The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-13
PROVISIONS BINDING ON
DATE OF PROCLAMATION
Means Holding Void Of Con.
VeyanCeS Made Prior to
August 8, 1907

The Supreme cont .his niofping
hended down decision iarseeshine h
its scope iuthe cause Of y M Bakef vs.
Ellis ii. Hammctt, h. q. Allen and j
&. Plersou co,parlncrs trading as tho
cowcta Realty company the opinion
Il written Ny Justice j Dunn and N
concurred Ia by an tho other Justices,
The case Ia an appeal from the Unit.
ed States court sitting 1T MHNsdgee
and was brought up o. transcript oft
Judgment, there being no mo ton TOR
new trial raised. " was VA ariiun
brought by Baker IN the trial cour %
enncel certain cunveyances alleged no
be clouds on the iitle 10 ccytain lands
the land ln question being lhe gurpltl
allotment OF mixed blood citizen af
the Greek nation The questions raised
lul the caHc nclute the drtrrnlnas
tQn 0f The date upon which the Greek
supplemental agreement or treaty te K
effect under which the Greek freed.
men and mixed hluods we're not per
mital ae ALLEVIATE their lands fHr a
period ii Ave years. The defendants
fia error. WHO we're awarded Judgment
lm The spIai court. eantended taat the
acs YVES II effect immediately after
lln passage which Web pll june 8a.
tgH2 The Supreme aanft ii FeReras
ine lhe case holds that August B iaag
ihR dase I'd The proclamation pf 9ha
President making public the announce
manf " lha ratification BY the Greek
National eenuel ag the acf known as
b. Creek supplemental agreement.
was the Date when The provisions bes
eaine binding
THE dHteh If tha eBnFey6neaB III
controversy n this ease were on July
+ end gg August 3, s. and 10. 1907
the court holding lhe latter three
eoHYeyauees "a be valld aud lhe iof
mar Ibfee Fa1 #he ease lH famendee
as the lower oauf3 ief new iflai In
accordance wsih the decision Hha IA
cleion viii mean halding void 0G eqa'
TeFanhos made prior 10 kWgnsi b lA0l
The eonfi helds C. follows upea she
legal points III issue
syllabus.
Il August gth. ieD2. The date ai the
proclama'l tor 0f The President making
pabllc announcement Of tho fatlacn.
tlon py the Creek national council Of
tae Act 81 June 36th. 1909. commonly
kaowu e. the Greek supplemental
agreement. was the date whom fhe pro
visions theraglheeame binding 90 iba
Uaitea States. Che Creek nation ead
all persons affected thereby.
3 Except where different lutausI
ton Is manifest the general iFula III
ghat III computing time from Or after
a certain day Or date. the first day Is
10 be excluded and the last included TO
complete The period
I =. The word FROM III its literal
.ana restricted sense generally means
eacluslge hut It may be naed III
connection that MEANS Inclusive, fl
constituting II therefore. courts 9lli
taga into consideration .ha context
and aabieel.maltef and eoHasfre Il te
mean either inclusive af exclusive. al.
eurdlnRy aH II is Influenced hg lis
connection
4. THE aet ab0ee referred ta rfu.
vldes taat q ixena shall not allenatn
the lands allotted Il them before the
aspiration 0f five yeHfs from the hata
0f lis approval. snWlt. halauat +, 1909
4 deed WAS nude ogs August 4 1901
iseld tilH was conveyed thereby
t4uiloWlng Taylor rs ar6Nn. tn Il
: 6s0A
s Where IN efref ii irikmeul
appears % the feea 81 Che record