The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-24
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INDIANS PAY NO 10 TAXES !. t.,''IE:;
sor MANY Years They Bring
Tribute IN Game Once
sSSil& Year@to Governor.
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esq POINT. Sgv AN unc 2S.---ln gov
$6s,runent, y the Paninnkey tribe Is true
EN3Fsefnocracy, over which, however, the
WI state 4 III Virginia exercises n kindly SUI
MsI The state appoints five trus-'
NEs teesssto look after. the interest Q tine tine
INDIANS THE tribe is not taxed, Tut #lhey
@s$ray3 III, annual tribute to the state $py
3# presenting, through their chief g th y,
& Governor Of Virginia, Wild ducks afd
1s otter game. Is x. # II.
# rhe chief and council. are the. judge
#t and5si;ry3ito try ali who break the law,
sss# ana to ssett!e disputes between citizens.
s8&TbeirS jurisdiction Is supposed TO eX-
&S3tend to all cases arising on the reser-
walton, and which concern only the res.
@sidcnts thereon, with the exception Of tr II
iE for homicide, III which caH the offender
would be arraigncd before the County
M8s court Of King William county.
%sS9 Below IS n printed transcript terbatim
#S I'll l!teratinl) of the written laws OF the
8Panunkey tribe as Furnished to the
S Bureau Of Ethnology. by Mr.. John Car
S land Pollard. when he was sent by the
ss@ Smithsonian ms ttution to visit the reser-
walton and make a collection of specimens
SsJoft their art. BY reason OF the promi-
Mnent and typical place Of the Powhatan
8B#confederacy, IN history and literature,:it
8sI seemed especially desirab BILE to ascertain
tss ana record the stics-phys lcai,
III psvswical and social--of the surviving re-
s nianant OF the race. 5st.
us TRIBAL LAWS. $}
sg55sBl d. No member of the &Pamunkey In
aS dian; tribe shall $intermarry with amy ma.
Mtlon except white or Indian under pen
Hfaity Of FORGETTING their rights in town,
HssEss cd No nonresident shall be allowed to
sas be hired or sheltered more than three
a#11inf, ths,$ and II amy person are know to
&stireE or shelter amy sutch persons shall
@s pay Soc pr day for every day over the
8 above III men toned time. Amendment:
Nj Should s,tch person or persons be very
Nssauiet ana agreeable they may be hire
& 3og or 60 day under good behavior.
#ss# 3ld III Amy person slandering another
without sufficient evidence shall be fined
Hsingthe list offence s.; second, $40 and In
gg$fhes 3rd, they are to be removed from the
ASplace by the Trustees chief and council
aSsI1 M. giss $t5 II .5s 4 Il \. ISL
ths III fnun-resident shall be taught
@Sii1spnr free school except the corcen Of
@schiefaa counce men or any othe Indian
ssS ti1.s Amy party or person found guilty
ZION stealing amy thing belonGing to amy
Ss'one else they shall pay the party for
SsStheS amt. that are stolen from them and
galsnSshallaDe fined from 81 50. ard time
S5sthey&are 10 be- removed from the place.
s&S5si6tl, III If amy person shall deprdate or
@s trespass on another ons premises and
sS3shallIhreak down gates or destroy fences
$Ssol's amy other property shall be made
SStoF pay or replace all damages, and IL
M!sannys miner are teSnged in sutch, their|
gparent shall he found from 81 to s.. f
@sss Til. he it known that each road of
S5E1ndiail Town shall be 80 ft.wide and
Naall person that has moved their fence
@s#$in gthe road shall have 30 days to move
S8sthen, put, and If they are to be moved
@$bySthe chief and the council men and the
#8expence paid by the trespasser.
18TH If amy citizen are notifide to at
&$s3tend amy meeting and fails to do so
without sufficient excuse shall be fined
aSfrom 81 to S1.SO. &
sSsAs 9Th. BE 1t known, that all citizens as l6 |
INTO Ii, Of Indian Town shall work on the
rs road as far as Red Fl III, and amy member
&Erefuse 10 work shall be fined 1sc. and
Jacob lies TO be road master, and he |
@ to- be paid 81 pr year.
ajf2lOtll. Be it known that no person be
@ allowed Il swear OK the highway, OF In
dian Town, and II So, they are to be
fined from 81 to So. Amendment: list
offence, %: End. 70; srd. 500
Nth Be 1t known that amy persons
seen or known to u be fighting upon the
# highways or elA.whert of Indian Town
HtnRthe town, the bne found guilty OF first
&breaking the peace shall he fined not
NJ less than g. nor more than S dollars.
NH 18th. Resolver. That each mail citizen
III or Indian Town owning a piece OF land
VI shall pays pr year or the value in pro-
~ duce to the treasurer OF Indian Town
yearly for her benefits.
M 18th. Be It known that the Hale Sein
Shore OF Indian Town shall be rented
@ out yearly for the benefit OF the treasury
ii Of Indian Town, and II amy person are
@tfknown to set amy obstruction In the
way, shall be fined IS In each offence.
aSs5 18th. II amy person owning piece OF
land and do not build and live upon
8g6it IN is m, 1t shall be considered as
town property. and the person shall be I
Ay allowed 20 days to move. what they has
thereon, off; then 1t shall be considered
as town property and the town can al
3 low any one else the same privilege un- |
der the above obligations.
&s4l5th. Amy person that become rude
HAand corrupt and refuse to be submissive
to the laws OF Indian Town shall be
removed by the trustees. chief and
s$councilnlen.
Ej8 18th. Amy person that are in debt to
%& the town and refuse to pay the amt.
a5 enoug of their property shall be sold to
8ssatIsfy the claim.
83ss l7th. Be 1t known that VIC shall have
M as fence law and X shall be 4 It, high
fion ditch bank and IT. high on
&sleyIl. and the holes are 20 be foot
@5 in, hole, 2 IT. in. holes. It. In hole,
land remainder to the judgement OF the
Esfencer.
IN 18th. An amendment 10 resolution all
mail citizens OF Indian from IS yr. up
R ward shall pay SLIGO per yr, and until
vs. the amt. is paid they will not be given
Sia ma land.
Ss The reservation belongs to the tribe
&R aaA Whole. There Is no individual owner
Asi,ip Of land. The chief and council allot
" ID parcel Of cleared ground OF about eight
M ecrss 10 the head OF each family. The
N occupants ia generally allowed 10 keep the
%isIaDd for life, and at his death It goes
M9 lack TO the tribe to be reallotted, inrA
~ the deceased should leave helpless de-
WA bssdents, In which case. the land IA
Ss ieil!ed for their benefit The houses on
@ The reservation are individual property,