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TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 148. 1830.

President toexchange, &c.

Title securedto Indians.

Proviso.

Improvementsto be appraised,and paid for.

Aid in moving,&c.

Protection.

500,000 dol-lars appropri-ated.

into a suitable number of districts, for the reception of such tribes ornations of Indians as may choose to exchange the lands where they nowreside, and remove there; and to cause each of said districts to be sodescribed by natural or artificial marks, as to be easily distinguishedfrom every other.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful forthe President to exchange any or all of such districts, so to be laid offand described, with any tribe or nation of Indians now residing withinthe limits of any of the states or territories, and with which the UnitedStates have existing treaties, for the whole or any part or portion of theterritory claimed and occupied by such tribe or nation, within the boundsof any one or more of the states or territories, where the land claimedand occupied by the Indians, is owned by the United States , or theUnited States are bound to the state within which it lies to extinguishthe Indian claim thereto.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in the making of any suchexchange or exchanges, it shall and may be lawful for the Presidentsolemnly to assure the tribe or nation with which the exchange is made,that the United States will forever secure and guaranty to them, andtheir heirs or successors, the country so exchanged with them; and ifthey prefer it, that the United States will cause a patent or grant to bemade and executed to them for the same: Provided always, That suchlands shall revert to the United States , if the Indians become extiuct, orabandon the same.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if, upon any of the lands nowoccupied by the Indians, and to be exchanged for, there should be suchimprovements as add value to the land claimed by any individual or indi-viduals of such tribes or nations, it shall and may be lawful for the Presi-dent to cause such value to be ascertained by appraisement or otherwise,and to cause such ascertained value to be paid to the person or personsrightfully claiming such improvements. And upon the payment of suchvaluation, the improvements so valued and paid for, shall pass to theUnited States , and possession shall not afterwards be permitted to anyof the same tribe.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That upon the making of any suchexchange as is contemplated by this act, it shall and may be lawful forthe President to cause such aid and assistance to be furnished to theemigrants as may be necessary and proper to enable them to remove to,and settle in, the country for which they may have exchanged; and also,to give them such aid and assistance as may be necessary for theirsupport and subsistence for the first year after their removal.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawfulfor the President to cause such tribe or nation to be protected, at theirnew residence, against all interruption or disturbance from any othertribe or nation of Indians, or from any otherperson or persons whatever.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawfulfor the President to have the same superintendence and care over anytribe or nation in the country to which they may remove, as contemplatedby this act, that he is now authorized to have over them at their presentplaces of residence : Provided, That nothing in this act contained shallbe construed as authorizing or directing the violation of any existingtreaty between the United States and any of the Indian tribes.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of givingeffect to the provisions of this act, the sum of five hundred thousanddollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the trea-sury, not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, May 28, 1830.