The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-08-24
MAY RELEASE
THEIR FILINGS
Iniermarrleu Claimants In the
Cherokee Nation Can Re-
IInquish Holdings in Fa-
vor OF Citizen Mem
bers OF thesF amlly.

The following order, which i afli
explanatory, has been issued pg TanA
Blxby. commissioner 10 the Five CiHll.
ized Tribes
Department OF the Interior Commis
soner 70 the Five Civilized Tribes,
Mllskogre. Indian Territory
aIn the matter Of tie fellnqnisls.
ment Of selections Of allotment of
portions thereof made bF lntefmarfied
claimants 10 eills.nsni9 10 Tie Chefo.
kee Na1ua. the records q this Office
show
THAT Immediately after August 7,
iaoe gas date q the ratification q
the Act Of Congress approved 1uiy !.
l@a IL stats It., giSA known - the
Cherokee Agreement, the Commission
70 the Five civilized Trihea began The
preparation Of the hnal rolls q citl.
1ens q the Cherokss Nation including
those who claim right to enrolment
10 aid Nation By reason u intsf'mas'
riage with aid tglbe, aud fsem time
20 time. as soon as portions o. said
rolls we're completed transmitted
these schedules "a the Honorable sec.
fetary ol the interior Tor his approval
frhaf among ths schedules % ap-
proved thsre were lnc!ssted The names
81 eleven hundred and fofty.ite liis
wlo claimed the right e enrolment
~ cllitens bs intermarfIage q said
Natiou
"That upon TIE opening q TIE
lCtssokee Land 0fice az Nlplta In
dian TERRITORY tn lanaary = las ipf
tie reception 0i sslecsinia q aliot.
meuf and designations d hunestsaee.
THAT ia many eases the iutefmaf.
rled claimants iucladlnk lhose aia
lsaa been HnAlls approved % ths Hon.
orable Secretary 81 the Interior and
wioss applications wef, az uiat iims
pending, designated Is their allet.
/ mengs lands upon which we're located
I, their home places their most valuable
holdings 0slisglng that there va.
lntile doubt ~ q thelf anal enroll
{ ment. Ia slsx Of tie favorable actio
thsfsou Is T. a nunbef oi said appll
Z oanls b. tie Commission 20 tlaF Fisf
lClyHlzed Tribes aad bY tie seefvtaf
of the Interior
THAT t4s February - lao3 Ine Ses
s feiafy of tie Interior reiesfsu 81
+ rights 81 lnlermafglcd claimants 9
s citizenship IN tile Cherokee Nation t
.lfhe United States Court of Claims 70
detefmluat lon, ard AZ tfai time sat
s Commission uas Instructed e take q
s sfuftfef aeflou in The matter q e.
, enrolment u sHef claimants until
decision lad been rendered - saH
Court 81 claims IA the matter uf tliel
) flKh8 20 enrolment
i TA4t en tlie lssh das q MAf l@s
the United States Court e claim
rendered il decision l.eIdlug adsefssl
20 tie claimants ioi folImeni
cgseis bY intefmarriaee of lie -
oChWsasee NAtlen and ~ appeal -
thereafter fakeh rom sald decision
tic SapreHe @ art = che Unite
states. Nhsfe ths natter i no~ penl
ne
o Ihat tie Commission Tie I'll
elCislllsed Tribes sad - sucrsssor. z
Commissioned - tie Five eIYi.al
TuAss. have received usmyraas appI
= eatlans ffam thls class g eHalmaai
pelltlanlne that they = permitted
rellnaulsh their selections or raftiel
thefe8f which eaelude their impfQs
meafs. ia order liat - member
ils THEN family mar bs fled upon =
sft lands. tins projecting them iFe
r 5 selection gheregi bl solne stranger.
Is. ~ Is further s matter ~ record
ek this once fliat many.famllies q ints
- married cialmanlaof sald Nation -
I'd completed thsif selections q alls
lsg meet. ard c0mpllancs with TIE
bit quest above nalsd ulil neoessila
laxorable aetion upon applications
rellnqulsh sllotmenia e parts thefs
heretofore made facltIsen memnefa
families d these lnteFmarried clal
ants. in order that thef mas Be- q
- upon trsess containing the impfa
s menfs owned bg. and Which nase 1s
. i selected IS sala inteTmarfled elal
ants as their own allotment sslectio
- many of these luteEmarf
claimanlz.Iiase Had - apart g ile
'Hz selves frum lllatE holdlnsa lands VII
contain their most valuable lapfa
msnta and 4 refusal - grant =
pfafer e rel|uqaI,h sAld holding.
fasar Of 81 eufellsd menbeF = ~
bens ct their families mas - e
lrseparahls INJURY and easaa then
lee valuable improvements owned
rs them
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