The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-07-14
TERRITORY FREE
| SCHOOL SYSTEM
The Hundred Thousand Dollars
Appropriated by Congress
to be Available at Once.

The following rules and regulations
overning the funds appropriated by
congress for school purposes In the In
Nan Territory were received here sew
raj days ago, but were not given out
or publication owing TO the fact that
superintendent Benedict was out Of
he city:
The following rules and regulations
are hereby promulgated concerning the
lisburs ,ment Of the moneys appro-
prlatea by the following paragraph OF
The Indian Appropriation Act, APP
& proved April 2l, 1904, Public Mol l25l:
"For the maintenance, strengthen
Ing and enlarging OF the tribal schools
Of the Cherokee, Creek, ,Choctaw, Chick
asaw and Seminole nations, and max
ing provisions for the attendance of
children OF noncitizens therein, and
the establishment OF new schools un-
der the control of the tribal school
boards and the Department OF the In
g terror, the sum OF one hundred thous-
and dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to be placed In the hands
OF the Secretary OF the Interior, and
disbursed by him under such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe.
Section |. That, so far as practic-
able, the rules and regulations hereto
fore promulgated by the Secretary OF
II the Interior concerning education In
the various nations OF the Indian Ter
ritory shall apply In the government
Of the schools TO be maintained and
supported by this act.
Section 2. That all OF the funds
available under the provisions OF this
zet shall be used for the payment OF
L salaries OF teachers, except as provided
in Section IL Of these regulations
Section 3. That no part OF this fund
shall be expended for the support Of
any school within the limits OF an In
corporated town or city.
Section I. That the superintendent
OF schools In Indian Territory, upon
the recommendation OF the supervisor
of schools of each nation and the tribal
school authorities thereof, acting to-
gether, may establish schools where
ever considered practicable and adyis-
able IN such nations for the co-ednca-
tlon Of Indian and white pupils. Day
schools may also be established aud
maintained under the same conditions
for the citizen aud non-citiEen negro
pupils residing within such nations.
Section 5. That the residents OF ans
nelghborhood desiring dag school UNI
der these regulations, must provide
suitable school house, equipped with
seats or desks, and must also agree 10
provide all necessary stoves, fuel black
bords and other Incidental expenses
thereof.
Section 6. All salaries and positions
shall be fixed by the Secretary OF the
Interior, on recommendation OF the
superintendent OF schools Ia Indian
Territhry. The superintendent Of
schools in Indian Territory shall ex-
anime and appoint teachers for the
schools herein provided for, subject to
the approval OF the Secretary Of the
Interior.
2 Section !. That such teachers shall
be required To make quarterly reports
to the supervisor aud tribal school au-
thorities upon blanks 10 be furnished,
which reportsstall show the name,age,
ss1, citizenship race aud days attend
ance OF every pupil enrolled, together
with such other information or statis-
tics a. the supervision and tribal school
authorities may require, which reports
shall be fled with the superintendent
Of schools In Indian Territory. The
superintendent Of schools shall report
quarterly TO the Indian Office the at
tendance and data furnished by the
supervisor.
Sections. Thatupon receipt OF such
quarterly rep0rts, the supervisor and
tribal school authorities shall examine
and audit the same, and II found cor.
rect, they shall equitably appoftion
the salaries Of such teachers between
the tribal school funds and the special
school fund appropriated by congress,
and shall issue separate rcquisitions
therefor. Salaries found to be payable
from the tribal school funds shall be
paid by the United States Indian
Agent for the Union Agency, as pro-
vided by the 1ules and regulations Of
the Secretary Of the Interior now in
force In the several nations. That por-
ton Of salaries as shall be found pay
able from the special fund appfoprlat-
ed BY congress shall be paid by the
United States Indian Agent for tine
Union Agency upon Trrslrt Of such re-