The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-16

military reservation Tor an army
post and penitentiary and the
same with the buildings thereon is
rendered to the government of The
United States for said purposes;
provided that in case the So eme is
not accepted and occupied bythe
government of the United States
for the purposes herein tendered
on or before March A 1901, this
provision shall be void, or In case
they are accepted but subsequently,
abandoned, they, with the build
ings thereon, shall revert to the
Cherokee nation to be ADDED to
the townsite of Fort Gibson and
to be sold as vacant lots.
EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE IN
sTITUTIoNs.
49. The great need of facilities
for educating children of all classes
of people now residing in the
Cherokee nation make Unnecessary
to establish system of common
schools within the bounds of the
Cherokee nation for such purposes.
And to that end, it is agreed that
all school property now belonging
to the Cherokee nation shalt be
placed under the controf-~ot The
secretary of the interior, together
with all schools now in operation
under Cherokee laws, and that he
be authorized to appoint a board
of education, composed eff three
mem bers, two of them u6Dn the
recommendation of the ps hcipal
chief, who shall under the sdirec
tion and control of the secretary of
the interior, have the Immediate
charge and management of such
schools, and the custody df said
property. He shall have flrthe
authority to erect other school
houses and establish schools there
in in communities where schools
are not already being condS sed by
the Cherokees, and to do a. Iags
else necessary for the
ment and successful
the common school sy
contemplated. Such
cation shall report to
tary at such times
manner as may be dire
and in all things con
obey such rules, reguE "a
instructions as he may sdeeA.y &c
essary to make for their goyern-
ment and the managemenS and
control of such school system
so. The orphan funds Oh the
Cherokee nation shall remaiA as
now invested, and the an nifty
therefrom used by said BOD ia to
defray expenses maintaining the
Cherokee Orphan ASYLUM 4th7
care and benefit of orpha zen
| descendants of Cherokee s'F
and for no other purp3 re
Cherokee Orphan asylum one
hundred and twenty (12
land upon which it is
be selected by said boz -s
reserved from allotment ~
property held, and il OF
continued in operation h,
Cherokee nation shall bee ar
Of state.
81. Said board of 6 81
shall appoint oflicers and g2 9r
for said Male and lFemg1a e ii
lnaries and Colored High So II
who shall Ur7juru usrF-~e-e.5f p
kee schooI funds. ans y
tain each OF said irs E.b
the exclusive use am b
of Cherokee els
each pupil attending same
be required to pay his pr
share of the other expenses
ming the institution which
tends, and in each there sh
maintained one term OF
months in the fall and one t
five months in the spring z
year. Twenty acres OF larg
selected by said board, for e
said institutions, upon which
located. shall be reserved ir
loiment.
50. The school fund os
Cherokee nation shall rema
now invested, and $50, 900 Of
tiles arising therelron sha
annually set aside for COG
school purposes, and the<
States shall annually apprS
sufficient amount, not less
said sum of $4,000, whiet
gether with said sum may bel
cient to erect necessary
buildings and to establi%
maintain common schools
the bounds of the Cherokee
as herein proposed for the
ton of children belonging c.
classes OF citizens residing Ii
Cherokee nation, provided
separate schools for coforeC
rem shall be maintained,
equal advantages, howeveI
those provided for childrs
other classes. In each of
schools there shall be one te
4 months in the fall and one
of months in the spring -
year. -
53. The buildings o.
kee insane asylum, togetherSs
10 acres of land upon which
are located, to be selected bys
board and reserved from allott
are hereby donated to the Ur
States free of charge, to he userz
it for the maintenance of an
lum for the insane of all clas
within the Indian Terfiton " z
the United States shall make
propriations of money requisite
provide necessary and suitabfes
commodations within said inst
ton for the insane of said territc
and TO maintain the-saRe M
manner commensurate with st
nurnoses and all insane Cheroi