Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-02-09

fore the first day Of January, 1898,
and thereafter as II 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, ii
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
shall give him credit for the same.
No oath shall be required of any
foreign laboror, 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 aud
regulations as he may deem nee
essary to carry into effect the pro-
visions of this act, ahd every clerk
or other officers of this nation whu
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 thi,
act and such rules and regulations
as the treasurer may make as
herein provided; provided further
that no permit shall be issueC
for longer period than the 3ls
day of December of the year il
which such permit is issued.
Be it further enacted, That al
permits issued must state the par
ticular kind of labor to be perform
ed, whether agricultural or me
chanical, and no permit shall b.
issued authorizing a citizen to hir,
a non n-citizen to run, herd or man
age cattle, and any person a citizeI
of this nation. violating any of tn,
provisions of this act shall b'
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
aud upon conviction be fined in
sum not less than one hundred
} dollars nor more than three hun
dred dollars and imprisoned in tn,
national prison not less than thre
nor more than twelve months.
Amended as follows: Be
further enacted, That the clerks o
the several districts shall not issu
permits to any person excep
J heads of families; that no persol
shall be authorized to employ non
citizen laborers or farmers on NOR
than two places or mprovements
and any person violating this pro
, vision shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the national Jail foI
any term not less than one yea
and not exceeding five years, at tn
discretion of the court trying tn,
case.
Passed the senate Nov. 81, 1892
T. NJ. BURLINGTON,
President of Senate
j. l.. THOMPSON,
go Clerk of Senate.
Concurred in by council Nov. %
1892. G.. w. CLARK.
Speaker Of Council
w. G.. FIELDS,
Clerk of Council.
Approved Nov. 25th, 1892.
G. J. HARRIS,
Principal Chief
1, r. r. Hanks, assistant execu
tive secretary do hereby certif,
} that The above is a true and correC
copy of the original as it appear
on record in the executive depart
ment of the Cherokee nation.
, This Nov. 26, 1892.
/ X. T. HANKS,
} Assistant. Exec. Secretary