The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-14
In the Senate of the United States June Goth.
1883. Mr.. Morgan introduced the follow
ing bill which was read twice and referred
TO the Committee on Indian AFFAIRS
a BILL.

A BILL.
10 establish e. police courts and to define their
proceedings wtthiutlle Indian res,
and Tor other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That all persons who COM
nit within the limits of-.any Indian
reservation offenses which are made
punishable with death OF imprison-
ment in the penitentiary, or by SEN
tence to hard labor under the laws Of
the State or Territory in which such
Indian reservation is located, shall be
liable to Indictment, trial, and pun
ishment for such offenses under the
laws Of such State Or Territory; and
the court of competent jurisdiction
over such offenses, which is held at
the place that is nearest to the agency
of such reservation at the time said
offense is committed, shall have full
power, SO far as the United States can
confer or consent to the same, to in.
dict, try, sentence, and punish such
offender, when found guilty, in the
same manner as if such offense were
committed within the county in such
State OF Territory where such court is
held.
SEC. 2. That the right to sue and
be sued in all civil actions shall be en-
joyed by any person residing or found
within the limits of any Indian reser-
eryation in the same manner and to
the same extent as if such person re-
sided Or was found in any county of
the State or Territory in which such
reservation is located, but no person
residing in such reservation, being an
Indian attached to the tribe, or tribes,
belonging to such reservation, shall
be liable to be sued in any county of
such State or Territory that is outside
Of such reservation, except in cases
relating to the title to lands, cases re.
lating to the administration Of the es-
tates of decedents, cases Of guardian
ship, cases for the execution or adj
ministration of trusts, cases for the
recovery of chattels where the amount
in controversy is five hundred dollars
or more, and cases arising under con-
tracts, express or implied, where the
amount in controversy is five hundred
dollars or more
SEC. 8. That the civil actions men
toned in the foregoing section Of this
act shall be tried in the county Of such
State or Territyry in which the seat
Of justice is nearest to the agency of
such Indian reservation at the time
the suit is brougt.
81 Sec. 4. That in all civil and crimi-
nal proceedings instituted in accord
anee with the foregoing sections of
{ this act, the process of the court,
whether original, mesne, OF. final, shall
run to and be executed within such
reservation iIlsthe same manner and
with the same effectsas if the same
were issued or executed within any
county of such State or Territory.
SEC. 8. That the judges of the In
dian police court hereinafter provided,
shall have, and exercise within such
reservation, all the powers of com.
uniting magistrates, with the same
powers within such Indian reserya.
lions to commit for trial or to admit
to bail persons accused of the crimes
herelnbefore mentioned as belong tc
committing magistrates in like cases
in any county Of such State or Terri.
tory.
SEC. 8. That all process issued il
cases, civil or criminal, Of the Gle.
scriptions above in this act n1entioed
which is to be executed within any
Indian reservation, and all process is
suing from the Indian police courts
should be attested by the clerk Of the
Z court in which such proceedings is
had, md shall be executed by the cap
tain Of. the police Of the reservation
into whose hands it shall come, or his
subordinates, by his direction, an6
shall be duly returned by him to the
court to which it is returnable: Pro
y-IDED, That either Of the Judges OF
the Indian police court may Issue
warrants Of arrest IN the crinlina.
cases above menti toned in this act. M
on oath OF affidavit duly made aceor.
ding to law, which shall be, in like
I manner, executed and returned.
SEC. ]. That the Secretary Of The