The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-10
PROCLAMATION.

into in the city OF Washington, d. "
on the 2ist day of March, 1902, be-
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 en tiled, "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.
yides 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 a 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 10 vote at the election precinct
most convenient to his residence,
whether the same be within the
bounds Of his tribe or not And If
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 26, 1902 issue their joint proclama-
tion calling a special election to be
held in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations on Thursday. September %.
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
25,1902. there was held a special elec.
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 Chicl,asaw Nation
for the purpose of voting upon the
agreemeht herein referred to, and
Whereas, paragraph "A of the said
agreement provides that "The votes
cast in both the Choctaw ant
Chickasaw Nations shall be forthwith
returned and duly certified by tn,
precinct officers TO the national secre
taries of said tribes and shall be pre-
sented by said national secretaries tC
a board of commissioners consistin,
Of the principal chief and the nationa
secretary of the Choctaw Nation anC
the governor and national secretary o
the Chickasaw Nation and two mem
bers of the commission TO the Fiv,
Civilized Tribes; and said board shal
meet without delay at Atoka, Indial
Territory, ami canvass and count sal,
votes, and make proclamation Of tn,
result"
And whereas, on Wednesday, Octo
Der /, 1902, at Atoka, Indian Terri
tory, the board of commissioners au
thorized by the provisions of sectiol
"A OF the agreement, convened AM
canvassed and counted said votes an,
found the result to be, OF the vote
cast, 2,140 for the ratification of tn
agreement and 704 for the rejection o
the agreement, and
Whereas, a majority of the vote
cast at the special election of Ser
, tember 20, 1902, was for the ratihca
tion or the agreement between tn
United States and the Choctaw an
Chickasaw Nations as ratified by th
act OF congress approved July /, 1870:
Now, therefore, We, Gilbert "
Dukes, principal chief of the ChoC
r taw Nation, Solomon ]. Homer, natior
). al SECRETARY of the Cbootaw Nation
: Palmer S. Mosely governor of tn
, Chickasaw Nation; j. l.. Thompson
|. national secretary Of the Chickasa'
, Nation, and Tams Bixby and Thoma
. b. Needles, members of the commits
. |. sion to the Five Civilized Tribes, b,
ing board Of commissioners dul
I authorized thereunto, do hereby max
: proclamation that the agreement {
: March 21, 1902, between the Unite
4 States and the Choctaw and Chicks