1835 die grossherzoglich badische Regierung, diejeni Maassregeln zu ergreifen, welche erforderlich s damit nicht die Zoll-Einkünfte des Gesammtver durch die Einführung und Anhäufung geringer zollter. Waarenvorräthe beeinträchtigt werden.

Art. 38. Für den Fall, dass andere deutsche S ten den Wunsch zu erkennen geben sollten, in durch gegenwärtigen Vertrag errichteten Zollve aufgenommen zu werden, erklären sich die h Kontrahenten bereit, diesem Wunsche, so weit es ter gehöriger Berücksichtigung der besonderen It essen der Vereinsglieder möglich erscheint, durch falls abzuschliessende Verträge Folge zu geben.

Art. 39. Auch werden sie sich bemühen, d Handelsverträge mit anderen Staaten dem Verkeh rer Angehörigen jede mögliche Erleichterung und weiterung zu verschaffen.

Art. 40. Alles, was sich auf die Detail - Ausführ der in dem gegenwärtigen Vertrage und dessen lagen enthaltenen Verabredungen bezieht, soll di gemeinschaftliche Kommissarien vorbereitet werden.

Art. 41. Die Dauer des gegenwärtigen Vertrag wird vorläufig bis zum 1sten Januar 1842 festgesel Wird derselbe während dieser Zeit und spätestens z Jahre vor Ablauf der Frist nicht gekündigt, SO soll auf zwölf Jahre, und so fort von zwölf zu zwölf ren als verlängert angesehen werden.

Letztere Verabredung wird jedoch nur für Fall getroffen, dass nicht in der Zwischenzeit säm liche deutsche Bundesstaaten über gemeinschaftli Maassregeln übereinkommen, welche den mit der sicht des Art. 19 der deutschen Bundes-Akte in 1 bereinstimmung stehenden Zweck des gegenwärtig Zollvereins vollständig erfüllen.

Auch sollen im Falle etwaiger gemeinsamer Ma regeln über den freien Verkehr mit Lebensmitteln sämmtlichen deutschen Bundesstaaten die betreffend Bestimmungen des nach gegenwärtigem Vertrage stehenden Vereins-Tarifs demgemäss modifiziert werd

Gegenwärtiger Vertrag soll alsbald zur Ratifik tion der hohen kontrahirenden Höfe vorgelegt, und

Auswechselung der Ratifications - Urkunden soll späte- 1835 stens binnen sechs Wochen in Berlin bewirkt werden.

So geschehen Berlin den 2. Mai 1835.

ALBR. FRIEDR. EICHHORN.

(L. S.)

FR. Grf. v. LUXBURG. FRANZ A PAULA Freih. v. LINDEN.

PHIL. GUST. HAUBER. CARL FR. v. WILKENS-HOHENAU..

(L. S.)

(L. S.)

(L. S.)

(L. S.)

H.T.L.SCHWEDES. F.F.W. Frh. v. SCHÄFFER BERNSTEIN.

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Convention entre les Etats-unis de Amérique septentrionale et la nation indienne des Caddo en Louisiane, signée le 1. Juillet 1835.

(Ratifiée par le président des Etats-unis le 2. Février 1836.)

(Acts of the 1th Session of the 24 Congress of the United States. Washington, 1836. Appendix p.25.)

Articles of a treaty made at the Agency-house in the Caddo nation and state of Louisiana on the first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five between Jehiel Brooks Commissioner on the part of the united states and the Chiefs head men, and warriors of the Caddo nation of Indians.

Article I. The chiefs head men, and warriors of the said nation agree to cede and relinquish to the United states all their land contained in the following boundaries: to wit

Bounded on the west by the north and south line, which separates the said United states from the Republic of Mexico between the Sabine and Red rivers

1835 wheresoever the same shall be defined and acknowled to be by the two Governments. On the north east by the Red river from the point where the north and south boundary line shall intersect the river whether it be in the territory of Arcansas or State of Louisiana following the meanders of the river down to its junction with the Pascagoula ba On the south by the said Pascagoula bayou to junction with the Bayou Pierre by said Bayou t junction with Bayou Wallace by said bayou and Wallace to the mouth of the Cypress bayou thene said bayou to the point of its intersection with first mentioned north and south line following meanders of the said watercourses: but if the Cypress Bayou be not clearly definable so far from a point which shall be definable by a line west till it intersect the said first mentioned north south boundary line be the content of land within boundaries more or less.

