Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 12.djvu/992

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940 TREATY WITH THE MAKAH TRIBE. JAN. 31, 1856. Other friendly after see fit to place upon the said reservation any other friendly tribe or b¤·¤d= mw l>° baud to occupy the same in common with those above mentioned, he shall °l°'°°d °h°r°°°' be at liberty to do so. mmm to mu, Am·1cLE IH. The said tribe agrees to remove to and settle upon the said on reservation reservation, if required so to do, within one year after the ratification of wlmn “Y°“"· this treaty, or sooner, if the means are furnished them. In the mean time it shall be lawful for them to reside upon any land not in the actual claim and occupation of citizens of the United States, and upon any land claimed or occupied, if with the permission of the owner. Bi Ms nd ARTICLE IV. The right of taklng fish and of whaling or senling at usual prmfegcs sc. and accustomed grounds and statxons IS further secured to saxd Indmns in cuwd W I¤d¥¤¤¤· common with all citizens of the United States, and of erecting temporary houses for the purpose of curing, together with the privilege of hunting and gathering roots and berries on open and unclaimed lands: Provided, Prcviso- however, That they shall ncl: take shell-Gsh from any beds staked or cultivated by citizens. Pu mu by ARTICLE V. In consideration of the above cession the United States the mw agree to pay to the said tribe the sum of thirty thousand dollars, in the $*8*66- following manner, that is to say: During the iirst year after the ratification hereof; three thousand dollars; for the next two years, twenty-five hundred dollars each year; for the next three years. two thousand dollars each year; for the next four years, one thousand five hundred dollars each year; and for the next ten years, one thousand dollars each year; all How to be which said sums of money shall be applied to the use and benefit of the applied. said Indians, under the direction of the President of the United States, who may fiom time to time determine at his discretion upon what bene- Bcial objects to expend the same. And the superintendent of Indian aifairs, or other proper ohicer, shall each year inform the President of the wishes of said Indians in respect thereto. f Apprvpriptivnd ARTICLE VI. To enable the said Indians to remove to and settle upon fg; ;f;‘f;,“ Ed their aforesaid reservation, and to clear, fence, and break up a suflieient fcneing1a.n%, &¤. quantity of land for cultivation, the United States further agree to pay the sum of three thousand dollars, to be laid out and expended under the direction of the President, and in such manner as he shall approve. And any substantial improvements heretofore made by any individual Indian, and which he may be compelled to abandon in consequence of this treaty, shall be valued under the direction of the President and payment made therefor accordingly. Indians may g,, ARTICLE VII. The President may hereafter, when in his opinion the removed frvgn interests of the Territory shall require, and the welfare of said Indians be

  • l‘° ’“°"°°‘°“‘ promoted thereby, remove them fiom said reservation to such suitable

place or places within said Territory as he may deem fit, on remunerating them for their improvements and the expenses of their removal, or may Tribes may be consolidate them with other friendly tribes or bands; and he may further; °°¤S°lid**°d· at bis discretion, cause the whole, or any portion of the lands hereby reserved, or of such other land as may be selected in lieu thereof, to be surveyed into lots, and assign the same to such individuals or families as are willing to avail themselves of the privilege, and will locate thereon as a permanent home, on the same terms and subject to the same revulations Vol. x- p- 1044- as are provided in the sixth article of the treaty with the Omahds, so far Annuities of as the same may be practicable. mm not to pay ARTICLE VIII. The annuities of the aforesaid tribe shall not be taken degwlgf i¤<ii— to pay the debts of individuals. "T‘:; indians to Amxcnz IX. The said Indians acknowledge their dependence on the pm/m,° friendly goyemment of the United States, and promise to be friendly with all relations, &¤. cmzens thereof, and they pledge themselves to commit no depredations on To y for tlde property of such cmzens. And should any one or more of them dep,-¤X:;;°¤,_ violate thns pledge, and the fact be satisfactorily proven before the agent, the property taken shall be returned, or in default thereof, or if injured or