Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-07-09
CIRCULAR FROM THE DAWES COMMISSION.
Claimants Advised of Procedure in Citizenship
Matters-AH be Filed at Vinita.
VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, JULY s, 1896

To WHOM MAY CONCERN:
Congress
that the Commission 10 the Five Civilized Tribes:
further authorized and directed proceed hear
and determine the application all who apply them
for citizenship OF said nations and after such hearing they
shall determine the right of such applicant to be admitted and
howerer application shall be made
within after the passage this
applications within
days after the shall be made That in determining all
such applications said Commission shall respect all laws of the
with the laws of the United
States and of said nations tribes, and
shall give rolls and customs of
each of said nations be And proudd further That the rolls
OF citizenship of the tribes existing hereby
fmed any person who shall claim be added to said rolls
citizen of either said tribes and whose right thereto has either
been denied acted citizen who within three
months and after the passage of this desire such citizenship,
apply the legally constituted committee designated
by the several tribes for such citizenship and such commit
tee shall determine such application within thirty days from the
date thereof.
In the performance of such duties said Commission shall have
and authority administer oaths process and
compel the attendance of witnesses and send for and
and all dispositions and adavs and other evidence
whatsoever heretofore taken where the witnesses giving said
testimony dead residing beyond the limits of said terrific
and fair and reasonable within their reach for
the purpose determining the rights of claiming such c
zenshp protect of said nations from fraud and
rolls prepared by shall be hereafter held and considered
be the and correct rolls entitled to the rights cit
izenshp tribes ProUidei That if the tribe
person. be aggeved with the decision the tribal authorities the
provided this he may appeal from such
decision District PrOrded hou That
shall be final
Tha the said Commission after the expiration of six months
shall roll of citizenship each of said nations be
from their and add thereto the citizens
conferred this said rolls shall be
hereby, citizenship of said tribes
subject however, determination of the United Courts
provided herein
"The Commission hereby required to file the lists of members
they finally approve them with the Commissioner of Indian
there the final judgment the duly
authorities And said Commission shall also roll
freedmen entitled citizenship said tribes and shall include their
members be filed with the Commissioner
Indian Affairs"
person desiring that said Commission shall pass upon his
claim citizenship any of said tribes under the provisions
must make application writing signed and
tanning particular statement the grounds upon which his claim
based accompanied by such evidence the form of adavs
deposons record evidence desire have considered
support his caima be forwarded under seal to the Com
mission Vnita Ind Ter before the 10th day September 1896
The application should facts sufficient show that
the applicant entitled citizenship The applicant must at the
furnish the chief the nation which ci
zenshp sought such application and evidence and shall
furnish Commission evidence of this Such chief
must within thirty days thereafter furnish the Commission
his thereto signed and by duly authorized Of
ce of his accompanied by such evidence the
advis depoons record evidence desire the
Commission to consider in support of his
All arguments shall be in writing.
HENRY L. DAWES, Chairman.
FRANK c. ARMSTRONG,
A. S. McKENYoN
T. B. CABANIss,
A. B. MONTGOMERY,
Commissioners.