Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-23
PROCEEDINGS Of GENERAL. COUNCIL
Held at Whilehorse, Jan. 6, !
and s, 1868

the following official report. which was
translated into English by the secretary.
The General Council was called
to order by the chairman. The
roll was called and IS delegates
we're present; this number was de-
clarcd Il quorum by the council.
after which council nd iourncd.
On january 9TH the council was
again in session and the subject
discussed was citizenship. Final
ly four men were appointed to
draft a letter of appeal to the In
dian Rights Association. viz: Ed
ward Swan, Percy Phillips, Allen
Fielder and Edward nuprec. The
following is the letter framed by
the committee:
1--WE. the Sioux of Cheyenne
River Reservation. consider our-
selves incapable OF plun-ing into
the whirl of citizenship, for the
following reasons:
''lst. Treaty of Feb. S, 1857, is
not fulfilled as yet.
"2nd, Sec. 6 of same treaty is
conflicting with the Commissions
er's letter of Nov. IA, 1907, and is
not very clear to us.
''3rd. Amount credited to us at
the L. 5. Treasury. and the indi-
vidual share.
18th. According to the Commits
sioncr's letter OF Nov. II. 1907.
are those who become citizens
entitled to any rights of the tribal
lands or things TO come in future
The council voted unanimously
to accept the same. and instructed
the chairman to forward 1T to the
Indian Rights Association.
The following regulations to
govern the Cheyenne River Res
ervation were recommended by
the Judges, and read twice before
General Council. and motion for
adoption of said rules was second
cd and carried:
1. Any person found guilty of
leaving any pasture gates open
will be considered guilty of a Jail
otlense and shall be fined or i'm
prisoned. or both, as the court
may direct.
,. Any person found guilty
of riding or using stock or nipple
mcnts not belonging to him shall
be considered guilty of a Jail
otfense and shall be fined OF inn
prisoned, OF both.
8. Any person guilty Of using
improper language to any pcrscn.
or to anyone having authority,
may be considered guilty of Il Jail
otfense. and he fined or imprison-
ed both.
4. Any person leaving the res
ervation without pass may be CON
sidered guilty of an otiense and
shall be fined or imprisoned OF
both.
5. All debts, selling. buying.
or trading. must be in writing anc
witnessed by two persons. other
wise court will ignore same ane
consider same as void.
6. Agency rules will be enforc.
ed in all substations.
Z. Any person guilty of intro.
ducing intoxicants, or OF drunken.
ness. on the reservation. and who
shall be convicted by the court fol
the third time. shall be expelled
from the reservation for a periol
of six months.
S. All strays. cattle or horses
shall be advertised IN a local paper
and at the expiration of six month!
from advertisement same may b,
sold at auction and the proceed:
will be expended for the best In
~terests of the reservation.
8. No dance shall be allowed
unless permission is first secured
from the Agent by responsible
persons who are to give the dance
and who agree to maintain goot
order. Any misconduct by any
one attending the dance will b.
punished by fine or Imprisonment
or both.
10. No person will he allowed t,
kill any cattle on the reservation