The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-02

n. After the expiration of nine
months after the date of the original
selection of an allotment. by or Tor
/ any citizen or freedmen of the Choci
taw or Chickasaw tribes. as provided
in this agreement, no contest shall be
instituted against such selection
72. There shall be paid to each
( citizen of the Chickasaw nation. i'm.
medlately after the approval of his
enrolment and right to participate
in distribution of tribal property, as
herein provided. the sum of $40. Such
| payment shall be made under the di-
! rection of the secretary of the in
terror. and out Of the balance of the
| arrears of interest" Of $55S, ,52O.54.
appropriated by the act of congress
approved June 2S. 1898. entitled. AN
act for the protection of the people
OF the Indian Territory. and for other
purposes yet due to the Chickasaws
and remaining to their credit in the
treasury of the United States; and
so much of such moneys as may be
necessary for such payment are here.
by appropriated and made available
for that purpose, and the balance. if
any there be. shall remain in the
treasury of the United States, and be
! distributed per capita with the other
| funds of the tribes. And all acts of
congress or other treaty provisions
in conflict with this provision are
hereby repealed.
73. This agreement shall be bind
ing upon the United States and upon
a -
and all Choctaws and Chickasaws,
when ratified by congress and by q
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 ten days after the rati-
fication of this agreement by con
gress, make public proclamation that
the same shall be voted upon at a
special election to be held for that
purpose within thirty days thereaf-
ter. on a certain day therein named ;
and all male citizens of each of the
said tribes qualified to vote under tri'
Bal laws shall have a right to vote
at the election precinct most conven-
lent to his residence, whether the
same be within the bounds of his
tribe or not. And If this agreement
be ratified by said tribes as afore.
said. the date upon which said elec
tion is held shall be deemed to be the
date OF final ratification
"a. The votes cast in both said tribes
or nations shall be forthwith returned
land duly certified by the precinct Of
fcers to the national secretaries OF
said tribes, and shall be presented by
said national secretaries 10 a board
of commissioners consisting of the
principal chief and the national sec
retary of the Choctaw nation and the
governor and national secretary oI
the Chickasaw nation, and two mem
bers of the commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes; and also board shal
meet without delay at Atoka, lndiaT
Territory. and canvass and count sait
votes. and make proclamation Of tn,
result
In witness whereof the said com
missioners do hereby afiiX their names
at Washington. District OF Columbia
this 2lst day of March, 1902.
HENRY l.. DAWES,
TAMS BIXBY,
THOMAS b. NEEDLES.
CLIFTON r. BRECKlNRIDGE.
United States Commissioners
DOUGLAS II. JOHNSTON,
Governor and Ex-Ofcio Chairman
CALVIN j. GRANT,
HOLMES WILLIS,
EDWARD b. JOHNSON.
BENJAMIN n. COLBERT,
Chiclagaw COmmi = iDuere
GILBERT w. DUKES.
Principal Chief and Ex-Omcio Chair
man.
GREEN M'CURTAIN,
? THOMAS Il. SANGUIN,
SIMON L. LEWIS,
Choctaw Commissioners