Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-30

committed under color Of any pretended
rules, ordinances, law or custom Of said
nation, all persons acting therein, either
as individuals or as pretended executive,
ministerial or Judicial officers, shall be
deemed and considered as principals, and
subject 10 the pains and penalties herein
before prescribed.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
for all demands which may come within
the jurisdiction Of a Magistrates court,
suit may be brought for the same IN the
nearest district Of the couaty to which the
territory is hereby annexed, and all officers
serving any legal process, or any person
living on any portion Of the territory here
IN named, shall be entitled 10 receive the
sum of FIVE cents for every mile lie may
ride, TO serve the same, after crossing the
present limits Of said counties, in addition
to the fees already allowed by law; and IN
case any Of said officers should be resist
ed IN the execution of any legal process IS
sued by any court or Magistrate, Justice
Of the Inferior court, or Judge OF the Supc-
nor court of any of said counties, he IL
hereby authorized to call out q sufficient
number of the militia Of said counties TO
aid and protect hun in the execution Of his
duty.
Sec -. And be itfurtner enacted, That
no Indian, or descendant of any Indian re.
siding within the Creek or Cherokee ma
tons Of Indiar7. shall be deemed a comPe-
tent witness IN any court of thls State, to
which white person may be party, ex-
cept such white person may reside within
the said nation"
And whereas by the above recited act,
all The laws of the State, both civil and
criminal, became extended over the terri
tory described in said act and in full opo-
ration upon all persons residing therein,
upon the first day OF the present month
Aad whereas by the said act, all the laws,
ordinances, orders end regulations which
have hitherto been passed by said tribe OF
indians, or the Chief Men thereof, are by
the said act rendered null and void, and
all persons attempting TO enforce the same,
subjected 20 punishment therelor-And
whereas by the said act, it is also made
highly penal to prevent or attempt
to prevent n Indian, residing with
in said territory, from Gmigratng there
from, or to use the means therein desert
bed to prevent a cession Of said territory
for the use Of this State--Aud whereas
said Cherokee Indians have, for some time
past, been attempting to establish a gov
eminent Independent Of the authority OF
this State, and have. since S.e passage OF
said reClted act, violated the rights Of the
citizens of this State under highly aggra-
yauUg circumstances, under pretcnce oil
executing the legal orders Of the Chiefs
of SAID trlbc-Aud whereas the rulers and
head men of SAID tribe have continued
to excite the Indians under their influence
against submission to the operation Of the
/ laws of this State. aud have attempted to
prevent the enforcement OF the same, by
appealing to the Congress Of the United
States 10 intcrpOsc the powers Of the \
mon to protect them thcrctrom-And hav-
ing by various other acts evInced II spirit
Of determined hostility against the govern
ueni Of this State;
Now, therefore, lhat tho sovereign au
thorty Of this State over all the persons
within its limits may be duly acknowledge
&c and respected, and the rights its CIT
/ izens preserved, and that the Indian peo-
/ PIE occupying ITS territory under the pro-
+ te,tIou of lts laws, may be relieved from
The oppression 20 which they have hitherto
been subjected, by the laws and customs
Of their tribe, or the arbitrary power OF
their chiefs, / have thought proper to is
sue this, my Proclamation, giving notice
+ to all persons that said recIted act is now
,nloce, and all Indians and others resi-
| ding within said territory or elsewhere, are
warned not to violate It's enactments, and
every officer, civil and military, is hereby
| required, and every patriotic citizen Of the
State urged to aid in the enforcement there.
Of, and especially in causing the penalties
| forts violation TO be certainly inflicted
upon each and every chief, head man, or
other Cherokee Indian, or any other per
son residing in SAID territory, vino shall ex-
ercjse, OF attempt to exercise any authOri-
/ ty within said territory, under pretence or
by virtue of any Cherokee law, ordinance,
order or regulation whatsoever; or who
shall by virtue of any such pretended au-
thority, prevent, or attempt to prevent any
Indian from ENGRAVING from SAID territory,
or enrolling himself for that purpose; or
who shall in like manner punish or modest
either the person or property or abudse
the rights or privileges, on account OF his
or her enrolling as an emigrant, OF intend
ing to emigrate, OF who shall by virtue OF
any such pretended authority, or by arbl-