The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-06-25

Of this Act. and 70 vest 10 other
than political rights ia persons
not OF Cherokee, Dsleware or
Shawnee blood, who mary Cbero.
KEGS by blood, or Delewares, or
shawnees, by blood, who are
recognized citizens, aud all laws
or parts Of laws conflicting here
with are hereby repealed" !"
"Passed the Council Decemb her
9th. 1895.
iJohx w. SHARP,
Speaker Of Council
"JoHS r. LEACH.
Clerk Of Council.
"Passed the Senate Decembe 9th,
1905.
SAMUEL SAITH,
President Of Senate.
''BRows HITCHCOCK,
Clerk OF the Senate.
'Approvsd December 10th, 1895.
IS. II. MAYEs,
Principal Chief, @. NJ"
Your petitioners aver that the
said Act is a distinct legislative
construction Of their rights and a
recognition that all intermarried
citizens who were married in ac-
cordance with the laws Of the
Cherokee Nation previously were
entitled TO share in the common
property and funds of the Chero.
kee Nation the came as citizens
by blood.
Eleventb: The defen dants for
further answer, say that by the
Act Of Congress of June 2S, 1898,
entitled, IAN Act for the protec-
tion OF the people Of the Indian
Territory aud for other purposes"
GO Stat. page 1850 and by section
21 thereof, Congress confirmed the
roll OF Cherokee citizens Of 1880,
and directed the Commission to
the Five Civilized Tribes TO enroll
all the citizens found living whose
names were found on said roll
with such intermarried white
persons as may be entitled to citi-
zenship under the Cherokee laws.
Defendant further alJags that
BY an Act Of July 1, 1907 (s2 Stat.
7l6 700 section q, provided that
the rolls of the Cherokee Nation
should in all respects be made IN
strict compliance with the provi
sions Of section q OF the aforesaid
Act Of June %, 1898. which said
Act Of Congress was duly ratified
By the Cherokee people as pro-
yided ia Section IS thereof,
Defendants aver thas ihs Chsfe-
kee Nation, IN making seid rolls
of 1880, enrolled the intefmeFrisd
white persons along with The citi-
} zens BY blood, aud that the con.
lirmation Of said roll gave 70 ell
, intermarried citizens nov living
who had their names on such roll
the same rights as Cherokee ciii-
, zens by blood. and the further
provision for enrolling all other
! intermsrried since under the same
! laws under which they we're in.
termarried placed the latter on
the same footing aud giges y
3 them all alike the same rights 10
+, the common property and lunas
T.. o. the Cherokee Nation as eiliaans
by blood
Wherefore these defendants
pray judgment that The petition bs
, dismissed with their reasonabl.
& costs and expenses herein incurr.
4 ed. WILLIAM T. HUTcHIs0s,
= Attorney for Respondents.
muskoges, l. T.
United States Of Am erica,
J. Ind. Ter, Western Distrie's
r Personally appeared '3efGre nl
a w +. Rowsey, and being sworn
deposes aud says:
. That be Is an inlermarried citi
}; zen OF the Cherokee Nation An
QUE Of the defendants herin mer
If toned among q large number
other citizens Of the Cherokee N
Il ton by intermarFiage, inelndin
. those whose names are set out /
the above answer. and states ths
is he Is familiar With the allegation
y contained n the foregoing ansue,
" aud that the said allegations ar
4 true 70 the besl Of his knowledo
aud kaItaf u L D.