Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-12-29
THE NEW PERMIT LAW.


council that TIE treasurer be and
he is hereby instructed to cause to
be printed in the Office of the
Cherokee Advocate three forms of
blanks for issuance of permits to
employ foreign labor; One of the
denomination of fifty cents, one
of one dollar and fifty cents and
one of three dollars; with blank
form of stub for giving name of
citizen employing labor, time OF
employment, amount received and
whether in cash, warrants or GER
tificates, and name of person en-
ployed. And he shall on or be.
fore the first day of January, 1898,
and thereafter as it may become
necessary, supply each of the
clerks OF the several districts with
these blanks in each of the
denominations and charge each of
the clerks with amounts so fur
nished, and each of the clerks are
required to issue permits upon
these blanks and no others, nor
shall any other be pleaded in bar
of any prosecution for the hiring
OF foreign labor in any of the courts
of this nation. The clerks of the
several districts are required to
enter the details named above in
the stubs, and if by chance any
of the blanks are marred or rem
dered unfit for use as a permit, 1t
shall not be torn from the stub but
shall be returned by the clerk with
the stubs, quarterly to the treas
urer, with the amount in kind re-
ceived by him, and the treasurer
snan give linn credit for tho same,
No oath shall be required of any
foreign laborer, for whom permits
are obtained, after the first day
of January, 1898. Nor shall any
deputy clerk be allowed to issue
permits.
Be it further enacted, That the
treasurer be and he is hereby au-
thorized to make such rules and
regulations as he may deem nee
essary to carry into effect the pro-
visions of this act, ald every clerk
or other officers of this nation who
shall have the execution of this
act in his duties, who shall fail
to comply with the provisions of
this act and the rules and regula-
tions made by the treasurer as
herein provided for, shall be sum.
marily dismissed from his office
by the principal chief; provided
that such officer shall be furnished
With authenticated copies of this
act and such rules and regulations
as the treasurer may make as
herein provided; provided further
that no permit shall be issued
for longer period than the 3lst
day of December of the year in
which such permit is issued.
Be it further enacted, That all
permits issued must state the par
ticular kind of labor to be perform
ed, whether agricultural or me-
chanical, and no permit shall be
issued authorizing citizen to hire
a non-citizen to rum. herd or man
age cattle, and any person a citizen
of this nation, violating any of the
provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
aud upon conviction be fined in a
sum not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than three hun
dred dollars and imprisoned in the
national prison not less than three
nor more than twelve months.
Amended as follows: BE it
further enacted, That the clerks of
the several districts shall not issue
permits TO any person except
heads of families; that no person
shall be authorized 10 employ non
citizen laborers or farmers on more
than two places or improvements,
and any person violatingAhis pro-
vision shall be punished by i'm.
prisonment in the national Jail for
any term not less than one year
and not exceeding five years, at the
discretion Of the court trying the
case.
Passed the senate Nov. 2l, 1892.
T.. NJ. BURLINGTON,
President of Senate.
J. l.. THOMPSON,
Clerk of Senate.
Concurred in by council Nov. %,
1892. G.. w. CLARK,
Speaker Of Council.
Clerk Of Council.
Approved Nov. 25th, 1892.
G.. j. HARRIS,
Principal Chief,
/, X. T. Hanks, assistant execu.
tive secretary do hereby certify
that the above is a true and correct
copy Of the original as it appears
on record in the executive depart
ment Of the Cherokee nation.
This Nov. 26, 1892.
X. Il. HANKS,
Assistant. Exec. Secretary.
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The condition of affairs in the
Indian Territory is very bad, no
doubt, but the proposition TO make
a State out Of such a Territory is
infinitely worse. Globe. Demo.
crat.