Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-12-26
THE INDIANOLA BILL.
An Extended Summary OF its More Im-
p0rtant Provisions.

| may hereafter cnangC lne DOuDud-
ries without consent of the inhabl-
tants: Provided, That nothing in
this act shall be construed as i'm
pairing the title of the Indians
composing the several tribes resid-
ing in said territory to the lands
therein which have heretofore been
conveyed to said tribes by the
government of the United States
by treaty stipulations or by patent,
or TO any other property of any
kind whatsoever, or to affect the
authority of the government of the
United States to make any regula-
tion, or to make any law respect
ing any Indians, theirslands, prop
erty, or other rights, which it
would have been competent to
make or enact if this act had not
been passed.
Section two provides for the ap-
pointment Of a governor and fixes
his duties and section three of a
secretary of said territory.
Section four provides of legis
laiure of two houses; the council
to consist OF q members and the
house of representatives of 42; to
be elected each two years and to
hold biennial sessions, the first
one not exceeding l20 days and
succeeding ones of 60 days dura-
ton. A delegate to congress is
provided for.
The territory is divided into q
counties, with their respective
county seats as follows: South
McAlester, Atoka, Oak Lodge,
Talihina, Wheelock, Antler, Tis-
homingo, Stonewall, Ardmore,
Wynnewood, Duncan, Chickasha,
Nowata, Claremore, Vinita. Table
quah, Muldrow, Muskogee, Sapul-
pa, Wewoka and Checotah. These
county seats NAV be changed by
the legislature. The capital is TO
be South McAlester.
Section five fixes the qualifica-
ton of voters and office holders:
That all male citizens of the
United States above the age of
twenty-one years and all male per-
sons of foreign birth over said age
who shall have. twelve months
prior thereto, declared their inten-
tions to become citizens of the
United States, as now required by
law, who are actual residents of
said territory, and all male per-
sons over said age who are citizens
of any Indian tribe in said terri
tory and residing therein at the
time of the election, shall be en-
titled to vote at the first election
in the territory. At every subse-
quent election the qualifications of
voters and of holding office shall
be such as may be prescribed by
the legislative assembly, namely:
First, the right of suffrage and of
holding Office shall be exercised
only by citizens of the United
States over the age of twenty-one
years, and by citizens of the Ind
ian tibes in said territory over
said age, and by persons of foreign
birth above that age who have de-
clared, on oath, before a competent
court of record, as required by the
naturalization laws of the United
States, their intention to become
citizens, and have taken an oath to
support the constitution of the
United States, and who shall have
been residents of the United States
for the term of twelve months be-
fore the election at which they
offer to vote.
The judicial power of the terri
tory is vested in a supreme court,
district court, probate court and
justices of the peace. The supreme
court will consist of three justices.
who shall each be judges of the
three district courts provided for,
and shall hold district court at
each of the county seats and su-
preme court at the capital of the
territory. The laws OF Arkansas
are extended over the territory of
Indianola until the new territory
shall have adopted..a a code of laws of
its own.
The governors salary is to be |
$4,000; chief and associate justices |
$1,000; secretary 50, 800, payable |
quarterly from the U. 5. treasury,
The members of the legislative |
assembly shall be entitled to re-
ceive six dollars each per day |
during their attendance at the ses- |
sions, and four dollars for each and |
every twenty miles travelled in 60
ing to and from said sessions, es-
timaling the distance by the near
est travelled route.
There shall be appropriated an
nually the sum of two thousand |
five hundred dollars, to be ex-
pended by the governor, to defray
the contingent expenses of the |
territory. There shall also be APP
propriated annually a sufficient
sum, to be expended by the secre-
tary and upon an estimate to be
made by the secretary of the treas
ury of the United States, to defray
the expenses of the legislative as
sembly, of ;he courts, the printing
of the laws, and other incidental /
expenses.
SEC. 16. That any person who
shall, in said territory, manufact-
ure, sell, give away, or in any
manner, or by any means, furnish
to anyone, either for himself or
for another, any vinous, malt, or
fermented liquors, or any other
intoxicating drinks of any kind
whatever, whether medicated or
not, or who shall carry, or in any
manner have carried, into said ter
ritory any such liquors or drinks,
or who shall be interested in such
manufacture. sale or giving away,