Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-27

and omit all such as may have
been placed thereon by fraud or
without authority of law, enrolling
only such as may have lawful right
thereto and their descendants born
since such rolls were made, with
such intermarried white persons as
may he entitled to citizenship un-
der Cherokee laws. 1t shall make
a roll Of Cherokee freedmen in
strict compliance with the decree
of the court of claims rendered the
day of eighteen hundred
and ninety
Said commission is authorized
and directed to make correct rolls
of the citizens by blood of all the
other tribes, eliminating from the
tribal rolls such names as may
have been placed thereon by fraud
or without authority of law, en-
rolling such only as may have law
ful right thereto, and their de-
scendants born since su n rolls
We're made, with such intermarried
white persons as may be entitled
to Choctaw and Chickasaw citizen.
shin under the treaties and laws of
the said tribes.
The roll of Creek freedmen made
by Dunn, on the part of the
United states, in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty seven.is hereby
confirmed. and said commission is
directed to enroll all persons now
living whose names are found on
said roll and all descendants born
since the date of said roll to per-
sons whose names are found ther.-
on, with such other persons of AZ.
rican descent as may have been
rightfully admitted by the lawful
authorities of said tribe.
1t shall make correct roll of all
freedmen entitled to Ghoctaw citi-
zenship under the treaty and the
laws of the Choctaw nation and all
their descendants born to them
since the date of the treaty.
1t shall also make a correct
roll of all Chickasaw freedmen en-
titled to any rights or benefits un-
der the treaty made in eighteen
hundred and sixty-six between
the United Statos and the Choctaw
and Chickasaw tribes and their
descendants born to them since the
date of said treaty, and sufficient
amount of land shall be reserved
from allotment for their use un-
der provisions of the treaty in case
it be found that they are entitled
thereto: ProUided. That forty
acres be allotted to each found en-
titled thereto, to be- selected by
them, they to hold the use OF
the sIme until their rights
under said treaty are determined,
and the court of claims is here
by given jurisdiction to try and
determine the questions
Said commission shall make
such rolls descriptive of persons
named thereon. 81 they may be
thereby identified, and Is author
lied To take census OF the
and of freedmen in said tribes,
citizens of each of the said tribes
or to adopt any other means by
them deemed necessary to enable
them to make such rolls. They
shall have access to all rolls and
records of the several tribes, and
the United States court in Indian
Territory shall have authority to
compel the officers of the tribal
governments and custodians of
such rolls and records to deliver
same to said commission, and on
their refusal or failure to do so to
punish them as for contempt, as
also to require all citizens of said
tribes and persons who should be
so enrolled to APPEAR before said
commission for enrolment at such
times and places as may be fixed
by said commi ssion, and to enforce !
obedience of all others concerned
so far as the same may be neces-
sary to enable said commission to
make rolls herein required, and
to punish anyone who may, in any
manner or by any means, obstruct
said work
Sec. "a. That where members
of one tribe, under intercourse
laws, uSages, or customs, have
made homes within the limits and
on the land. of another tribe they
may retain and take allotment,
embracing same under such agree
ment as may be made between
such tribes respecting such set