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 626 TREATY WITH OTTOWAS AND CHIPPEWAS, JULY 31, 1855. Executed in the presence of JNO. M. D. Jonnsron, 1 JoHN F. Gonrnoy, GBT. JOHNSTON, i InmPmt"s° AUG. I'IAl\ILIN, j L. CAMPAU, JOSEPH F. MURSUL, G. D. WILLIAMS, P. B. BARBEAU, A. M. Frron, W. H. Gonrxor. And whereas the said treaty having been submitted to the Senate of the United States tbr its constitutional action thereon, the Senate did, on the fifteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, advise and consent to the ratification of the Same, with amendments, by a resolution in the words and figures following, to wit: " IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SENATE or THE UNITED STATES, April 15, 1856. " Resolved, (two thirds of the Senators present concurring,) That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty made and concluded with the Ottowas and Chippewas, on the thirty-iirst day of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, with the following AMENDMENTS. Amendments_ ARTICLE 1. At the end of the "Fourth ” clause, strike out the words AY¤¤1<> I- " township 34 north, range 8 west," and insert the words : " all that part of township 34, north range, 8 west, lying north of Pine River}' SAME ARTICLE. Strike out the “  " clause, in the following words: " for the bands, who usually assemble for payment at Grand Traverse, township 32 north, range 10 west; townships 29 to 32 north, inclusive, range 11 west; townships 29 to 31 north, inclusive, range 12 west; township 29 north, range 13 west, and the east half of township 29 north, range 9 west," and insert, in lieu thereof the following: " for the bands, who usually assemble for payment at Grand Traverse, townships 29, 30, and 31, north range 11 west, and townships 29, 30, and 31 north range 12 west, and the east half of township 29, north range, 9 west." SAME ART1CI.E. Strike out the “Sixt/z" clause, in the following words: " for the Grand River bands, including the band, of which Me-tay-o-meg is chief; four adjoining townships of land in the county of Mecosta, and four adjoining townships north of Muskegon River, and west of range 12 west, which two locations of four townships each, are to be selected by said Grand River Indians within three months from this date, and notice thereof given to their agent," and insert, in lieu thereot, the following: " for the Grand River bands, township12, north range 15 west, and townships 15, 16, 17, and 18, north range, 16, west." SAME ART1cI.E. Strike out the “Sevenlh" clause, in the following words: " for the Cheboygan band, one township of land in Cheboygan county, to be selected, and notice given, as above provided ; " and insert, in lieu thereof, the following: " for the Cheboygan band township 35, and 36, north range, 3 west. SAME ARTICLE. Add the following at the end thereof: Rights of set “It is also agreed that any lands within the aforesaid tracts now occuggf ;’g’vg3°"mP’ pied by actual settlers, or by persons entitled to preemption thereon, shall ’be exempt from the provisions of this Article; provided, that such pre-