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... 109 - List of Commissioners of Indian Affairs since 1832 , 109 - Finance division ; land and law division , 110- Field organization , 112 - Duties of agents , 112 - Sala- 3 ries of agents , 115 - Indian police and court.
... 109 - List of Commissioners of Indian Affairs since 1832 , 109 - Finance division ; land and law division , 110- Field organization , 112 - Duties of agents , 112 - Sala- 3 ries of agents , 115 - Indian police and court.
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... court . " " Indian children by leave of their parents may be taken as servants , but must be educated and brought up in the Christian religion . " In 1658 the Assembly declared that no grants were to be issued until a certain proportion ...
... court . " " Indian children by leave of their parents may be taken as servants , but must be educated and brought up in the Christian religion . " In 1658 the Assembly declared that no grants were to be issued until a certain proportion ...
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... court decided upon their freedom in 1808. There were Indians in the Virginia colony who never were slaves , as they were never captured or tempted to bind them- selves to the English upon unequal terms . 61 bid . , Vol . II , pp . 20 ...
... court decided upon their freedom in 1808. There were Indians in the Virginia colony who never were slaves , as they were never captured or tempted to bind them- selves to the English upon unequal terms . 61 bid . , Vol . II , pp . 20 ...
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... court having decreed upon the purchase on December 21 , 1697 , the Earl of Burlington and the Bishop of London laid down the following rules for the settlement of said charity in Virginia " : First . That all the yearly rents and ...
... court having decreed upon the purchase on December 21 , 1697 , the Earl of Burlington and the Bishop of London laid down the following rules for the settlement of said charity in Virginia " : First . That all the yearly rents and ...
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... court . " In 1723 no Indian was permitted to lease his land for a longer term than seven years , and certain sales , if made when the Indians were sober , were confirmed.10 In 1741 the remnant of several Indian tribes were gathered upon ...
... court . " In 1723 no Indian was permitted to lease his land for a longer term than seven years , and certain sales , if made when the Indians were sober , were confirmed.10 In 1741 the remnant of several Indian tribes were gathered upon ...
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Page 130 - But as they were all in pursuit of nearly the same object, it was necessary, in order to avoid conflicting settlements, and consequent war with each other, to establish a principle which all should acknowledge as the law, by which the right of acquisition, which they all asserted, should be regulated as between themselves. This principle was, that discovery gave title to the government by whose subjects or by whose authority it was made, against all other European governments, which title might be...
Page 134 - In the said territories, property of every kind, now belonging to Mexicans not established there, shall be inviolably respected. The present owners, the heirs of these, and all Mexicans who may hereafter acquire said property by contract, shall enjoy with respect to it guarantees equally ample as if the same belonged to citizens of the United States.
Page 136 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 133 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property, rights and liberty, they never shall be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress ; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall from time to time be made for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page 475 - States does and will hold the land thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, of his heirs...
Page 135 - And in the event of any person or persons, captured within Mexican territory by Indians, being carried into the territory of the United States, the government of the latter engages and binds itself in the most solemn manner, so soon as it shall know of such captives being within...
Page 243 - States, to admit amongst them; and the United States now solemnly agrees that no persons except those herein designated and authorized so to do, and except such officers, agents and employes of the government as may be authorized to enter upon Indian reservations in discharge of duties enjoined by law, shall ever be permitted to pass over, settle upon or reside in the territory described in this article...
Page 23 - We, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God...
Page 141 - That upon the completion of said allotments, and the patenting of the lands to said allottees, each and every member of the respective bands or tribes of Indians to whom allotments have been made shall have the benefit of and be subject to the laws; both civil and criminal, of the State or Territory in which they may reside...
Page 593 - ... conditioned that the tract shall not be aliened or leased for a longer term than two years; and shall be exempt from levy, sale, or forfeiture, which conditions shall continue in force, until a State constitution, embracing such lands within its boundaries, shall have been formed, and the legislature of the State shall remove the restrictions.