Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-17
Or G. M. Sutherland General Agent
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CREEK CATTLE LAW.
It's Objects to Prevent the Smuggling OF
Cattle Into the Creek Nation.
Quarantine Ragula lions Established Against
Foreign Cattle to Take Effect From
Date Of Passage.
Muskocee Phoenix November e.

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An act establishing quarantine regula-
| lions against foreign cattle and to pre-
vent smuggling cattle into the Greek
nation:
| Section l. Be it enacted by the ma
| tional council of the Muskogee nation :,
that it shall be unlawful for any citizen
of this nation to introduce or invite into
the Creek nation cattle of any kind at
any time except between the Ist day of
January and the last day Of March of
each year. But any citizen of this ma
ton introducing cattle between the 30th
day of November and the last day of
February of each year shall pay to this
nation the sum of 81 on each and every
head of cattle so introduced.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted that any
citizen who may violate the first section
of this uct shall be fined sum that shall
be the equivalent of S3 per head on each
and every head Of cattle unlawfully in
troduced, as defined in the preceding
section; upon the information of any
citizen the prosecuting attorney of the
district in when the offending citizen re-
sides, shall Immediately institute pro-
ceedings against him. UDon conviction
the judge of the district shaIl render
judgment against the defendant in sum
equal to So per head of cattle unlawfully
introduced. and said judgment shall be
lien upon all said cattle upIawfuly ill.,
rroduced, for the payment of the fine i'm
posed by the court. together with all the
cost of the suit, and if said fine is not
paid in thirty days from date of judg-
ment, the district judge shall issue exc
cution for the fine and costs and
SAID cattle shall be advertised
for public sale by the captain of the
Light Horse of the district, giving fifteen
days notice thereof, and he shall sell
said cattle or as many thereof as neces-
sary, at public sale to highest bidder for
cash or national warrants, to pay the
Judgment of the court and costs, and the
proceeds of said sale shall be paid to the
treasurer of the Creek Nation for the
benefit of said Nation; and 1t shall be
the duty of the district judge to see that
all the requirements of this act are faith
fully and promptly carried out aud COM
piled with.
Sec. ). Be it further enacted that cit
liens of the Creek Nation who have con-
tracts for enclosed pastures exceeding
one mile square, under the pasture law,
approved October 3, 1889, shall be per-
mitted to introduce cattle TO be put and
kept in said enclosed pastures from the
first day of January to the last day of
March In each year until the expiration
of their existing contracts with the Mus |
kogee Nation.
SEQ. t. Be it further enacted that 1t |
shall be unlawful for any citizen of this |
nation to claim or to hold cattle in any |
manner whatever upon the open range of |
this nation, belonging to any person not |
cliizen of this nation; upon information !
the prosecuting attorney of the district in |
which the offense has been committed, |
shall immediately institute proceed |
ngs against the offending citizen.
and upon conviction, the Judge
IF the district court in which
The trial is had, shall adjudge against
he offender fine of So per head on each
and every head of cattle unlawfully
claimed or held as set forth in this sec
ion, and said judgment. from the date
hereof, shall be lien upon all said cat
lie unlawfully claimed or held and be-
ongin 10 any person not citizen Of the
'reek Nation, for the payment of the
line adjudged blythe court, together with
Ill the cost of the suit; the subsequent
proceedings, if said fine is not paid in
hirty days, shall be the same as pro-
'ided in section for the collection of
ines and fines adjudged for violation of
he provisions of section l of this act.
nd the proces ads arising from said sale
i cattle shall be paid to the national
reasurer for the benefit of the nation.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that If
be judge of any district having jurisdic-
ion over violations Of any of the pro-
islons of tn 8 act, upon the information
I any citizen, and after proceedings
ave com enced in any case arising un-
sr the provisions of this act, that there
5 reasonable ground TO believe that the
attic liable to be sold for violation OF
he provisions of this act, are being
,oved out Of the limits of his district, it