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... second Arti- cle thereof , shall be taken and considered as the prop- erty of the whole MUSKOGEE or CREEK NATION , as well as those now residing upon the land as of the great body of said Nation who still remain on the East side of the ...
... second Arti- cle thereof , shall be taken and considered as the prop- erty of the whole MUSKOGEE or CREEK NATION , as well as those now residing upon the land as of the great body of said Nation who still remain on the East side of the ...
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... Second Chief , who shall be chosen for the same term , in the same manner as that prescribed for the election of the Principal Chief , and in case of the death , resignation , or re- moval from office of the Principal Chief , he shall ...
... Second Chief , who shall be chosen for the same term , in the same manner as that prescribed for the election of the Principal Chief , and in case of the death , resignation , or re- moval from office of the Principal Chief , he shall ...
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... SECOND CHIEF . Election and installation . Term of office . Serving as Principal Chief . 21. Salary . 22. Impeachment . NATIONAL TREASURER . Section 23 . Election and installation . 24 . 25 . Disbursing funds . Office , where , penalty ...
... SECOND CHIEF . Election and installation . Term of office . Serving as Principal Chief . 21. Salary . 22. Impeachment . NATIONAL TREASURER . Section 23 . Election and installation . 24 . 25 . Disbursing funds . Office , where , penalty ...
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... SECOND CHIEF . SEC . 18. The Second Chief shall be elected on the first Tuesday of September by vote of the people , and shall be installed on the fifth of December following . SEC . 19. He shall hold his office for the same term as the ...
... SECOND CHIEF . SEC . 18. The Second Chief shall be elected on the first Tuesday of September by vote of the people , and shall be installed on the fifth of December following . SEC . 19. He shall hold his office for the same term as the ...
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... the position of National Auditor of Public accounts . Should such nomination be not confirmed , he shall nominate a second , etc. After such nomination shall have been duly confirmed , the Chief Justice of the Muskogee Nation ,
... the position of National Auditor of Public accounts . Should such nomination be not confirmed , he shall nominate a second , etc. After such nomination shall have been duly confirmed , the Chief Justice of the Muskogee Nation ,
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Page 165 - That no purchase, grant, lease, or other conveyance of lands, or of any title or claim thereto, from any Indian nation or tribe of Indians, shall be of any validity in law or equity, unless the same be made by treaty or convention entered into pursuant to the constitution.
Page 169 - ... shall be seized and delivered to the proper officer, and shall be proceeded against by libel in the proper court, and forfeited, one-half to the Informer and the other half to the use of the United States ; and If such person be a trader, his license shall be revoked and his bond put In suit.
Page 171 - In the apprehension of every person who may be in the Indian country in violation of law ; and in conveying him immediately from the Indian country, by the nearest convenient and safe route, to the civil authority of the Territory or judicial district in which such person shall be found, to be proceeded against in due course of law ; Second.
Page 180 - Congress hereby reserves the right to regulate the charges for freight and passengers on said railway and messages on said telegraph and telephone lines, until a state government or governments shall exist in said Territory within the limits of which said railway, or a part thereof, shall be located; and then such State government or governments shall be authorized to fix and regulate the cost...
Page 162 - Seventh—All contracts or agreements, made in violation of this section shall be null and void, and all money or other thing of value paid to any person by any Indian or tribe, or any one else, for or on his or their behalf, on account of such services, in excess of the amount approved by the Commissioner and Secretary for such services, may be recovered by suit in the name of the United States, in any court of the United States, regardless of the amount in controversy...
Page 11 - In testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Page 165 - An act to provide for an exchange of lands, with the Indians residing in any of the States or Territories, and for their removal west of the Mississippi...
Page 172 - Indian to whom the property may belong, or whose person may be injured, a sum equal to twice the just value of the property so taken, injured, or destroyed. And if such offender shall be unable to pay a sum at least equal to the just value or amount, whatever such payment shall fall short of, the same shall be paid out of the treasury of the United States...
Page 161 - ... the payment or delivery of any money or other thing of value in satisfaction of a judgment of any court or a decision or award of an arbitrator or impartial chairman or in compromise, adjustment, settlement, or release of any claim, complaint, grievance, or dispute in the absence of fraud or duress...
Page 196 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial, and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.