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VOL. I.
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CHE aOK BIE LAW 8.
[CONTI: T'KD.]
Resolved by the , \":tional Committee
an I Council, That the Cherokee na-
tion be organized & aid off into Dis
tricts, and to be b id.;J as follows:
I; Ist. The First District shall
wf-Goic sufei •
ta> e, and be bounded as follows; be
giijnwg at the m uth of Aumucbee
creek, on 0 ostein.a'.iah river, thence
ftorth in a straight course to a spi iay
\ branch between the Island and Rac
coon villaj<?; then e a straight course
<)ver the Lookout Mountain, where the
of Will's and Lookout creeks
oppose against each other on the
Blue 'Ridge, the ICO a straight course
to the main source of Raccoon creek,
and down the same into the Tennessee
river, and uo said river to the mouth
of Ooletewah creek, and up said creek
to take the most south eastern fork,
thence a southern course to the mouth
of Sugar creek, into the Cannasawgee
river- and down the said river to its
confluence with Oostennallah river,
and down the same to the place of be
ginning.
2d. The Second District shall
be called by the name of Chattoo
cee, and be bounded as follows; be
ginning at the mouth of Raccoon creek,
in the Tennessee river, and down the
said river to tW boundary line, com
m i fly called Coffee's line and along
said line where i. strikes Will's creek,
and down the s, id creek to its conflu
ence with the Coosa river, and thence
embracing the boundary line between
the Chcrokees & Creeks, run by Wm.
M'lntosh and Cherokee commissioners
appointed by their respective Nations,
ru iiiing south eftstwardly to its inter
section w r ith Chinibee's trace, and a
long said trace leading eastwardly by
Avery Vahn's including his
plantation, and thence.on said trace to
where it crosses the Etowah river, at
the old ford above tha fork, and down
said river to its confluence with Oos
tannallah river, and up said river to
the mouth of A imu<hee creek, and to
be buc-'ed by the first district.
3d. The Tifmij Disthicj, shall be
called by the name of Coosawatee,
■ * and bounded as follows; beginning at
the widow FooVs Ferry on the Oostan-
Xirllah river, where the Alabama road
cosses it, said wagon road ffast-*
warcTly; leading towards Etowah town
to a largo creek above Thomas Pet
tit's plantation to the Sixes, and
tip said creek, north eastward, to its
source; the-ice a straight course to the
head of Tallomy creek, up which the
F deral road leads. thence a straight
course to the head source of Potatoe
CHEM® K.EE
Mine creek; thence a straight course
to the head of Clapboard creek;
thence a straight course to the most
southern head source of Cannasaw
gee river; thence a northwestern
course taCaiinasawgee river, to strike
opposite to the mouth of Sugar creek,
into the Oatmasavvgve river, and to be
bounded by the first and second Dis
tricts.
4th. The Fourth district, shall
be called by the name of Amoah, and
be bounded as follows; beginning at the
head source of Cannasawgee river,
where the third District strikes the
said source; thence eastwardly a
straight course to Spring Town, above
Hiwassee Old Town; thence to the
boundary line run by colonel Houston,
where it crosses Sloan creek; thence
westwardly along said line to the Hi
wassee river; thenre down said river
into the Tennessee river, and down the
same to the mouth ofOolatewah creek,
mid to be bounded by the first and third
Districts.
5th. The Fifth District shall
be called by the nrme of Hickory
Log. and shall be bounded as follows;
beginning at the head of Potatoe f ine
creek, on lhe Blue Ridge, thence
south eastwardly along the Blue Ridge
to where Cheewosioye path crosses
said ridge, and along said path to the
head branch of Frog Town creek, and
down the same to its confluence with
Tahsantee; thence down the same to
the Shallow wagon ford on said river,
above the standing Peach Tree; thence
westward alc.tg s, ic wagon road lead
ing to Town, where it crosses
Little river, a fork of the Etowah riv
er, and down the same to its conflu
ence with Etowah river, and down the
. _ * ~
' s.me .in " <3colU'se to n large
r .-eek. and up said creek to where the
ro d crosses it to the opposite side
nd to be bounded by the third d'strict.
