The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-31
PROCLAMATION

10 United states and the Cboctaw
sd Chickasaw tribes OF lndlans and
) ,Hfed by an act of congress ap-
royed Julv /. 1902. and entitled. IAN
4 to ratify and confirm an agreement
i'm the Choctaw and Chicl,asaw
Bbes of Indians. and for other pur-
Uses,' and
whereas. paragraph 7S thereof pro-
ides that This agreement shah be
hiding upon the United States and
non the Chactaw and Chickasaw Ma
, ions and al Choctaws and Chicka-
avs when ratified by congress and
v a majority Of the whole number
votes cast by the legal voters Of
ne Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in
he manner following: The principal
a 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
b PROCLAMATION that the same shall be
d ,oted upon at any special election to
. ,e held for that purpose within thirty
laws thereafter, on a certain DAY
herein named; and all male citizens
II each OF the said tribes qualified TO
,ote under the tribal laws shall have
right to vote at the election precinct
most convenient to his residence
whether the same b. within the
pounds 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
deemed to be the date of final ratif-
eation."
And whereas. the principal chief Of
the Choctaw Nation and the governor
of the Chickasaw Nation did on Aug
hst 2G. 1902, issue their joint proclama-
tion calling a special election to be
held in the Choctaw and Chjckasaw
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
25.1902. 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 anl duly certified by the
precinct officers to the national secre
taries of said tribes and shall be pre-
sented by said national secretaries tc
a board of commissioners consisting
of the principal chief and the national
secretary of the Choctaw Nation anc
the governor ana national secretary oi
the Chickasaw Nation and two mem
hers of the commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes and said board shall
meet without delay at Atoka, lndiaI
Territory, ami canvass and count sai'
votes, and make proclamation Of tn
result"
And whereas, on Wednesday, Oct0
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. 2,14O for the ratification of tn
agreement and 7O4 for the rejection o
the agreement, and
Whereas. a majority Of the vote
cast at the special election OF SCI
tember 20, 1902, was for the ratihc'
ton Of the agreement between tn
United States and the Choctaw an
Chickasaw Nations as ratified by tn
act of congress approved July J. l9o'
Now, therefore, we, Gilbert W
Dukes, principal chief Of the Cho'
taw Nation, Solomon ]. Homer natioI
al secretary of the Choctaw Nation
Palmer S. Mosely, governor OF IN
Chickasaw Nation; j. l.. Thompson
national secretary Of the Chickasa'
Nation, and Tams Bixby and Thoma
b. Needles, members of the commi
sion to the Five Civilized Tribes b.
ing a board of commissioners dul
authorized thereunto, do hereby maF
proclamation that the agreement
March 21, 1902, between the Unite
States and the Choctaw and Chick
saw tribes of Indians as ratified |
an act of congress of the Unite