The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-26
BONE OF conrEnrIon.

trea,y-the agreement between The
United states and the Choctaw and
4 lChickasav tribes Of Indians. reads as
follows
Il being claimed and insisted b.
| the Ch0ctaE and Chickasaw Nations
that the United States courts in the
Indian Territory. acting under The act
d congress approved June 20. 1886.
have admitted persons 10 ciuzership.
or 20 enrolment as such citizens. IN
| the ChOctaE and Chickasaw nauOls
respectively. without notice q the pro
ceeding 10 such courts being given 70
each q said nations; and. u being in
sisted b. said nations that In such
proceedings notice 10 each of said IA
tons vas Indispensable. and e being
claimed and insisted By said nations
that the proceeSirEs 10 the United
States courts 10 Indian Territory. un-
der the said act q June 10. 1856.
should have been confined 10 a review
Of the action of the commission 20 the.
I've civilized tribes. upon the papers
and evidence submitted 70 such con-
mission. and should not have extend.
Cd 70 a trial de uovo Of the question
of citizenship; and. il being desirable
70 finally determine these questions.
the two nations Jointly. or either Of
said nations acting separately and
making the other a party defendant.
may. within ninety days after this
agreement becomes effective. b. a bill
In equity filed In the ChOctaw and
Chickasaw citizenship courts herein
after named. seek the annnlment and
vacation Of all such decisions by said
courts. Ten persons so admitted TO
citizenship or enrolment by said
courts. with notice 70 one but not TO
both Of said nations, shall be made
defendants 10 said suit as representa-
t!yes OF the entire class OF persons
similarly situated. the number Of such
persons being too numerous 10 require
all Of them to be made individual par
ties TO the suit; but any person so
situated may. upon his application, be
made a party defendant to the suit.
Notice OF the institution Of the said
suit shall be personally served upon
the chief executive Of the defendant
nation. II either nation be made a
p party defendant as aforesaid. and
upon each OF said ten representative
p defendants and shall also be pub.
lished for a period Of four weeks in
b at least two weekly papers having
. general circulation in the Choctsw
. and Chickasaw nations. Such notice
shall set forth the nature and prayer
OF the bill. with the time for answer.
ing the same. which shall not be less
than thirty days after the last publi-
= cation.
Said suit shall be determined at the
earliest practicable time, shall be con.
fined TO a final determination OF the
. questions Of law here named, and
!, shall be without prejudice 70 the de
termination Of any charge or CLAIM
that the admission of such persons
TO citizenship or enrolment by said
4 United States courts in the Indian
e Territory was wrongfully obtained as
q provided in the next section. In the
event said citizenship judgments OF
decisions are annulled OF vacated in
the test suit hereinbefore authorized
because OF either or both OF the irreg
ularities claimed and insisted upon
II by said nations as aforesaid. then the
IS files. papers and proceedings in any
o citizenship case in which Judgment
d or decision Is 50 annulled or vacated
e shall upon written application there
II for. made within ninety days there
Il after by any party thereto, who ii
d thus deprived Of a favorable judgment
It upon his claimed citizenship, be trans
ferred and certified to said citizen
ship court by the court hayinl
II custody and control Of such files, pa
s. pers and proceedings upon the filinl
n In such citizenship court OF the files
u papers and proceedings In any sucl
I'd citizenship case, accompanied by du'
lie proof that notice in writing OF th'
I'd transfer and certihcation thereof ha
er been given to the chief executive ON
d, Ger Of each OF said nations. said citi
zenship case shall be docketed, II
l., said citizenship court, and sucl
= proceedings shall be had therein II
!. that court as ought to have been ha,
!. in the court 10 which the same wa
,e taken on appeal from the commission
: to the FIVE civilized tribes, and as
- no judgment or decision had been rer