The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-03-18
PROCLAMATION
Chief Burlington Orders an Election
For Acceptance or Rejection
of Treaty.


United States, entitled "an act to ratify
and confirm an agreement with the
Cherokee tribe of Indians, and for other
purposes" was approved March first,
1901, the first paragraph and Eighteeath
section of said act being as follows:
That the agreement negotiated be-
tween the commission to the Five Civil
lied tribes and the Cherokee tribe of In
dians, at the city Of Washington, on the
ninth day of April Nineteen Hundred,
as herein amended, is hereby accepted,
ratified and confirmed, and the same
shall be of full force and effect if ratified
by majority Of the votes cast by the
members of said tribe at an election to
be held for that purpose: Provided.
That such election shall be held within
ninety days from the approval OF this act
by the president of the United States.
Sec. SO. This agreement shall be
binding upon the United States and on
the Cherokee Nation and all Cherokee
citizens when ratified by congress and by
a majority of the whole number OF votes
cast by the legal voters of the Cherokee
Nation in the manner following: The
principal chief shall, within twenty days
after the approval Of this act, make pub
lie proclamation that the same shall be
voted upon at special election to be
held for that purpose within sixty days
thereafter, on certain day therein
named, and he shall appoint such Of
ficers and make such other provisions as
may be necessary for holding such cleo
ton. The votes cast at such election
shall be forthwith duly certified as re-
quired by Cherokee law, and the votes
shall be counted by the Cherokee Ma
tional council in the presence of the
Dawes commission and the principal
chief, and said commission and principal
chief shall jointly make certificates there
of and proclamation of the result"
Now, therefore, 1, Thomas NJ. Bufing-
ton, principal chief of the Cherokee ma
ton, do hereby, in virtue of the authori-
ty vested in me by the foregoing provis-
ions Of the act of congress aforesaid, pro
claim the 29th day of April, 1901, as the
day on which the said special election
shall be held. The said election shall be
held in each district at the usual places
of holding elections; and the same shall
be conducted and the votes counted and
returned, in all respects, as provided IN
the laws Of the Cherokee nation relating
to elections, and published in the conf
piled laws of the Cherokee nation OF
1902. in so far as said laws may be ap-
plicable to said special election, and
Article III, Sections 4Si, ass, 4S6, 4S7
and ass, relating to frauds at cleo
tons" shall be applicable to said special
election.
All persons who are qualified voters
under the laws of the Cherokee nation,
and none others, will be entitled to vote
at said special election.
And, in virtue of the authority atore-
said. do proclaim the End day of May,
A.. D. 1901, as the day for the meeting OF
the National council, in special session,
at the National council building at
Tahleqnah, at the hour Of nine o'clock Of
said day, for the purpose Of counting the
votes cast at said special election, in the
presence of the Dawes commission and
the principal chief Of said nation, as re-
auired by the act of congress aforesaid
and for the transaction of such othei
business as said National council, wher
thus assembled, may deem advisable ano
necessary. All members of said Nationa
council and the members Of the Dawes
commission will take notice of the meet
ing of said special session, and vii
govern themselves accordingly.
I have caused the full text Of the ac
of congress aforesaid to be printed in th'
Cherokee Advocate, the official journa
of the Cherokee nation, so that th'
voters may be fully advised as to tn
provisions Of the agreement submitted f
them at said special election.
In testimony whereof, have hereunt
set nv hand and caused the seal Of ia
Cherokee nation to be affixed.
Done at Tahlequah, in said nation
this the 18th day Of March, A. d. 1901