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TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE INDIANS. JULY 19, 1866. 803 F ifth. The council shall elect a secretary, whose duty it shall be to Secretary or keep an accurate record of gill lthe proceedings of said council, and who °°“¤°iL shall transmit a true copy 0 n such roceedin s, dui certified b the presiding officer of such council, to the gecretarygof they Interior, mill to each tribe or nation represented in said council, immediately after the ses— sions of said council shall terminate. He shall be paid out of the trees- Pay. ury of the United States an annual salary of five hundred dollars. Sixth. The members of said council shall be paid by the United States Pay of mgmthe sum of four ctollaris per dielm during the term actually in attendance bm °f °°““°" on the sessions 0 said counci , and at the rate of four dollars for ever twenty miles necessarily travelled by them in going from and returning tb their homes, respectively, from said council, to be certified by the secretary and president of the said council. Anrxcma XIII. The Cherokees also agree that a court or courts may Courtnbe established by the United States in said territory, with such jurisdiction aud organized in such manner as may be prescribed by law: Pr0— vided, That the judicial tribunals of the nation shall be allowed to retain exclusive jurisdiction in all civil and criminal cases arising within their country in which members of the nation, by nativity or adoption, shall be the only parties, or where the cause of action shall arise in the Cherokee nation, except as otherwise provided in this treaty. Awricnm XIV. The right to the use and occupancy of a quantity of _L¤¤d¤ *'<>¤‘mi¤— land not exceedinv one hundred and sixty acres to be selected accordinv °Y°'""y°r°d°°°l` . . . ° . . ’ . . " l*°¤’·lP'·“`P°“$e to tlegal slnbduéisions in one body, zpnd to mcluliie thfeiziiingmaovelnxents, and no me u mg IB improvemen s 0 sm mem er 0 the ero ·ce nation, is hereby granted to every society or dienominution which has erected, or which with the consent of the national council may hcereefter erect, buildings within the Cherokee country For missionary or educational purposes. But no land thus granted, nor buildings which have been or may be erect- **0* W M wld, ed thereon, shall ever be soldcor [o]therwise disposed of except with the °x°°p°* &°’* consent and approval of the herokee national council and of the Secretary of the Intdiior. And whenever any such lands or buildings shall be Proceeds of sold or disposed ofQ the proceeds thereof shall be applied by said society "° or societies {br like purposes within said nation, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. A1m0r.1~;XV. The United States may settle any civilized Indians, The United friendly with the Chcrokees and adjacent tribes, within the Cherokee 5g‘;?$_{¥{*?;¤*>*· country, on unoccupied lands east. of 96°, on such terms as may be agreed indi,,";`;, the upon by any such tribe and the Cherokees, subject to the approval of the Cherokee coun- President of the United States, which shall be consistent with the Follow- "Y‘ ing provisions, viz: Should any such tribe or band of Indians settling in said country abandon their tribal organization, there being first paid into the Cherokee national fund a sum of money which shall sustain the same proportion to the then existing national fund that the number of Indians sustain to the whole number of Cherokees then residing in the Cherokee country, they shall be incorporated into and ever after remain a part of mggwgfggfbe the Cherokee nation, on equal terms in every respect with native citizens. Cmmgec nw0n_ And should any such tribe, thus settling in said country, decide to preserve Those Wi¤l}i¤§ their tribal organizations, and to maintain their tribal laws, customs, and g2g§?;;;%ar‘b?0 usages, not inconsistent with the constitution andglpwshof the Eherokee ;t:§1¤nd sei OR nation, they shall have 9. district of country set 0 or their use y metes °mi and bounds e ual to one hundred and sixt acres, if the should so decide, for each man? woman, and child of said tgibe, and shalfypay for the same into the national fund such price as may be agreed on by them and the Cherokee nation, subject to the approval of the President of the United Stares,z1nd in cases of disagreement the price to be fixed by the President. And the said tribe thus settled shall also pay into the national fixnd 2, fopaysuminfc Bum of money, to be agreed on by the respective parties, not greater in ““t'°““l f“"d‘ proportion to the whole existing national fund and the probable proceeds