Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-01-17

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the Cherokee nation shall be made
as Of the date of the final ratifca-
tion of this agreement and the
names of all persons then living
and entitled to enrolment on that
date shall be placed on said rolls
by the Dawes commission.
Al. No child born to any citizen
after the date of the firal ratifca
ton Of this agreement nor any
white person who has intermar.
ried With a Cherokee citizen since
the sixteenth day Of December,
eighteen hundred and ninety five,
shall be entitled to enrolment.
AZ. Such rolls shall in all her
respects be made in strict com
plisnce with the provisions Of sec
tion twenty-one Of the act Of con-
gress of June twenty.eight, eight.
cen hundred and ninety-eight, en-
titled, IAN ac. . for the prote ection
Of the people of the Indian Terri
tory, and for other purposes"
43. II any citizen who was living
and entitled TO be enrolled on the
date of the fnal ratification of this
agreement, die before receiving his
allotment of lands and share of
the tribal funds, his right Of allot.
ment and share of the funds shall
descend to his heirs according to
the laws of descent and di ,ribu-
tion of the Cherokee nati.I, and
shall be allotted and distributed to
them accordingly.
"A. No person who has been en-.
rolled by the Dawes commission
as a citizen Of any other tribe shall
be enrolled rs a citizen Of the Cher
okee nation.
45. The rolls made by said com.
mission, when approved by the
secretary of the INTERIOR, shall be
the final rolls Of membership of
said tribe upon which the allot.
ment OF all lands and the distibu.
tion Of all moneys and other prop
srty of the tribe shall be made.
SCHOOLS.
46. The Cherokee school fund
shall be used. under direction Of
the secretary Of the interior, for
the education Of children Of Cher.
okee citizens, and the Cherokee
schools shall be conducted under
rules prescribed by him according
to Cherokee laws, subject to such
notifications as he may deem
necessary to make the schools
most effective and to produce the
best possible resulls, such schools
TO be under the direct supervision
Of a supervisor appointed by the
principal chiel.
AZ. All teachers shall be exam.
ined by or under said supervisor
ard said superintendent, and com
petent teachers and other persons
to be engaged in and about the
schools, with good moral character
only, shall be employed; but
where all qualifications are equal,
preference shall be given to citi-
zens in such employment.
IS. All moneys for running the
schoolS shall be appropriated by
the Cherokee national council, not
exceeding the amount OF the Cher.
okee school fund, but il said coun.
Gil fail or refuse to make the neces
sary appropriations, the secretary
Of the interior may direct the use
OF sufficient amount of the school
funds to pay all expenses nepes
sary to the Efficient conduct OF the
schools. slri0t account thereof tC
be rendered to him and to the
principal chief.
40. All accounts for expenditures
in running the schools shall be ex.
amined and approved by said sup
ervisor and superintendent, and
also by the general superintendent
of Indian schools in Indian Terri
tory before payment thereof il
, made.
90. IL the supervisor and super
intendent fail to ngree upon any
matter under their direction anC
/ control, it shall be decided by sale
/ general superintendent, subject Il
> appeal to the secretary Of the in
terror, but his decision shall govern
c until reversed by the secretary.
81. Said school fund shall be ad
e ministered 80 that each Cheroke
I citizen Of school age entitled there
to shall have equal benefits thers
/, from, as nearly as may be.
: 81. The interest arising from tn
- Cherokee orphan fund shall in lik
(, manner be used, under direoliOl
of the secretary Of the interior, 70