The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-03-06
CHICKASAW LAW.

AN ACT for the relief of certain COM
missioners and witnesses who ac-
companied the Dawes Commission
in the Chickasaw Nation, and for
other purposes:
Be It enacted by the Legislature of
the Chickasaw Nation: That for the
purposes of paying certain commits
sioners, appointed by K. NJ. Harris
(then Governor) on the 9th day of
August, 1S9S; and also, for the re-
lief and pay of like commission
appointed by d. II. Johnston, Gov
ernor of the Chickasaw Nation, en-
the Goth day of September, last, to
accompany the Dawes Commission
while taking a census in the Chicka-
saw Nation; together for the relief of
a certain colored committee, or COM
mission, who assisted in Identifying
Chickasaw Freedmen; and for GER
tain witnesses summoned on behalf
of the Nation in contested cases that
the total sum of three thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three dollars
and sixty cents be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated out OF any
funds Os the Chickasaw Nation not
otherwise appropriated, for the relief
and pay of each of said commission
ers, cOlOred committeeman and said
witnesses; aud that the respective
amounts opposite their respective
names, as itemiZed in section >, ser
fiou aud section Z Of this Act, be
paid 60 ,-c-s -c~ fhoir services.
-ec =. That each lf scia comr1rs-
s'Gaet= appointed Dv said R. n. flar-
r.s ars by said D. IL. Jchnsoa, Gov
err1rs. he paid at the rate OF six
dollars per day. salary and expense,
there pectiye amounts opposite ,uelr
names following, to-wit:
COMMISSIONERS
T. @. Walker, chairman, 50 days
at 6........-.......... $500
Ed. Bradley, secretary, 60 days
at S6...... .........-....-.-- 800
Geo. H Perry ,sergt-, 90 days at st. 50J
/ Peter Maytubby, 90 days at S5 300
/ VIM. L. Byrd, s days at Sc. 4S
/ Overton Love, 16 days, at So. ... 90
B f. Lemp. 81 days, at So ...... 522
j. X Kemp, 81 days, at So. 522
/ VIM. Bourland, 81 days at So. 522
Total to commissioners. 60. $3.50
Sec. ,. That the members of said
colored committee be paid at the rate
of three dollars per day out of said
{ Suulg lAlG lCSBCCAiNC dAAAOdhAo ORlSC
site their names following, to-wit:
COLoRED COMMITTEE.
/ Charles Cohee, chairman, 81 days
/ at 3. 3......-.-...-..... Sl0b
Henry Gaines, IS days at 50. 81
! Mack Stevenson, 46 days at So. lbs
| Solomon McGilbrey, 40 days at S3. 12O
Peter Wolf, 21 days at S3........ 63
/ Sam Jones, IS days at S3........ 81
Total to colored committee. .S5s5
Sec. 4. That each of said witnesses
be paid (at the rate of a dollar and
fifty cents and 10 cents per mile the
amounts opposite their respective
names following, to-wit:
| OVerton Love, days, % miles. Sl1 60
VIM. l. Byrd, days, so miles. II 90
| DIR. II. f. Murray g days, so miles. IL 90
/ Tony Frazier, days, Is miles. 90
Charley Smith, IS days, so miles. II 90
l.. p. Moore, days, so miles. II 90
r. NJ Harris, days, 40 miles. l3 90
Dan Collins, day, 90 miles. 90
Nancy Smith, 4 days, 15 miles 90
JaneM'Laughlin,4 A days, Is miles 90
r. Carney, , days, so miles. OO
Dan Grayson, , days, 80 miles. Il %
Total to witnesses. .Sl5o oO
Sec. 5. That a Commission to be
known as 1.-THE Chickasaw Commits
sion," TO be composed of not less