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 1172 TREATY WI'I`H THE SACS, FOXES, IOWAS. LIARCH 6, 1861. not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres each, to the highest bidder for cash; the sale be be made upon sealed proposals, to be duly invited by public advertisement, provided no bid shall be favorably considered which may be less than one dollar and twemy·flve cents per acre. And shonld ImP"°"€m°¤*¤· any of the tracts so to be sold have upon them improvements of any kind which were made by or for the Indians, or for Government purposes, the proposals therefor must state the price for both the land and improve- Proceeds of ments. The proceeds of the sales thereof; after deducting therelrom the "l°‘ expenses of surveying the lands and all other expenses incident to the negotiation of these articles of convention and the proper execution thereoh the balance shall be applied as follows, viz : one half shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, and interest thereon, at the rate of five per centum per annum, shall be paid annually, with the other funds to be paid said tribe, in the V°l- X·P·1°74· same manner as stipulated in the treaty0f May 18th, 1854; and the other hz11Fof said balance shall be applied as hereinafter specified. lawns cedsw ARTICI,E III. The Iowa tribe of Indians, parties to this agreement, £;‘fdE'};;°g‘§g‘;:: hereby code, relinquish and convey to the United States, for the use and benand Foxes. efit of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, for their permanent home, all that part of their present reservation lying and being west of Nohearts creek, Boundm-ies. and bounded as follows, viz : Beginning at a point where the southern line of tho present Iowa reserve crosses Nohearts creek; thence with said line to the south fork of the N emaha, (commonly known as Walnut creek;) thence down the middle of said south fork, with the meanders thereof, to its mouth, and to a point in the middle of the Great Nemaha river; thence down the middle of said river to a point opposite the mouth of Nohearts creek; and thence, in a southerly direction with the middle of said Nohearts creek, to the place of beginning. And it is hereby un— derstood and agreed that, in full consideration For said ccssion, the United States shall hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the Iowas, the one half of the net proceeds of the sales of the lands described in the second article of this agreement, and interest thereon, at the rate of five per centum per annum, shall be paid to the Iowa tribe in the same manner Vol.;:. p. 1069. as their annuimies are paid under the treaty of May 17th, 1854. The reservation herein described shall be surveyed and sci: apart For the exclusive use and benefit of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, and the remainder of the Iowa lands shall be the tribal reserve of said Iowa Indians, for their exclusive usc and benefit. Joseph Tesson Arrrrcnm IV. The Sacs and Foxes of Missouri being anxious to make 0‘}““"' full satisfhction for a just claim which Joseph Tossou holds against said land. tribe, it is hereby agreed by the parties to this convention that said claimant shall select a. quarter-section or one hundred and sixty acres of land, to include his present residence and improvements, to be located in one body, in conformity with the legal subdivisions of the public surveys, which tract of land shall be received by him in full payment of said claim, estimated at about eight hundred dollars, and all other claims or rights of every character whatsoever against said tribe; and when 2. relinquishment shall have been executed by said claimant in favor of said tribe for all claims that he may have against them, a patent shall be issued to him for said tract of land in fcu simple. Cmain chiefs The following chiefs shall be entitled to select each a quarter-section K;§; €::;‘g €i*;i:‘ *:, or one hundred and sixty acres of land in one body, in conformity with hm the public surveys, to include their present residences and improvements, viz: Po—te-0k-a-mn, Ne-sour-quoit, and Mo—less; and George Gomess, a member of the Sac and Fox tribe, shall select in like manner one eighth of a section or eighty acres of land in one body, to include his improvenients, and patents shall be issued therefor in favor of said persons in fee snmp e. Grants for pm-- ART1CL1·: V. In order to encourage education among the aforesaid