The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-30
PROCLAMATION.

$een commissioners representing
% United states and the Choctaw
,d Chickasaw tribes of Indians and
tfed by an act of congress APP
owed July /. 1902 and entitled "An
I to ratify and confirm an agreement
i'm the Choctaw and Chickasaw
ibes of Indians and for other pur-
ses," and
Whereas. paragraph 73 thereof pro-
des that This agreement shall be
nding upon the United States and
pon the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
ons and all Choctaws and Chicka-
Avs when ratified by congress and
a majority OF the whole number
votes cast by the legal voters of
,e Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in
,e manner following: The principal
hief of the Choctaw Nation and the
overnor of the Chickasaw Nation
hall within one hundred and twenty |
avs after the ratification OF this
greement by congress. make public |
reclamation that The same shall be |
oted upon at any special election to
held for that purpose within thirty |
avs thereafter, on a certain day |
herein named; and all male citizens |
( each Of the said tribes qualified TO
ote under the tribal laws shall have
right to vote at the election precinct
lost convenient TO his residence,
shether the same be within the
,ounds of his tribe or not. And II
his agreement be ratified by said
ribes aforesaid the date upon
which said election is held shall be
leemed TO be the date of final ratif-
alton"
And whereas. the principal chief of
he Choctaw Nation and the governor
IF the Chickasaw Nation did on Aug
1st 2G. 1902. issue their joint proclama-
ion 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
25.1gO2, there was held a special elec
tion in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations in accordance with the
proclamation issued by the principa
chief Of the Choctaw Nation and by
the governor of the Chickasaw Natior
for the purpose Of voting upon thu
agreement herein referred to, and
Whereas, paragraph "A Of the salt
agreement provides that "The vote
cast in both the Choctaw an
Chickasaw Nations shall be forthwith
returned and duly certified by tn
precinct officers TO the national secr'
taries of said tribes and shall be pre-
sented by said national secretaries
board of commissioners consistin
of the principal chief and the nationi
secretary Of the Choctaw Nation an
the governor and national secretary
the Chickasaw Nation and two men
bers of the commission to the FiN
Civilized Tribes; and said board sha
meet without delay at Etoka, India
Territory, AMI canvass and count sa
votes. and make proclamation Of Il
result"
And whereas. on Wednesday, Oct
Der /. 1902, at Atoka, Indian Ter
\ tory. the board of commissioners a
thorized by the provisions Of secti'
"a of the agreement, convened al
canyassed and counted said votes al
found the result to be, OF the vot
cast. 2,14O for the ratification of I
agreement and 7O4 for the rejection
the agreement, and
Whereas, a majority of the Yo'
cast at the special election Of s.
tember 20, 1902, was for the rattle
tion of the agreement between
United States and the Choctaw a
Chickasaw Nations as ratified by
act of congress approved July /, 10
Now, therefore, We, Gilbert
Dukes. principal chief Of the On
taw Nation, Solomon j. Homer, natl
al secretary Of the Choctaw Natic
Palmer s. Mosely, governor OF
Chickasaw Nation; J. /. Thomps
national secretary Of the Chickas
Nation, and Tams BiXby and Thon
b. Needles, members of the conn
sion to the Five Civilized Tribes
ing a board of commissioners d
authorized thereunto, do hereby nj
proclamation that the agreement
March 21, 1902, between the Uni
States and the Choctaw and Chi'