The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-03
IMPORTANT OPINION.
Eioa. z. L. Boyd. Attorney oeaeraI Of the
chIeksssw Nation. ON Charters Co
Mining and Other Corporations.

in the Indian territory. This !
opinion covers a question of
vital Importance and if well
taken will knock out nearly, if
not all, charters heretofore
granted to companies in this
nation. The law, on which the
opinion is based, is cited by the
attorney general and is given in
full as follows:
ONCE of R. l.. Boyd,
Atty .-Gen. Chickasaw Nation,
Tishomingo, 1. t. Oct. 21, 1895.
His Excellency, Il. M. Harris, Gov
ernor of the Chickasaw Nation:
Honorable Sir-Your letter of
this date asking my opinion on
the following question, to-wit:
Has the governor of the Chick
asaw Nation the right to issue a
charter to individuals to form n
corporated company to develop
mines within the limits of a
former charteri has been re-
ceived. In reply ] will say that
the act entitled. IAN Act to In
corporate Mining Companies in
the Chickasaw Nation," ap-
proved December 81, 1886, page
1S8, sec. 3, Laws of the Chicka-
saw Nation, reads thus: "Be
it further enacted, That when
three or more citizens of this
Nation form a corporation COM
pany to develop coal mines as
provided for in the first section
of this act, they shall first file a
written application for a char
ter with the National Secretary,
designating the county and
place, with the name OF the
company and what the company
wish to develop and work; and
file with the governor a good
and sufficient bond in the sum
of ten thousand dollars payable
to the governor or his successor
in Office for the use and benefit
of the Chickasaw Nation, fol
the faithful observance of the
laws of the Nation, and tc
pay the tax on all coal
mined or worked under the
provisions of this act. Pro
vided, the National Secretary
shall issue to such company Of
companies a charter designating
the location, place and count!
, they propose to operate in, owe
/ his official signature. with tn,
, great seal of the Chickasaw Ma
! ton attached"
When the above section ha
been complied with in each ant
, every particular it makes tn,
l Chickasaw Nation an interested
: party in the company to tn,
amount of royalty required b,
; section 4 of said act.
l "Sec. 5. Be it further enact
ed, That the powers and priv
l leges conferred in this act shal
not operate to interfere witt
! any individual claim or tn
) right of any citizen. and, pro
: vided, further, should there b
; disputes arise as to the right O
; any claim, or suit arise 70
: damages, or for royalty on an,
| claim, it shall not delay or stoI
: the operation of the compan,
and in case there should be
; suit for a claim or damages 70
! royalty. the District Court shal
appoint a receiver to hold tn
: claim until the matter is ad
; justed and decided by the court
as to whom it belongs"
From the wording Of tn
above section, it was so intend
ed that no company should OF
! crate or mine on an individus
claim without his or her permi:
sion. but it does not give a
I individual the right to organic
: a corporate company, and opt
! ate within the chartered limit
: of another company.
> Sec. 2, bill of rights of th