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handle is hein.amindian/llntap0001 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF CHEROKEE NATION. LUMBER LAW. AN ACT prohibiting the sale and shipment of lumber or timber to a non-citizen of the United States. Be it enacted by the National Council, That it shall be unlawful for any citizen of this Nation to saw and ship lumber beyond the limits of the Chroee i, or to sell lumber or timber of any kind to any non-citizmn, or citizens of the United States. Be it further enacted, That ev- ery citizen of this Nation violating the Provisions of this act, shall upon conviction, before the Cir- cuit Court of the district wherein the offense shall have been coin- mitted, be fined in a sum not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.or be im prisoned not less than one year, nor more than three years, and in default of payment, to be both im- prisoned and fined. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws conflicting with this act are hereby repealed. Approved February 1, 18F8: J. B. MAYES, Principal Chief. GAMBLING LAW. AN ACT amending Article XIX. Chapter 4, Revised Laws ot the Cherokee Nation. Be it enacted by the National Council, That Sec. 54, Article 19, Chapter 4, Revised Laws of the Cherokee Nation, be and the same is hereby so amended as to make it the duty of the Court having ju. risdic ion to imprison for any term not less than one nor exceeding six months, in all cases of convic- tion when the party convicted shall fail to pay the fine. Be it further enacted, That Sec- tion 55 Article 10, ChapteJL - vised Laws of thd Cherokee Na- tion, be and the samne is hereby so amended as to authorize and make it the duty of all Sheriffs, Town Constables, High Sheriffs, in ac. cordance with Sec. 12. Art. 5, of the Constitution, lo search all places known or suspected to be used as gambling resorts or places of gaming, and to seize and de- siroy all cards, dice, checks or other devices used for the purpose of gambling,or gamingand to report all parties offending to the Solici- the Grand Jury, but shall require tor of the district for prosecution. an immediate investigation of the Providing, that before any cards, facts in the case, with the view to dice, checks, or any other device prevent the escape from justice of used for the purpose of gaining, as any person strongly suspected or aforesaid, are destroyed, the same to ascertain and fix the crime up- shall be in a hearing before the on the guilty party, he shall be Judge of the district, or the May- required to obtain summous from or of the town in which such seiz- the District Clerk, commanding pre is madebe condemned by such the Sheriff to summon the Grand Judge or Mlayor of such town as Jury of the Court, already author- being cards, dice, checks or otheri~ - l i order to take jurisdiction of such crimes, carry out the provisions of this to meet at the Court-house in his act, the Judges of the several dis- istrict at as early a day as tricts and the Mayors of the sev- possible, to be fixed by the Solic- eral towns of the Cherokee Nation itor, for the ourtpos of an imme- are hereby authorized and reqin rd diate investigation of such charges ed to call special sessions of the as the Solicitor may prefer against courts of which they are Judes, any party before them; also the to be held upon information from said Solicitor will obtain summons tre Sheriffs of the district or Con- for witnesses as in other cases, stables of the town, that such a made and rovided for. Provided, seizure has been made, and Pass That the Solicitors shall not re- judgment in he matter, and when the Grand are Jud tfor in this section, to remain in se- the articles seized, condemned by sion in the investigation of any the .Judge or Mayor aforesaid, it one case more than five days. shall be the duty of the Sheriff Be it further enacted, That all High Sheriff or Town Constable laws or parts of laws, providing to destroy the sae, for the filing of an indictment by the Be it further enacted, That Se - Solicitor before the lerks of the the a)5, Artic'e 19, Cnapter 4, Re- districts in eases of felonies are vised Laws of the Cherokee Na- hereby repealed. toa, be and the same is hereby so amended as to authorize and ere. J . 10 Y18 , quire the Court having jurisdiction to imprison for any term not lessal than six months, nor exceeding o A one year in all cases of convictionANCTt rvuthdercio where the party convicted shall A in vetigatin the hructies fail to pay the flue, or by both fine osh oi tre vasrife aeins aanyisc. the Cherokee Nation. tioni of the Court having jrsi- Be it enacted by the National tion. Approved February 4, 18s88 Council, That it shall be unlawful J. B. MAYES, for any person or persons, citizens Principal Chief. of the CherokeA Nation, to use in fishing giant powder dynamite of GRAND JUfY LAW. any kind that will be the destrue- AN ACT providing for Special tion of fiah. Sessions of the Grand Jury. Be it further enacted, That any Be it ete4t1 t-h-3 Nti.ria1 :tpd all persons r ilzm l7 CJounoiI, ThAt Section ?7, Page Cherokee Nain,-fon ioltn 107, Article 6, Chapter III, Coin- the provisions of this act shall be piled Laws, be so amended as to deemed guilty of a misdeoidenor read as follows, to-wit When- and be subject to a finde-Of not le ever information of the commis- than fifty dollars, noi'jnore tha'n sion of any folony within his Dis- one hundred dollars~ai ad in da. trict, shall come to the knowledge fault of payment oft' - su h fine be of any Solicitor at any time be- imprisoned for any term at loss tween the regular sessions of the than six month n more than one Grand Jury, and the due exection year at the discret n of the Cour of the law, shall in his opinion, having jurisdiction. make it unsafe to await for their Be it further enated, Tat action at the regular sessions of twenty-five per cent. of s& Ines

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