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 TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEES. 1817. 159 the time, and to be valued in the same manner, as stipulated in the sixth article of this treaty; or, in lieu thereof, to give in exchange improvements of equal value which the emigrants may leave, and for which they are to receive pay. And it is farther stipulated, that all these improvements, left by the emigrants within the bounds of the Cherokee nation east of the Mississippi river, which add real value to the lands, and for which the United States shall give a consideration, and not so exchanged, shall be rented to the Indians by the agent, year after year, for the benefit of the poor and decrepid of that part of the nation east of the Mississippi river, until surrendered by the nation, or to the nation. And it is further agreed, that the said Cherokee nation shall not be called upon for any part of the consideration paid for said improvements at any future period. Am-. 8. And to each and every head of any Indian family residing Reservations on the east side of the Mississippi river, on the lands that are now, or gh h‘?”‘dS.{?f In' may hereafter be, surrendered to the United States, who may wish to mn mm ms` become citizens of the United States, the United States do agree to give a reservation of six hundred and forty acres of land, in a square, to include their improvements, which are to be as near the centre thereof as practicable, in which they will have a life estate, with a reversion in fee simple to their children, reserving to the widow her dovver, the register of whose names is to be filed in the office of the Cherokee agent, which shall be kept open until the census is taken as stipulated in the third article of this treaty. Provided, That if any of the heads of families, for whom reservations may be made, should remove therefrom, then, in that case, the right to revert to the United States. And provided further, That the land which may be reserved under this article, be deducted from the amount which has been ceded under the first and second articles of this treaty. ART. 9. It is also provided by the contracting parties, that nothing in _Free navigathe foregoing articles shall be construed so as to prevent any of the par- 2z2e2g “g;h° ties so contracting from the free navigation of all the waters mentioned ’ ` therein. 10. The whole of the Cherokee nation do hereby cede to the United Ccssion to the States all right, title, and claim, to all reservations made to Doublehead P·S· °l.°“’“‘“ . eservauons. and others, which were reserved to them by a treaty made and entered into at the city of Washington, bearing date the seventh of January, one thousand eight hundred and six. ART. 11. It is further agreed that the boundary lines of the lands 13,,,,,,,5;;,,,,1;,,% ceded to the United States by the first and second articles of this treaty, to be {M} by and the boundary line of the lands ceded by the United States in the °°mm‘ssl°"”‘ fifth article of this treaty, is to be run and marked by a commissioner or commissioners appointed by the President of the United States, who shall be accompanied by such commissioners as the Cherokees may appoint; due notice thereof to be given to the nation. ART. 12. The United States do also bind themselves to prevent the U. S. to preintrusion of any of its citizens within the lands ceded by the first and Véila witfltdefy second articles of this treaty, until the same shall be ratified by the ;;"r;m6§d,r§2c¥ President and Senate of the United States, and duly promulgated. Ama I3. The contracting parties do also stipulate that this treaty when {Drake shall take effect and be obligatory on the contracting parties so soon as GHG0B the same shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States.