The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-14

tempt of court. The court may punish per-
sons guilty of contempt of court or Its process
by fine not exceeding fifty dollars and I'M
prisonment not exceeding twenty days for
the the same offense. Il #S SEs
SEC. 10. That the personal property Of the
defendant in any judg nent rendered by said
court may be sold for the satisfaction Of The
same upon a writ of execution, after ten days
notice of the time and place OF sale In writing
posted on the door of the agency, and all pro-
cess of execution shall issue to the agent Of
the Indian reservation in which such proper
ty is found. Any property seized under exc
cution shall be placed in the custody Of the
captain Of police until the same is sold. The
necessary expenses Of preserving any propefs
sty levied upon under execution or attnefs
mont slrai be paid by Uutt- a tsrtes
the In dian agent, and the sums SO expended
shall be reimbursed out Of the proceeds
of the sale thereof before any partof the same
is paid to the person for whose benefit the ex-
ecution was issued. s.
SEC II. That the courts of Indian police
shall be courts eff record, and shall be furnish
ed, as they are needed, books stationery, and
suitable blanks for the convenient admins
tration of the business of such court, and rec
ords shall be kept by the clerk, under the s,l-
pervision Of the court, of the proceedings had
and Judgments rendered in such court. And
the records of such courts shall be received in
evidence In other courts, When duly certified
according to the laws Of the United States
with the Same effect as the records of the
State and Territorial courts are required to
receive in evidence.
SEC Is. That quorum to try causes, civil
or criminal, shall consist of the agent Of the
reservation and one or more Of the Judges Of
the Indian police COURTS
SEC. 10. That this act shall only apply to
such Indian reservations as the President
shall from time to time direct, and he shall
have power to direct that 1t shall cease to ap-
ply to any Indian reservation until he shall
give further orders for its renewal therein.
SEC. 70. That this act shall not apply to the
Indian reservations Of the Cherokee, Creek,
Seminole Choctaw, or Chickasaw nations |;
but an appeal shall Asgin the Supreme court
Of the United States from any final Judgment
rendered by the court of last resort in said
five nations or tribes mentioned in this act,
when the case includes question arising UNI
der the laws or Constitution of the United
States, or any treaty with either Of said tribes
Of Indians and the decision in such court of
final resort is adverse to the right claimed
under the Constitution, laws, or treaties
aforesaid. And the Supreme court Of the Uni
ted States shall have power to enforce It's
judgments In such cases in the same manner
as if said appeals had come UP on writs of
error to the supreme courts Of the States
And when any person is convicted In any
State or Territorial court of any offense pun
ishable with death, or imprisonment for life
under the provisions of this act, the person
convicted shall have the right Of appeal to the
Supreme court of the United States on the
law and the facts of the case, and said court
shall hear and determine the same and rem
der judgment therein according to law and
justice, and in accordance with the rules gov
erning appeals, in other like cases, from the
courts of the Territories Of the United states.
Had the White Earth reserva-
tion been excluded with the tribes
mentioned in Sec. 90, or had the
word "agent' been omitted in
Secs Z, 9, and 18 we would not
have felt called upon to say word
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