Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-23

Violation of THIS rule Will lie pun
l>lcd by fine or Imprisonment or
both.
III. No one on the reservation
viii be allowed to carry concealed
weapons of any kind and viola
tlon- Of this rule will be punished
by fine or imprisonment or both.
\ motion to re lease pastures ).
6. and 5 for five years at &c per
acre. and that pastures } and 6 he
extended north to the division line.
was scconed and carried.
\ motion to lease pasture No. .
again. lease to expire at same time
a expiration of lease for pastures
|. ) and four, at Nc per acre. and
that the pasture be extended north
to the divisiam line. was seconded
and carried.
\ motion to insert the following
| provisions in the advertisement
tor the leasing of pastures >. >. 6.
. and : WAS seconded and carried:
That the Agent may reserve not
more than two townships out of
each pasture for the purpose of
making Indian pastures.
That each head of family. or
each single man above the ACE of u
wears. shall hayc the right to run
100 head of stock in the large pas
lures free OF charge. but said
stock must he kept within Il rca-
sonable distance of each man 5
home.
That the lessccs Will not fence
up amy roads without permission
of the office.
That the lessees will not run
any She cattle on the reservation.
That the pastures will not be
leased for less than four and one
half cents per acre.
\ motion to instruct the Busi-
ness Council to insert any necessa-
ry provisions in said proposals to
lease was seconded and carried.
Resignation as advisor of
General Council and Business
Council of MIR. L. Ashley, was
accepted by the Council.
Senator Gamblc's bill to open
the western part of the rcserva-
tion was read to the council. and
after discussion the council re-
quested the Business Council to
write Il letter to the Indian
Rights Association and ask tina,
organization to use their influence
to stay the final action. for the
following reasons:
I We. the Sioux OF cheyenne
River reservation. have been in
formed that Il bill was introduced
in Congress regarding the dis
posal of our surplus land. and we
arc placed in an aw wkward situa-
llon and unable TO fine any avenue
of escape. We do not understand
the proposition. and we ask your
assistance for the following
reasons:
II. Our consent was never
asked.
- In our reservation. we
think the lands are rich in mineral
deposits. We want these lands to
be examined by exports before
openinA for settlement.
''3. The Bill is not satisfactory
to us.
"a. What former treaties
promise to us is not fully carried
into effect vet.
''For these reasons we ask your
help in delaying the proposed
Bill until such time as we are able
to understand"
A motion to nominate three
men to frame a set of rules to
govern the General Council was
seconded and carried, and the
following were elected to serve
as such until next council: Harry
Woods. Allen Ficlderand Stephen
Flexible.
\ motion to elect one delegate
from each district to visit Wash
ington with the Agent was secon-
ded and carried, and the follow
ing elected as delegates: Allen
Fielder. Percy Phillips and
Edward Swan.
A motion to appoint Commit
tee of three to ask the Agent