Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-01-23
PROCEEDINGS Of GENERAL COUNCIL
Held at Whilehorsc, Jan. s, !
aud s, 1903

til" 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 46 delegates
were present; this number was de-
clarcd quorum by the council.
after which council adjourned.
On january 9TH the council was
again in session and the subject
discussed was citizenship. Final
ly four men We're appointed to
draft q 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, 1887, is
not fulfilled as yet.
''2nd, Sec. 6 of same treaty is
conflicting with the Commission
err letter of Nov. IL. 1907, and is
not very clear to us.
''3rd, Amount credited to us at
the L. ;. Treasury. and the indi-
viduaI share.
18th. According to the Commits
sioncr's letter OF Nov. II. l9o7.
are those who become citizens
entitled to any rights Of Tie 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
ervatlon 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 Il Jail
otlense and shall be fined or i'm
prisoncd. or both, as the court
may direct.
=. Any person found guilty
of riding or using stock or implc-
mcnts not belonging to him shall
be considered guilty of a Jail
otiense and shall be fined or ina
prisoned. or both.
3. Any person guilty Of using
improper language to amy pcrsen.
or to anyone having authority.
may be considered guilty of 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 or
both.
5. All debts. selling. buying.
or trading. must be in writing and
witnessed by two persons. other
wise court will ignore same and
consider same as void.
6. Agency rules will be enfcrc-
ed in all substations.
{. Any person guilty of intro
ducing intoxicants, or OF drunken
ness. on the reservation, and who
shall be convicted by the court for
the third time. shall be expelled
from the reservation for period
of six months.
s. All strays. cattle or horses.
shall be advertised IN local paper
and at the expiration of six months
from advertisement same may be
sold at auction and the proceeds
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 good
order. Any misconduct by any
one attending the dance will be
punished by fine or imprisonment
or both.
10. No person will he allowed TO
kill any cattle on the reservation