The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-02
PROCLAMATION.

tween commissioners ievit1NheANp
the United States and the choctaw
and Chickasaw tribes of Indians and
ratified by an act Of congress ap-
proved July I, 1902, and entitled, IAN
act to ratify and confirm an agreement
with the Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes Of Indians, and for other pur'
poses" and
Whereas, paragraph 7S thereof pro-
vides that This agreement shall be
binding upon the United States and
upon the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions and all Choctows and ChicKa-
saws when ratified by congress ana
by a majority OF the whole number
of votes cast by the legal voters oil
the Choctaw and Chlckasaw tribes IN
the manner following: The principal
chief of the Choctaw Nation and the
governor of the Chickasaw Naton
shall. within one hundred and twenty
days after the ratification OF this
agreement by congress, make pubic
nroclamation that the same shall be
voted upon at any special election 10
he held for that purpose within thirty
days thereafter, on a certain day
therein named; and all male citizens
of each of the said uibes qualified 10
vote under the tribal laws shall have
n right to vote at the election precinct
most convenient to his residence
whether the same be within the
hounds 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 ratih-
cation"
And whereas, the principal chief oil
the Choctaw Nation and the governor
of the Chickasaw Nation did on Aug
ust 2G. 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 Chlckasaw Nations, and
whereas. on Thursday, September
25.1902. there was held a special cleo
tion 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 and 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 1, 1902, at Atoka, Indian Terri
tory, the board of commissioners au-
thorized by the provisions of section
"A of the agreement, convened and
canvassed and counted said votes and
found the result to be, of the votes
cast. 2,140 for the ratification of the
agreement and 7O4 for the rejection OF
the agreement, and
Whereas, a majority OF the votes
cast at the special election OF Sep
tember 25, 1902, was for the ratihca-
ton Of the agreement between the
United States and the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations as ratified by the
act Ol COublSSS oPPiV'NN ""'' -
Now, therefore, we, Gilbert w.
Dukes, principal chief of the Choe-
taw Nation, Solomon {. Homer, nation
al secretary OF the Choctaw Nation;
Palmer S. Mosely. governor Of the
Chickasaw Nation; J. l.. Thompson,
national secretary of the Chickasaw
Nation. and Tams Bixby and Thomas
b. Needles, members of the commits
sion to the Five Civilized Tribes, be-
ing a board of commissioners duly
authorized thereunto, do hereby make
proclamation that the agreement Of
March 81, 1902, between the United
States and the Choctaw and Chicka-
saw tribes of Indians as ratified by
an act Of congress of the United