Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-01-16

with article four OF the treaty OF
July 10, 1886, with the United
States and the Cherokees, lies
Of the Arkansas river
and northwest Of Grand river, and
west OF the Greek country and the
Usage reservation that article
five OF said treaty provides and
contemplates that the inhabitants
residing in said districts described,
shall have the right TO elect their
own local officers and have a share
Of delegates in any general council
and control all their local affairs,
If not inconsistent with the con-
stitution OF the Cherokee nation
or laws Of the United States, and
to enjoy all the rights and privi-
leges of the other Cherokees in the
Cherokee nation and that any
rules that may be adopted,
which in the opinion Of the
president bear oppressively upon
any citizen of the nation, he may
suspend, and all rules or regula-
tions discriminating against the
citizens of this or other districts
- ,~~oh;l;Aad
Article seven Of this treaty pro-
vides expressly that "A United
States court shall be created in the
Indian Territory and until created
the United States district and
circuit court nearest the Cherokee
nation shall have exclusive origi-
nal jurisdiction of all cases, civil
and criminal, between the inhabi-
tants OF the aforesaid district and
other citizens of the Cherokee ma
ton. All processes issued in said
district against Cherokee outside
of said district shall be void un-
less indorsed by the judge Of the
district IN which the process is TO
be served. A like rule shall gov
ern the service of processes issued
by Cherokee officers against per-
sons residing in the aforesaid
district. :"
We respectfully call your atten.
tion to the act of congress passed
ard approved March lst, 1889
which is IAN act to establish q
United States court in the Indian
Territory and for other purposes, "
and we here state that said courl
is organized and located at Musko
gee, about forty miles south ane
west of the south boundary line o
the aforesaid districts; and ther,
is no United States district or cir
cult court created and located il
the Cherokee nation nor in sale
district; that the said district ant
country and the inhabitants there
OF are without the benefits and ju
risdiction of any court of the Unit
ed States except the limited juris
diction given the Muskogee cour
Aforesaid, and doubtful Limited
criminal jurisdiction Of the same
retained by the United States dis
trict court for the western distric
OF Arkansas. located at Fort Smith
Arkansas, 140 miles distant iron
this district and country.
Your memorialists further stat
that the Cherokee citizens livinI
and residing in the southern, east
ern and southeastern portions o
the Cherokee country are in com
, paratively a much shorter distanc
from the courts at Muskogee an
Fort Smith than those living il
the country and districts occupies
by these memorialists, and tina
the rules and laws created an
adopted requiring these people I
attend the courts at Muskogee an
, Fort Smith do bear oppressivei
, on the citizens Of the Cherokee ma
; ton, residing in the aforesaid di'
. tricts. and that the same is dis
eliminating against these citizen
in comparison with other district
and inhabitants of the Cheroke
, nation.
And your memorialists furthe
show that there is located and si
uated in the aforesaid districts an
g country at the crossing of tn
e aforesaid railroads, town or vi
4 lage named and called Vinit'
: This town is incorporated and o
e ganized under the laws of ii
: Cherokee hation; that it has
!. mayor, town council and a ma
e shall: that il contains 1900 inhab
S tants; that it is the largest tow
c and that it contains the large
i business interest, and that there
1 a.larger volume Of business ann
d ally transacted at this town tha
v at any other in the Cherokee n
Il ton; that it has healthful loo
It ton and a commendable locatiC
9 to create town; thatiti is situate
IS quite near the geographical cent
m of these districts aforesaid; that
v is about thirty miles south of Il