The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-29
PROCLAMATION.

tween commissioners representing .
the United States and the Choctaw !
and Chickasaw tribes OF Indians and |
ratified by an act Of congress APP
proved July /, 1902. and entitled, AN |
act to ratify and confirm an agreement |
with the Choctaw and Chickasaw |
tribes of Indians. and for other pur-
poses" and
Whereas, paragraph 73 thereof pro-
vides that This agreement shall be
binding upon the United States and
upon the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions and all Choctaws and Chicka-
saws when ratified by congress and
by majority Of the whole number
of votes cast by the legal voters of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in
the manner following: The principal
chief of the Choctaw Nation and the
governor Of the Chickasaw Nation
shall. within one hundred and twenty
days after the ratification of this
agreement by congress, make public
proclamation that the same shall be
voted upon at any special election to
be held for that purpose within thirty
days thereafter, on a certain day
therein named and all male citizens
of each of the said tribes qualified to
vote under the tribal laws shall have
right TO vote at the election precinct
most convenient to his residence,
whether the same be within the
bounds Of his tribe or not. And II
this agreement be ratified by said
tribes aforesaid, the date upon
which said election is held shall be
deemed to be the date Of final ratin-
cation
And whereas, the principal chief of
the Choctaw Nation and the governor
of the Chickasaw Nation did on Aug
ust 20, 1902, issue their joint proclama-
tion calling a special election to be
held in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations on Thursday, September 20,
1902, for the purpose Of voting upon
the above referred to agreement be-
tween the United States and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, and
Whereas, on Thursday, September
25,19O2, there was held a special elec.
ton in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations in accordance with the
proclamation issued by the principal
chief of the Choctaw Nation and by
the governor of the Chickasaw Nation
for the purpose Of voting upon the
agreement herein referred to, and
Whereas, paragraph "A of the said
agreement provides that "The votes
cast in both the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations shall be forthwith
returned ami duly certified by the
precinct officers TO the national secre.
taries of said tribes and shall be pre-
sented by said national secretaries to
a board of commissioners consisting
of the principal chief and the national
secretary of the Choctaw Nation and
the governor and national secretary of
the Chickasaw Nation and two mem
bers of the commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes; and said board shall
meet without delay at Atoka, Indian
Territory, ami canvass and count said
votes, and make proclamation Of the
result"
And whereas, on Wednesday, Octo
ber /, 1902, at Atoka, Indian Terri
tory, the board of commissioners au
thorized by the provisions of section
"A of the agreement, convened anC
canvassed and counted said votes ant
found the result to be, of the votes
cast, 2,14O for the ratification of the
agreement and 7O4 for the rejection o
the agreement, and
Whereas, a majority of the vote
cast at the special election OF Sep
tember %, 1902, WAS for the ratihca
ton of the agreement between th'
United States and the Choctaw am
Chickasaw Nations as ratified by tn
act of congress approved July !, 1907
Now, therefore, we, Gilbert W
Dukes, principal chief Of the Choc
taw Nation, Solomon j. Homer, nation
al secretary of the Choctaw Nation
Palmer S. Mosely governor of tn
Chickasaw Nation; ]. l.. Thompson
national secretary of the ChickasaN
Nation, and Tams Bixby and Thome
B. Needles, members of the commits
sion to the Five Civilized Tribes, be
ing a board of commissioners dul
authorized thereunto, do hereby max
proclamation that the agreement q
March 21, 1902, between the Unite
States and the Choctaw and 0hickt
saw tribes of Indians as RAJ lea b