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 TREATY WITH THE WYANDOTS. APRIL 1, 1850. 991 Anwcnn VH. It is expressly agreed and understood between the parties to this In thedivisiun treaty, that the commissioners aforesaid, in making the partition and ff l"‘d“• b“lm' division provided for in the preceding article, shall not interfere with Slgtremzzlfg ii: the buildings and improvements of individual Wyandots; and in all ¤°* tv be i¤¢¤1‘· cases of this kind, such buildings and other improvements shall be em- {md wm" braced within the portion of the land allotted to the person who is properly in possession, and owner of the same, unless, by doing so, palpable injustice will be done to other Wyandot citizens; and in all cases, the quality and location of the land must be taken into consideration in making allotment of quantity to individuals: Provided, luna- Proviso. ever, That nothing herein shall be so construed as to authorize the value of the buildings or improvements (being individual property) in estimating the value of the lands. ARTICLE· VIII. The commissioners agreed upon in the foregoing articles shall be appointed within six mouths after the ratification of this treaty ; notice of which appointment on behalf of the United States shall be previously given to the Wyandot chiefs and council. And after the said commissioners shall have performed the duties hereinbefore assigned to Duties and :4- them, they shall make up a full report of their proceedings, setting PP” °f °°mml" forth the name of each person to whom they may have apportioned and mom"` allotted any part of said lands, with the name and condition of such person; showing who, upon proper proofs, are considered incompetent to take charge of their property, either as orphans, minors, insane persons, or for other causes; and also exhibit the quantity of land assigned to each person, with the metes and bounds of such allotments. And said commissioners shall make an accurate map of the whole survey and proceeding, to accompany their report, showing the partition and division aforesaid. This report and map, when completed, shall be Map and report submitted to a convention of the Wyandot people, to be assembled for  l;°cf)‘;l;‘;;:j§g the purpose, after due notice given by the chiefs and national council ; of mcwy,,¤d°;,_ and after having all matters embraced in said report and map fully explained to them, their decision for or against the same shall be taken, in accordance with the usages of the tribe in such cases. If a full majority of those qualified to judge for themselves should declare themselves dissatisiied,_it will be the duty of the commissioners to remove the cause of dissatisfaction, if it can be properly done, in order that there shall be no just grounds of complaint. An whenever a majority of the persons interested, whose vote shall be taken as aforesaid, declare in favor of the partition and division made by the commissioners, and said report and proceedings are approved by the chiefs and national councils of the nation, they shall ue considered as adopted by the Wy- andot people—one copy whereof, with the accompanying map, shall be given to the chiefs and national council, to be hereafter deposited by them in the office of the Secretary of the State or Territory wherein their lands may be situated; and another copy to be transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior at Washington ; and whenever the report and proceedings aforesaid are approved by the President of the United States, a patent shall be granted to each individual for his or her portion of said land, in the same manner that patents are issued to other citizens of the United States; and upon the same report, and in like manner, shall certilicatesof stock, as stipulated for in the 3d and 4th articles, be issued to the individuals thus shown to be entitled thereto, with the reservation and restriction, only, contained in the following article: Vet. IX. Tamar. — 23