The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-05-25

TIE afaouau wefu WIN n hutch
inEs ard S davenport fof inter
married ehltes generally and Wm.
Henry White particularly tof tl,ose
wlso had married uus Ana abandoned
gno J Elsmpllli And X S Mufehiea
fof certain Cherokee. ~ blood. and 4
y FAfksf, lf ior tlls Cilsvkee Na.
tlan
TIE oplnigu a TIE court was de.
livefsd hs tudss Claries , Nett, and
s IS follows
Tie subject msifero 81 thla kait ragl.
NisfA Tx s.aatass arYea " lAna II TIE
Cfer1kee oanntEY atauf g D. allotted
IA sefefAifg among tiss Chsfokse pc
ple sn,itsed to participate 10 tils dls.
tfmglau uf the eSmmen pfopvrtY.
a1ls cas- wAs tsausmifsltotiis coasf
., tise Secretary q m Interior on
TIE sltH 1ay q fsbfnAff lett lsines
t,.e eAa mAs transmitted nnd tgiei.
Congrtss has fsAessd tlle falloniug sf
acsmsnt lpgosialns faf aaai iqdzmsnt
and 81 appeal g ths supreme Court.
Upon tie facts presented ard after
carefully cansiisfine ths 49eNiioas
dissassa. flis Couff hks reaches tee
fulinstus conclusions
!. TIE Constellation ana Ass q
ti,s ClseFpkno Nation eantemplaies
thfra classes - cItlssrs fint ti.o.a
wh8 are Cl.sfQkees bf bloot seoofaiI
tio>s nlsa are Cilgfotese ~ iniefman
rage aisi ne lAynsut y 49, third.
ttcse mi4o are eitiAsns b lufsrnafs
rage alens. - ta - Hnsi clsss ifls9
ARE communal ususn aoeeF1iue e.
InilAn tEatlilaa ana Indian aH, Aisd
their cltlasnAislp eAeF lie rouatitn.
.stioa i lafefeasiOie ave ~ sxgatfis.
tian - e. tlls seooaa ciasss thsY
pcsssa tise political rights q Chsfs
kees a. airtue e nlAFfiS8a, and fecQme
ronnunss oenar u tlss sall Ani
vezasd fuuds 8 rs Hat'on bl tiftss
e usslf payment into tie genera
tand II tie AAfiassl treasury % 3
stir ID u ArsftAinea aud atca by tie
Natlan4i eouuell sqaal q tie pro fata
sl.zEs of each nAflts Chsfpkce in tie
lafals Ard TESTED NeAlih u the IA.
tlou. estimated 81 Asta CUie ISIS
p4es aat A. q ths tAifd rl4ss. ae
cqfsllng g ilss SPECIAL provisions q
as. neeesAFf implIeatiua and long.
continued usage. It's rights And priv.
ilesss # THEIR limited citizenship g
nor extend % starring inths communal
property - Clafokeas bl bioud nof e.
An Interest lr ihe vested funds q ths
Nassau
ne Cowfitutlu of tie Cteukee
Naflan. iss. relates 70 Casfaaeo b
bleol q thelf communal ownership
uf anla SD u their e.tlfsus'.lp lnde.
feasible ave b esatfiaiiQa. Ihs
pfuFisiass u tie CHsfoEss ias Fsiai.
A,af = iusarmafflass sith Nhi1ss sud
fi.e eltlsensliip lAefslg aeanlfNt afs
statutory
2 That an lAnis = TIE Cllefokess
wtfs pflmAfllf eammaual i To- weli
settled q nsst fsitsfAilon Tiaai ths
uultei States have repeatedly feeeN
nlfad ir theif Transactions slth tie
Clafakoss the dual character of TIE
peapIs. sometimes natioslal somstime
commuua. has appesfsd in mAny De.
eisiou2
That fhe Niermauted ehites
ara u0t communal 0ien1s enoepf
IN cases rhsrf iheg lafid iHia a.
National treasury q sam =
HoeNe sqhal ta ~ pre- Fuia
share n zach Haiire Cherokee b
fht lands aaa rfsiei ntalfh a
fhs Nafion s legal conditions
wlieh appears eltanlg i ite
hisiow and staiuis ef itf
Nation
Tie eantmilus principal las bees thsl
fie flghis and privileges acluifoi -
marriage ard residence we're political
rights aud privileges which diA noi
extend ta right 81 seil of Interest -
fhs vested funds 0f tie nation tbs
right to an estate e. interest n the
oummnnal property has alsals lad e
~ aid alth price ~ the case i
TIE Delaware thef heeame com
mul1Al oNnefr b virtue oi the treaty
but tlieY aisa had % 80 Hfsi AZ
aNaant rfupoFtl0nate a. lhelf nums
hefa snd, secol.d an amount equal -
one dollar per aere fag one hundred
and sistt acres. wbleh IS analogous q
the payment Of ssa foqalpd Of al