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he land which he nuy claim, Is having /
with lis provisions, he shall make |
oath before some person auihorized by law
to administer the same, which oath, win tho
certificate Of the person administering /,
shall be filed with the register of the proper
land Office when the land is applied foI, and
by said register sent TO the Office of the com
missioner of public lands, that he entered
upon the land which he claims, in his own
use and benefit and that he has not, directly
or indirectly, made any agreement or con
tract 10 any way or manner with any person
or persons whatever, by which ahe tile
which he might acquire from the Govern
ment Of the United States insure to the use
or benefit Of any one except himself, or to
convey or transfer the said land, Of the title
which he may acquire to the same, to any
other person or persons whatever, at any
subsequent time. And if any such person
claiming the benefit of this law as aforesaid,
shall swear falsely in the premises, he shall
he subject 10 all the pains and penalties for
perjury, forfeit the money which he may


have paid for the land, and all right and IT,
tie to the said land and any grant or con
yeyance which he may have made in pur-
suance ofsuch agreement or contract as a
foresaid, shall be void, except in the hands
ola purchaser in good faith, for a valuable
consideration, without notice; and the cerl-
fcaies which shall be filed with the com
missioner as aforesaid, shall be taken as con-
elusive evidence that the oath was legally
administered: And proriAed further, That,
it shall be the duty of the President of the
| United States TO cause 10 be reserved from
sale or entry, under the provisions Of this or
any other law of the United States. any


tract or tracts land reserved to any Choc


tsw, under the provisions of the treaty of
Dancing Rabbit creek, ofone thousand eight


hundred and thirty; and also, TO reserve from
sale or entry sufficient quantity Of the


lands acquired by said treaty, upon which


no such settlement or improvement has been


made, as would entitle the settler or impro-
yer to a right Of prc-emption under this act,


to satisfy the claims Of such Indians as may
have been entitled to reservation under the


said treaty, and whose lands may have been


sold by the United States on account of any


default, neglect or omission of duty on the


part of any officer of the United States.--


Such reservation from sale to continue until


the claims to reservations under said treaty


shall be investigated by the board Of com


missloners appointed for that purpose, and


their report finally acted on by Congress.