to
this class have heretofore been made, contrary
TO tine spirit and intent of the treaty of IajJ il
< thprou mol md
port shall be made, under the direction of the
Secretary OF the Interior, in order 20 ascertain
the facts relating to all such cases, and upon a
full Examination of such report and hearing of
the parties interested, the said Secretary may
confirm the said sales. require an additional
amount to be paid, or declare such sales entire
ly void, as the very right OF the several cases
may require.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE oTrA-
WAS.
ARTICLE Is.
The west part of the shawnee reservation,
ceded 10 the United States ny the third article
is hereby sold 10 the Ottawas ar 81 per acre.
and for the purpose of paying for said reserva-
ton, the United States shall take the necessary
amC unit, whenever the area OF such land shall
be found by actual survey, from the funds in
he hands Of The Government arising from the
sale Of the Ottawa trust lands, as provided in
The 9Th article of the treaty of 1862, and the bal
anCe OF said fund, after the payment Of ac-
counts provided for in article Of the treaty OF
IsG2, shall be paid TO the tribe per CAPITA.
ARTICLE IL.
The provisions of the Ottawa treaty of Ia62
under which all the tribe Were to become citl-
Gems upon the 10th OF July, l,67, AKA hereby ex.
tendfd for two years, or until July 10Th, 1862,
but al any time previous 10 thai da,e any MEM
ber of the tribe may appear before the u. s.
district court for Kansas and declare his in.
tentIOns 10 become a citizen, when he shall re-
ceiye a certificate OF citizenship, which shall
iclude his family, and thereafter be discon-
nected with the tribe, and shall be entitled to
his proportion Of the trlbal fund: and all who
shall not have made such declaration previous
to the aforementioned date, shall be still con.
sidered members Of the tribe. In order to en-.
able the tribe to dispose Of their property in
Kansas, and remove 10 their new homes and
establish themselves thereon, patents in fee.
simple shall be given 10 the heads OF families
and TO all who have come Of age among the
aIlOttees under the treaties of Lee, SO that they
may sell their lands without restriction, but
the said lands shall remain exempt from taxa.
ton so long as they may be retained by mem.
bers OF the tribe. down to the said 10th July,
1850; and the chiefs and council of the said
tribe shall decide in the case of disputed heir.
ship to real estate, taking n rule the laws of
inheritance Of the State OF Kansas.
ARTICLE Is.
The United States agree to pay such amount,
not exceeding $4,000, as may be found Justly
due to individual Otta was, for depredations
and damages upon their property during the
late war, the proof Of such losses to be fur.
Dished 10 the Secretary OF the Interior, aud
such amount shall bs paid as may be atIudged
by him to be eq uitably due; and the ella of J.
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