Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-12
EVENING STAR.
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ANDREW JOHNSON.

ents shall One. Grpetiup:
Whereas q treaty WAS made and concluded
at the city OF Washington, in the District of
Columbia. ON the eighteenth day OF February,
In the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
Inhored and sixy.seVen, " and between
Lewis Y. Bogy, William II. WATSON, Tnon.s
Murphy, and Henry w. Martin, COmmIs.
sionsrs, on the part of the United states and
Keokuk, Chekuskuk, Uc-quaw.ho-ko, MINI.
tut-tah. ana Man-ah-to- wah, Chiefs of the
tribe of Sac and Fox Indians of the ID is slssippi
on the part OF sad indians, aud duly aut n "
lied thereto by them. winch treaty Is ia The
words and figures following, to-wit:
ART1CLks OF AGRsEMsnT made and con cIuded
this eIghre enth day Of February, one. thou
sand eight huBdrtd and slxty-sryen, b-t g-eu
the UnIIe0 States, Represented by Lewis
Y. EoRy, Coumis sioner of Indian Affairs:
William II atsOn, Special Commissioned
Thomas Murphy, Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs for kansas: and Henry w Martlu, Il
:. Indian Agent, duly authorized, and the
uibts OF SAYS aud FoXrs OF the MIs,I>sIupi,
Represented by keykuk, On -ku --kuk, / =.
qnaw hO-ko, but-tut.a h, aud MIn-aA.to-
Wah, chiefs of said trIOeS.
AgTiCLEI.
The SaCs and Foxes OF the Mississippi c-ie 10
the government OF the United States all tue
iands, V ith the Improvements thereon, cDu-
tanned in their nusoId pOr lou OF ID cir dirnIu-
isbtd reserve tfin@d the first article OF their
treaty lat fed July Q, le6ii, tin" said tract
tam ng bout e6.4ur acres. and being more par
II hiaTiy described bv tn- survey aud pIa-s
OH file IN the D.partm. n Of tn Interior,) ex-
eept as reserved III previous treaties, or Ia this
treaty.
ARTIoLsII.
The said indians also cede 10 the United
States full and complete title to the lands,
Win the improvements thereon. no remain.
Ing unsold in thai portion Of their old reserya-
ton provided by article 4 OF the treaty OF July
:, 1860, TO be sold by the government for their
benefit, the cession herein made being subject
TO the exceptions defined in TINS treaty.
ARTICLE
1De United States agrte to pay to the Sac and
FOX lnClans, parties to this treaty, at the rate
OF one dollar acre n the whole of the land
ceded IN The two preced z sections, being about
l5',c0o acres Of land, less the amount of land
set apart for individuals; and further agree TO
pay the outstanding Indebtedness of the SAID
tribe, now represented by scrip issued under
the provisions of previous treaties, ano amount
ing on the lst of November, 1865, TO S26,57i,
besldes the interest thereon; and the amount
hereIn provided to be pald to sand Indians,
AFTER deductng such sums as, under the pro-
VISIONS OF this treaty. are to be expended for
their removal, subsistence, and establishing
tnem In their new country, shall be added to
their Invest q funds, and five per cent. interest
paid thereon in the same manner as the inter.
est OF their present funds is now paid.
ARTICLE "
At any time after the ratification of this
treaty, the lands ceded in the first article shall
be held and considered At the disposal of the
United States, and the legal rights of railroad
corporations shall be conceded thereon, the
same as on other public lands; except that
until the time for the removal of the Indians is
liked by public notice, under the provisions of
this treaty, interference shall b. m AIDE with
the rights OF the Indians as the occupants of the
lands, but they shall remain in all respects
without moles tation, in the same manner as II
Tins treaty had Got been made: Ind prerided,
Jufts'T, 4 nat lnasmuCh there valuable
improvements upon SAID reservation, sd CD i'm
nro'ements shall be appraised under the drec-
ton Of the Secretary of the Interior, and the
appraised value of the same shall be paid TO the
United States, before title is given to any ind-
vidual or corporation for the lands upon which
such improvements are situated.
ARTICLE v
The lands coded in the second article of this
treaty, being the unsOld remainder of the lands
provided IN the fourth article of the treaty of
July 2 le6h TO be sold in trust for SAID Indians,
shall, Immediately upon the ratification of this
treaty, become the property Of the United
States, and shall be open to entry and settle
ment, and the legal rights of railroad corpora
lions shall accrue thereon and the lands In the
second article coded, as well as those coded in
the first article. shall be subject TO all the laws
and regulations of the General Land Office the
same as other pu bile lands, except as relates to
the provisions in the next preceding article re.
lating to the time when they shall be open for
settlement and the requirement of pa yment Cor
the Improvements and should there be any i'm
provements upon the land coded in the second
article, they snail be appraised, and payment
shall De required therefor and the scrip refer.
red TO IN the third article this treaty shall be
received u payment for any of the lands herein
coded to the United States, and not granted to
any railroad corporation, at any time after the
enth article hereof.
ARTICLE VI
The United States agree, in consideration O
the I'm pr oytments upon the said reservation, TO
give 10 the Sacs and Foxes for their future
home a tract of land in the Indian country
south OF Kansas, and south OF the Cherokee
lands, not exceeding $50 square miles in extent
he selection of such new reservation shall be
made under the direction OF the Secretary of
the Int, nor, and with his approval, by com.
nissIODers appointed by the said Secretary
m nv Iato
cations from all the tribes proposing to remove
thereto, as soon as practicable after the ratifi-
cation VI the treaty; and said reservation shall
be surveyed as 10 its exterior liuPg, at the cost
OF the United States, under the direction of the
Com missioner OF Indian Affairs, not to exceed
$1,000: Frorided That il i shall be found i'm
practicable 10 select suitable home for the
tribe except by purchase from the Cher skeps,
the United States Will pay toward the said
purchase the same amount that would have
been payable TO the Greeks if the reservation
had been selected upon the former Creek lands;
and in that case the ba lance of the money nav
able 10 the Cherokees shall be deducted from
the amount due the Sacs and Foxes under this
treaty.
ARTICLE VII.
As soon as practicable after the selection of
the new reservation herein provided for there
shall be erected thereon, at the cost of the
United States, dwelling house for the agent
of the tribe, house and shop tor a blac ksmitn,
and dwelling house for q physician, the aggre-
gate cost OF which shall not exceed SO. OOI: and
also at the expense o. the tribe, live dwelling.
houses for the chiefs, 10 cost IN all not more
than live thousand dollars.
As soon as practicable after such selection of
reservation as 10 may, in the discretion Of the
Secretary OF the Interio~, BE- deemed ad visable
for the Indians to remove thereto regard being
had 10 the proper season If the year for such
removal, notice shall be given 10 their agent.
directing sucn removal; and whenever such
time shall De fixed, public uo:Ice thereof shall
be given in three leading newspapers OF Kan.
sas, and thereafter the land coded 10 the United
States by the first article OF this treaty, shall be
open TO entry and settlement, under the pro.
visions OF the fourth article.
Az LIE VII.
No part Of the III, &c ED funds of the tribe, or
OF any moneys Y ii,h may b. due 10 them nm.
der the provisions # previous trcaues, nor of
any moneys provided to be paid to them by
this treaty, SHALL be used in payne of any
claims against the tribe accruing pre- vious To
the ratification Of this treaty, unless herein ex.
pressly provided tor.
ARTICLE IX.
In order 10 promote the civilization Of the
tribe, one section Of land, convenient to the
res idence of the agent shall be selected by said
agent, with the approval OF the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, and set apart for a manual