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 @4 TREATY WITH THE CHOCTAWS. 1830. be within their limits west, so that no Territory or State shall ever have a right to pass laws for the government of the Choctaw Nation of Red People and their descendants; and that no part of the land granted them shall ever be embraced in any Territory or State; but the U. S. shall forever secure said Choctaw Nation from, and against, all laws ex. cept such as from time to time may be enacted in their own National Councils, not inconsistent with the Constitution, Treaties, and Laws of the United States; and except such as may, and which have been enacted by Congress, to the extent that Congress under the Constitution are required to exercise a legislation over Indian Affairs. But the Choctaws, should this Treaty be ratified, express a wish that Con ress may grant to the Choctaws the right of punishing by their own iws, any white man who shall come into their nation, and infringe any of their national regulations. U_S_ ,0 p,,,,,,,,,, Amrcrn V. The United States are obliged to protect the Choctaws Choctaws, Sw. from domestic strife and from forieghn enemies on the same principles that the citizens of the United States are protected, so that whatever would be a legal demand upon the U. S. for defence or for wrongs committed by an enemy, on a citizen of the U. S. shall be equally binding in favour of the Choctaws, and in all cases where the Choctaws shall be called upon by alegally authorized officer of the U. S. to tight an enemy, such Choctaw shall receive the pay and other emoluments, which citizens of the U. S. receive in such cases, provided, no war shall be undertaken or prosecuted by said Choctaw Nation but by declaration made in full Council, and to be approved by the U. S. unless it be in self defence against an open rebellion or against an enemy march— ing into their country, in which cases they shall defend, until the U. S. are advised thereof 05;,,,,,8, Anrrcnn VI. Should a Choctaw or any party of Choctaws commit against citizens acts of violence upon the person or property of a citizen of the U. S. ° U· Sn &*°· or join any war party against any neighbouring tribe of Indians, without the authority in the preceding article; and except to oppose an actual or threatened invasion or rebellion, such person so offending shall be delivered up to an officer of the U. S. if in the power of the Choctaw Nation, that such offender may be punished as may be provided in such cases, by the laws of the U. S.; but if such offender is not within the control of the Choctaw Nation, then said Choctaw Nation shall not be held responsible for the injury done by said offender. Ofgncqg Aivrrcrs VII. All acts of violence committed upon persons and ¤g¤i¤¤¢ Choc-’ property of the people of the Choctaw Nation either by citizens of the m"" U. S. or neighbouring Tribes of Red People, shall be relfered to some authorized Agent by him to be relfered to the President of the U. S. who shall examine into such cases and see that every possible degree of justice is done to said Indian party of the Choctaw Nation. Delivery of Aa·r·1cr.n VIII. Olfenders against the laws of the U. S. or any indiolfendsrs. vidual State shall be apprehended and delivered to any duly authorized per on where such offender may be found in the Choctaw country, having fled from any part of U. S. but in all such cases application must be made to the Agent or Chiefs and the expense of his apprehension and delivery provided for and paid by the U. States. Pm,," 0,dB,,_ Awrrcnn IX. Any citizen of the U. S. who may be ordered from ed from the ns- the Nation by the Agent and constituted authorities of the Nation and ¤0¤, &·¢- refusing to obey or return into the Nation without the consent of the aforesaid persons, shall be subject to such pains and penalties as may be provided by the laws of the U. S. in such cases. Citizens of the U. S. travelling peaceably under the authority of the laws of the U. S. shall be under the care and protection of the nation.