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Article II. The said chiefs head men and war of the said nation do voluntarily relinquish their session to the territory of land aforesaid and promis remove at their own expence out of the bounda of the United States and the territories belonging t appertaining thereto within the period of one y from and after the signing of this treaty and ne more return to live, settle, or establish themselves: a nation, tribe or community of people within the sa Article III. In consideration of the aforesaid sion relinquishment and removal it is agreed that said United States shall pay to the said nation Caddo Indians the sums in goods, horses and mo hereinafter mentioned, to wit:

Thirty thousand dollars to be paid in goods, h ses, as agreed upon to be delivered on the sign of this treaty.

Ten thousand dollars in money to be paid wit one year from the first day of September next. 1 thousand dollars, per annum in money for the fo years next following so as to make the whole st paid and payable eighty thousand dollars.

Article IV. It is further agreed that the sa Caddo nation shall have authority to appoint an age or attorney in fact resident within the United Stat

for the purpose of receiving for them from the said 1835 United States all of the annuities stated in this treaty as the same shall become due to be paid to their said agent or attorney in fact at such place or places within the said United States as shall be agreed on between him and the proper Officer of the Government of the United Staates.

Article V. This treaty, after the same shall have been ratified and confirmed by the President and Senate of the United States, shall be binding on the contracting parties.

In testimony whereof the said Jehiel Brooks, Commissioner as aforesaid and the chiefs head men and warriors of the said nation of Indians have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals at the place and on the day, and year above written.

J. BROOKS.

(L. S.)

Agreably to the stipulations in the third article of the treaty there have been purchased at the request of the Caddo Indians and delivered to them goods and horses to the amount of thirty thousand dollars.

As evidence of the purchase and delivery as aforesaid, under the direction of the commissioner and that the whole of the same have been received by the said Indians the said commissioner, Jehiel Brooks, and the undersigned chiefs and head men of the whole Caddo nation of Indians have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. Signatures des Indiens et des témoins.

J. BROOKS. (L. S.)

Articles supplementary to the treaty made at the agency house in the Caddo nation and State of Louisiana on the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty five between Jehiel Brooks Commissioner on the part of the United States, and the chiefs, head men and Warriors of the Caddo (nation of Indians concluded at the same place, and on the same day between the said Commissioner on the part of the United States and the chiefs head men and Warriors of the said nation of Indians, to wit:

Whereas the said nation of Indians did in the year one thousand eight hundred and one give to one

1835 François Grappe, and to his three sons then born still living, named Jacques, Dominique and Belth for reasons stated at the time and repeated in a 'morial which the said nation adressed to the Presi of the United States in the month of January: one league of land to each, in accordance with Spanish custom, of granting land to individuals. the chiefs and head men, with the knowledge and probation of the whole Caddo people did go with said François Grappe, accompanied by a numbe white men, who were invited by the said chiefs head men to be present as witnesses, before the Sp authority of Nachitoches, and then and there did de their wishes touching the said donation of land to said Grappe, and his three sons, and did request same to be written out in form and ratified and firmed by the proper authorities agreably to law. And whereas Larkin Edwards has resided for years to the present time in the Caddo nation wi long time their true and faithful interpreter, and tho poor he has never sent the Red men away from door hungry. He is now old and unable to sup himself by manual labour and since his employment their interpreter has ceased possesses no adequa means by which to live: Now therefore

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Article I. It is agreed, that the legal repres tatives of the said François Grappe deceased and: three sons Jacques, Dominique, and Balthazar Grap shall have their right to the said four leagues of la reserved to them and their heirs and assigns for ev The said land to be taken out of the lands ceded the United States by the said Caddo nation of India as expressed in the treaty to which this article is st plementary. And the said four leagues of land sh be laid off in one body in the southeast corner of the lands ceded as aforesaid, and bounded by the R river four leagues and by the Pascagoula bayou o league, running back for quantity from each, contain four square leagues of land in conformity wit the boundaries established and expressed in the origin Deed of Gift made by the said Caddo nation of In dians the said François Grappe, and his three son Jacques, Dominique and Balthazar Grappe. Article II.

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And it is further agreed that there