Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-01-19


81. Ten acres of land at or neal
, Fort Gibson, l. 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 build.
ings thereon, for a school for the
education of the blind and deal
and dumb children of all classes
within the Indian Territory. and
for maintaining a school for such
purposes, until such time as there
may be separate school estab-
lished for either class so 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 Chero-
kee nation and be sold by the sec.
retary of the interior for the bene-
| fit of the Cherokee school fund,
provided, however, that said tract
of land shall not be selected so as
to include the public buildings
heretofore used as a military post.
5S. There shall be reserved
from general allotment for each
common school now or hereafter
established not located in any town
for which there is not herein made
special reservation, one acre of
land to be selected by the board of
education and such lots of land to
be donated free OF charge and
decided to the United States for
school purposes.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
SO. 1t is further agreed that the
executive and legislative depart
ments of the Cherokee nation shall
continue until final allotment is
made, provided, howe' er, that no
act or resolution of The national
council of the Cherokee nation
shall be of any validity until ap-
proved by the president of the
United States, except appropria-
tions for the regular and necessary
expenses of the government as
herein modified of the said nation
in conducting its affairs, or for the
collection of what is due the said
nation from the United States un-
der contracts made according TO
the laws of the United States in
such cases provided: Provided
further, that the regular sessions
of the national council are hereby
abolished but the principal chief
is authorized and empowered to
convene the council ia special ses-
sion when in his judgment public
necessity may require.
CO. And the principal chief OF
the Cherokee nation is authorized
to appoint such officers and to
make such rules and regulations as
may be necessary, conforming as
nearly as may be to the present
Cherokee law for the regular elec-
ton in August, 1899, of members
of the executive and legislative
departments.
FINANCE.
81. The secretary of the interior
shall cause the legally authorized
obligations of the Cherokee nation,
for which warrants on the general
fund have been drawn at the date |
of the ratification of this agreement,
to be paid out OF the funds of the |
Cherokees, invested by the govern
ment of the United States for
the benefit of the general fund, |
and all warrants legally drawn
after the ratification of this agree
ment and prior to the final allot-
ment of the lands as herein pro-
vided, shall be paid out of the
annuities from the remainder of the
several funds of the Cherokee ma
tion, invested by the government
of the United States, upon which
said warrants are drawn. Pro-
vided, that in case the annuity
from the general fund is INSULT
cient and there are any legally is
sued warrants outstanding and un-
paid against said fund, when final
is completed, said in
debtedness shall be paid in full
out Of said moneys so invested for
the general fund before the same
is capitalized as provided in this
agreement.
81. And, whereas, there are
small sums remaining from various
per capita payments previously
made, not called for or belonging
to Cherokee orphan children, the
treasurer of the Cherokee nation is
and directed to pay the
per capita shares belonging to the
orphan children, to their guardians
by the United States
court in the Indian Territory, and
TO Immediately advertise in the
national newspaper in the Chero-
kee and English languages, all IN
claimed shares remaining in each
Of said sums for a period of six
months during, and until. the end
1f which time the said treasurer
s authorized and empowered 10
paw the share or shares belonging ,
% the persons legally entitled to
he same. and after the expiration
If the period of six months, as
all of the money in the
reasary Of the Cherokee nation
from money set aside for
per capita payments, shall be I
deposited with the sub-treasurer
It st. Louis, No, and placed to
he credit of the Cherokee nation. :
63. And the treasurer Of the {
Cherokee nation is authorized and !
to receive and receipt /
'or any insfallmpDfs rapnainipo mn I