The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-01-12
ARDMORE, IND TER THURSDAY EVENING JANUARY 2 1899
ONE PER CENT TAX.
The Act Creating Special National Agent
and Defining hts Duties.


An Act Creating a Special Agent for
the Chlckasaw Nation, and Defin-
ing His Duties.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the Chickasaw nation
that the present session of the Legis-
lature shall elect some competent
citizen as a special national agent for
the Chickasaw nation, and whose
term of office shall continue for two
years from the date of his election,
and who shall execute bond in the
sum of ten thousand dollars, payable
to the governor and approved by
him and deposited with the national
secretary; said bond, when forfeited,
can be put in suit by district attor-
ney for the benefit of the nation, the
same as all other bonds given by Of
ficers of this nation.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, that
1t shall be the duty of said special
national agent to take charge of the
license trader source OF local reve-
nue., and shall canvass the nation
and collect all revenues derived from
said source, and issue license there
for; and shall have power and au-
thority to call on such traders for
| the inspection of their bills of in
voices, SO as to satisfy himself of the
actual amount of capital they may
have invested in said business; and
/ to collect one per cent of the same.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, chat
the said special national agent shall
have power and authority to tax all
local lawyers and attorneys for the
privilege of residing in this nation
and carrying on business therein,
and to cause them to pay tax OF
sixteen dollars and fifty cents pei
| annum, and to issue to such persons
| license to follow said business; and
no license shall issue for a longer
time than twelve months from the
date of the same; and to tax all tran
sient persons mot citizens of this
nation), and doing business in thi;
nation, at the rate of one per cent or
capital invested; and to tax on Other
business being carried on in this ma
ton, not already provided for by
! law.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, tina
said special national agent shall re
port to the auditor of public account
once in every six months in eacl
year of all money received by virtu,
of said office, and after deductin:
his commission, which shall be one
half of the one per cent charged b!
the nation, pay over the balance L
the national treasurer of the ChickG
saw nation for national purposes.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, tina
all non- citizens falling or refusing t.
comply with any of the PROV isions o
this act shall be deemed intruders
and shall be reported to the govern
or, and by him to the United State
Indian agent, and him requested t.
remove such person or persons forth
with beyond the limits of this nation
and Immediately after the passag'
of this act, the governor shall fur
nish the United States Indian agen
with a certified copy of the same
and ask said United States Indial
agent to assist in its enforcement
and the national secretary shall SEM
certified copy to some paper or pa
pers published in the Indian Terrific
ry for publication. And all parts o
laws in conflict with this act be an
the same are hereby repealed; an
this act take effect and be in fore
from and after its passage.
Approved September Is, 1898.
JONAS WOLFE, Governor.
P. S. MosELY, National Secretary