Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-11-15
TIE oHERoKEE FREEDMEN.

An.act to secure to the Chero-
kce freedmen and others their pro-
portion of certain proceeds of
lands. under the act of March
third, eighteen hundred and eigh-
ty-three.
Whereas, it is provided in the
ninth article of the treaty of July
nineteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixtv-six, between the United
States and the Cherokee nation of
Indians, that freedmen who have
been liberated by voluntary act of
their former owners, or by law, as
well as all free colored persons
who were in the (Cherokee) coun-
try at the commencement of the
rebellion, and were then residents
therein, or who might return with
in six months, and their decend-
ants, shall have all the rights of
native Cherokees; and,
Whereas, by the fifteenth arti-
Gle Of the aforesaid treaty certain
terms were provided under which
friendly Indians might be settled
upon unoccupied lands in the
Cherokee country east Of the nine
ty-six degree Of west longitude;
and the Indians thus settled were,
upon full compliance with the pro-
visions of said article, to be incor-
porated into and ever after remain
a part of the Cherokee nation, on
equal terms in every respect with
native citizens; and,
Whereas, under the provisions
of the aforesaid fifteenth article an
agreement was entered into be-
tween the Cherokee nation and
Delaware tribe OF Indians, on the
eighth day Of April, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-seYen, which agree
ment was approved, respectively,
by the Secretary Of the Interior
and the president Of the United
States on the eleventh day of
april, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, and by the terms OF which
the Delaware Indians "became
members of the Cherokee nation,
with the same rights and immuni-
ties aud the same participation
(and no other) in the national
funds az native Cherokees :" and,
Whereas, under the provisions
of the aforesaid fifteenth article an
agreement was entered into be-
tween the Cherokee nation and
the Shawnee tribe Of Indians, on
the seventh day Of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty nine. and APP
proved by the Secretary OF the In
terior 'and the president Of the
United States, respectively, on the
ninth day Of June, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-nine, by the terms
OF which the Shawnee Indians
were incorporated into and became
part Of tie Cherokee nation on
equal terms in every respect, and
with all the privileges and immu-
mites of native citizens OF the
Cherokee nation; and,
Whereas. il is provided by the
sixth article Of the aforesaid treaty
that all laws Of the Cherokee ma
tion shall be uniform throughout
said nation; and,
Whereas. by an item in the act
making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses Of the government
for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
eighty -four, and for other purpos-
~, approved March third, eigh-
teen hundred aud eighty-ihrse, the
snm Of three hundred thousand
dollars wa8 appropriated, 10 be
paid into the treasury Of the Cher
okee nation, out Of the funds due
under appiaisement for Cherokee
lands Ncst OF the Arkansas river,
which sum shall be expended as
the acts Of the Cherokee legisla-
lure direcl;p end.
Whereas, by an act ofthe Cherc-
Sec legislature, which was passed