The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-07
BIXBY ISSUES
STATEMENT
BASED ON THE RECENT DEPART
MENT DECISION.
In the ChiekasawChoctaw Enroll
ment case-Prooeedure TO Govern
Applicants for Citizenship is
Fully Outlined by Him.

following statement regarding appli.
cants for citizenship rights in the
Choctaw and Chic,asaw nations:
Numerous inquiries have been maze
of this Office as to the procedure to
bo followed by the commission 20 the
five civilized tribes relative to tn
right TO enrolment Of persons as cit.
izcns Of the Choctaw or Chickasaw
nation under the opinions of the as.
sistant attorney general for the de
partment of the interior rendered
Nov. H.. 1905, In the matter Of the
application for the transfer Of the
names OF joe and billiard Perry from
the roll of Chickasaw freedmen TO the
roll of citizens by blood of the Chick.
gsaw nation. December s.. 1905, Ia
the Choctaw enrolment case of I.oula
West, ct al. aud December 8. 1905.
in me Choctaw enrolment case of
Mary Elizabeth Martin.
The attorneys for the Choctaw anl
Chickasaw nations have insisted that
no hearings be had or procedure of
any character be taken by the com
missioner under the opinions above
referred to without proper notice 70
them Of the institution of such pro
ceedings and an opportunity to be
present and cross examine applicants
and witnesses in the event that a
hearing Is had in such cases before
the commissioner to the five tribes.
For the convenience of this Office.
the department and applicants WHO
may claim TO be benefited by the op n
ions above referred to. the following
procedure has this day been adopted
by the commissioner:
Any person claiming to be enroll II
as citizn of either the Choctaw or
Chickasaw nation by reason of any of
the above named opinions Of the as.
sistant attorney general will be requir-
cd to first. file with the commiss ,onor
to the FIVE civilized tribes and sworn
to by the petitioner and containing a
particular statement OF the grounds
upon which the petitioners claim is
based
Said petition must state facts su1i-
cient. il true, to show that the petit
toner is entitled to be enrolled as
citizen of the Choctaw or Chickasaw
nation under one or more of the opln-
ions above referred to, and also must
show a copy OF said petition has been
served on Mansfield. McMurray &
Cornish, South McAlester, Indian Ter.
ritory, Attorneys for the Choctaw And
Chickasaw nations. who will be all "
ed fifteen days from the date of SER
vice thereof in which to hle with tAe
commissioner any answer thereto
which they may desire to make,
which answer must show service On
the petitioner or his attorney.
After the expiration of said fftasr
days the commissioner will fully cJu-
slider the petition, and If, IN his opin-
ion, IL does not state sufficient reasons
Justly granting a hearing in the case
said petition will be denied and for
warded to the department for review
with an order Of the commissioner
stating his reasons for denying the
same.
If, in his opinion, the reasons stated
in the petition are sufficient, the com
missioner will set date for a hearing
and notify the petitioner, his attorney
of record, and Mansfield, McMurray
a Cornish, the attorneys for the
ChOctaw and Chickasaw nations. there
Of. At said hearing the petitioner VIII
he permitted to introduce such tes,i-
mony or other evidence as he desires
in support of the Allegations set forth
In his petitions. The attorneys for the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations will
also be permitted to introduce testi.
mony and other evidence in rebuttal.
The testimony at the hearing will
be confined to the allegations in the
petition,
The case will be closed Immediately
after the introduction of testimony on
the date set for the hearing, and as
soon thereafter as practicable the
commissioner will render decision
upon the rights of the petitioner to be
enrolled as a citizen of the Choctaw
OF Chickasaw nations.
Said decision, together with the rec
ord in the case. will then be trans
mitted to the secretary of the interior
for review
In snch cases where the decislca
OF the commissioner is favorable to
the petitioners and the decision is af.