The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-03
PROCLAMATION

ntO IN INC CITY Vi NuShlh h''H' - -
IN the 21st day OF March, 1902, be-
.ween commissioners representing
he United States and the Choctaw
md Chickasaw tribes of Indians ana
.atined by an act Of congress APP
proved July 1, 1902, aud entitled, An
lct TO ratify and confirm an agreement
with the Choctaw and Chickasaw
,ribes of Indians, and for other pur'
poses," and
whereas, paragraph 70 thereof pro
yides that "This agreement shall De
binding upon the United States ana
mon the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions and all Choctaws and Chieka-
saws when ratified by congress anu
by a majority of the whole NUMBER
of votes cast by the legal voters OF
the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes III
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 pubic
rroolamation that the same shall be
voted upon at any special election 10
be held for that purpose within thlr'y
davs thereafter. on a certain day
therein named; and all male citizens
of each of the said tribes 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 ratifi-
cation"
And whereas, the principal chief oil
the Choctaw Nation and the governor
Of the Chickasaw Nation did on Aug
ust gG. 1902, issue their joint proclama-
tion calling a special election 20 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
25.19O2. 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 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 tc
a board of commissioners consisting
of the principal chief and the national
secretary Of the Choctaw Nation anc
the governor and national secretary oi
the Chickasaw Nation and two mem
hers of the commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes; and laid board shall
meet without delay at Atoka, lndiaI
Territory, ami canvass and count sale
votes. and make proclamation Of the
result"
And whereas, on Wednesday, Octo
ber /, 1902, at Atoka Indian Terri
tory. the board of commissioners au
thorized by the provisions OF section
"A of the agreement, convened anC
canyassed and counted said votes ant
found the result to be, Of the vote
cast, 2,140 for the ratification of th'
agreement and 7O4 for the rejection o
the agreement, and
Whereas, a majority of the vote
cast at the special election OF SEP
tember 25, 1902, was for the ratifca
ton of the agreement between tn
United States and the Choctaw AM
Chickasaw Nations as ratified by tn
act of congress approved July /, 1907
Now, therefore, we, Gilbert W
Dukes, principal chief Of the ChoC
taw Nation, Solomon ]. Homer, nation
al secretary of the Choctaw Nation
Palmer S. Mosely, governor OF tn
Chickasaw Nation; ]. 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 a board OF commissioners dul
authorized thereunto, do hereby max
proclamation that the agreement
March 21, 1902, between the Unite
States and the Choctaw and Chicks