The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-14

manner commensurate with such
purposes, and all insane Cherokee
cititizens shall be cared for In said
institution free Of charge, but
should said property be abandoned
or cease to be usedior such pur.
poses, the same shall revert, to
the Cherokee nation and be sold
under the direction of the secre.
tary of the interior and tie pro.
ceeds invested for the benefit oi
the Cherokee school fund.
49, When the Cherokee nation
becomes a part of state, all lands
and buildings herein reserved for
school purposes, belonging to the
Cherokees, shall be sold under the
direction Of the secretary of the
interior, and all invested funds for
orphan and school purposes shall
be capitalized and added to the
proceeds of said property, and oil
scch funds shall be paid per capita
TO the citizens of the Cherokee ma
tion their descendants.
90. Said board Of education
shall keep said institutions in
good repair and insured, for which
purposes any surplus money be-
longing to the respective funds
may be used.
81. The school system herein
provided shall not go into effect
until The United States has made
necessary appropriations therefor,
and in no event until after the first
day ct July, 1899.
20. Ten acres ofland at or near
Fort Gibson. 7. t., to be selected
by the board of education, shall
be donated to the United States
free OF charge. and the United
States shall make appropriations
for the erection of suitable buiid
ings thereon. for a school for the
education of the blind and deaf
and dumb children of all classes
within the Indian Territory. and
for maintaining school for such
purposes, until such time as there
may be separate school estab-
lished for either class 80 provided
for; and should said lands at any
time be abandoned or cease to be
used for the purposes of educating
one of the classes above named,
the same shall revert to the Cherc-
kee nation and be sold by the sec.
retarv of the interior for the bene-
fit of the Cherokee school fund
provided, however. that said tract
Of land shall not be selected 80 as
to include the public buildings
heretofore used as a military post /
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
So. It's further agreed that the
executive aud legislative depart
ments OF the Cherokee nation shall
continue until final allotment is
made, provided. however, that no
ast or resolution Of the national
council of the Cherokee nation |
shall be Of ANY validity until app
proved by the president OF the
United States, except appropria-
ions for the regular and necessary
expenses of the government as
,erein modified Of the said nation
n conducting its affairs, or Tor the
'cllection Of what is due the said
iation from the United States un-
Ter contracts made according to
he laws of the United States in
uch cases provided; Provided
nr'her, that the regular sessions
'fthe national council are hereby
bolished but the principal chief
5 authorized Snd empowered to
onvene the council III special ses-
ion when in his judgment public
eceesity may require.
81 And the principal chiet'ot
ne Cherokee nation is authorized
, appoint such officers and to
lake such rules and.reguiatlons az 1
,ay'be necessary, conforming as
early as may be to the PRESENT.
herokee law for the regular elee-A
on in August 1899, of members {
the executive and legislativel
apartments. (
RcLLs OF cTTfZBNsHIP. {
55. The rolls of Cherokee citi- i
inship shall be made as OF Dec Z
1, 1899, and the names of all per-