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658 TREATY WITH THE CHIPPEWA INDIANS. Ocronzn 18, 1864. After s. reasonable time shall have been given for the parties aforesaid to make their selections in lieu of thqsc relinquished, the other persons entitled thereto may theu proceed to make their selections, in quantities as follows, viz : - Chiefs. For each chief of said Indians who signs this treaty, eighty acres in addition to theixsselcctions already made, and to patents in fcc simple. Hwdmen. For one headman in each band into which said Indians are now divided, forty acres, and to patents in fee simple. _ _H°**d¤ °{ f¤m‘ For each person being the head of a family, eighty acres. ngizgyc persons_ For each single person over the age of twenty-one years, forty acres. Orphan chil- For each orphan child under the age of twenty-one years, forty acres. dwhzniw w°_ For each married female who has not heretofore made a selection of men. land, forty acres. Onherpmous. And for each other person now living or who may be born hcrcahcr, when be or she shall have arrived at the age of twenty-one years, forty acres, so long as any of the lands in said reserve shall remain unsclcctcd, and no longer. William Smith In consideration of important services rendered to said Indians during

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;§Sm;‘?:d many years past by William Smith, John Collins lst, Andrew J. Cammeive pggéntg pcau, and '1`homws Chatfield, it is hereby agreed that they shall each be

¤h¤r¢¥"<>¤‘· allowed to select eighty acres in addition to their previous selections, and receive patents therefor in Fee simple; and to Charles H. Rodd, eighty acres, and a. patent. therefor in fee simple, to be received by said Rodd as a full consideration and payment of all claims he may have against said Indians, except claims against individuals for services rendered or money expended heretofore by said Rodd for the benefit of said Indians. Certain Otta- It is understood and agreed that those Ottawas and Chippewas and

j·1£3;§Q;;:f• Pottawatomies now belonging to the bands of which Metayomeig, May-

mies may select me·she-gaw-day, Keche-kcbc-mc-mo-say, and Wa.w*-be-ma.w·-ing-gun are ¤¤dh<>id1¤·¤¤S· chiefs, who have heretofore made selections upon said reservations, by permission of said Chippawas of Saginaw, Swan Crack, and Black River, who now reside upon said reservation in Isabella county, or who may remove to said reservation within one year after the ratification of this treaty, shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges to select and hold land as arc contained in the third article of this agreement. _ Agcntfnmake S0 soon as practicable after the ratification of this treaty, the agent for b"' the said Indians shall make out a list of all those persons who have heretofore made selections of lands under the treaty of August 2d, 1855, aforesaid, and of those who may be entitled to selections under the provisions of this treaty, and he shall divide the persons enumerated in said Two classes. list into two classes, viz: " competent" and "t.h0sc not so competent." Compewnu. Those who arc intelligent, and have sufficient education, and are qualified by business habits to prudcutly manage their affairs, shall be set down as " c0mpctents," and those who are uneducated, or unqua}i6ed in other respects to prudently manage their affairs, or who are of idle, wan- ‘I'h<>s¤ ¤<>¤s<> daring, or dissoluce habits, and all orphans, shall be set down as “ those °°"'p°°°“°‘ not so competent." mgsttzgtigh 'Iyhc United States agrees to issue patents to all persons entitled to scm8s8s_ lcctnons under thas treaty, as follows, viz: To those belonging to the class denominated “c0mpctents," patents shall be issued in fee simple, but to those belonging to the class of “ those not so c0mpctent," the patent shall contain a provision that the land shall never be sold or alienated to any person or persons whomsoever, without the consent of the Secretary of the Interior for the time being. mgm-labor Anrrcgn IV. The United States agrees to expend the sum of twenty ‘° thousand dollars for the support and maintenance of a manual-labor school upon said reservation: Provided, That the Missionary Society of Buildings. the Methodist Episcopal Church shall, within three years after the ratification of this treaty, at its own expense, erect suitable buildings for school