Gtb. TV.e Sixth District shall bo
called by the no me of Etowah, and
be bounded as follows; beginning on
the Chattahooche river, at the shallow
wagon ford on said river, and down the
same to the Buzzard Roost, where the
Creek and Cherokee boundary line in
tersects the said river; thence along
said boundary westwardly, to where
it intersects Chinibee's trace, and to
be bounded by the fifth and third dis
tricts, leaving Thomas I'ettit's family
in Etowah district.
7th. The Seventh District shall
be called by the name of Tauquohee,
and be bounded as follows; beginning
where Col. Houstons boundary line
crosses Slare's creek, thence along
said boundary line south eastwardly,
to the Unicoy turnpike road, and along
said road to where it crosses the Hi
wassee river, in the Valley Towns;
thence a straight course to the iead
source of Coosa creek, on the Blue
Ridge above Cheewostoyeh, and along
said Ridge eastwardly, where the U
nicoy turnpike road crosses it; and
thence a direct course to the head
source of Peicimmon creelc; thence
down the same to the confluence of
Tahsantee with the Frog Town
creek; and to be bounded by the third,
fourth jyid fifth districts.
8th. The Eighth Distkict shall
be called by the name of Aquohee,
and be bounded as follows; beginning
where the seventh district intersects
the Blue "Ridge, where the Unicoy
turnpike road crosses the same;
thence eastwardly along said Ridge to
the Standing Man, to Col. Houston's
boundary line, thence along said line
to the confluence of Nnateyalee, and
Little Tennesse river; thence down
the same to Tallassee village, thence
along said boundary line we'.twardly,
to where it intersects the Unicoy turn
pike road: and to be bounded by the
seventh district; and that each district
shall hold their respective councils or
courts, pn the following days, viz:
The first Mondays in May and Sep
tember, for Chickamaugee district;
and on the
Second Mondays in Mav and Step
tember, for Chaitoogee district; &on
the
NEW ECHOTA, THV'&.SDAt' A* 3, 1828, NO. 1.
First Mondays in May and Septem
ber for Coosewattee district;' und on
the
Second Mondays in May ! Sep
tember, for Amoah district; and on
the
First Mondays in May and Septem
ber for Hickory Log district; ai:d on
the
Second Mondays in May and Sep
tember, for Etowah distric., and on
the
First Mondays in May and Septem
ber for Aquohee district; and on he
Second Mondays in May raid Sep
tember, for Taquo?iee district; and
each of the councils or courts shall sit
five days for the transaction of busi
ness at each term.
By order of the council and com
mitte,
ch. r. hic ;s.
New Town, Oct. 27, U>21.
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That any person or per
sons, whatsoever, who shall cljoose to
emigrate to the Arkansas < ountVy, and
shall sell the improvements ';e Or they
may be in possession of, to nv ijierso
oi' persons whatsoever, lie or th<$y, so
disposing of their improvements,
shall forfeit and pay unto the Chero
kee nation the sum of one l.ijndrell and
fifty dollars; and be it further resolv
ed, that any person or pe "s. what
soever, who shall purclv ;e any im
provement from person <fe persons
so emigrating" he or they >4 offending,
shall also forfeit and pay a iine of one
hundred and ffty doljars to,t 1 re nation,
to be collected by the marshal of the
district.
By order. \
JNO. ROSS, Pro 't N, Com.
Approved-PATH * CILI.ER,
mar' - .
CH VRLES HICKS.
A. M'COY, Cleik.
New Town, Oct. 27, 1821.
Resolved by the National Committee
and Council, That it shall be the du
ty of the district and circuit judges,
to inquire particularly into the circum
stances of all stray horses, that may be
taken up in their respective districts;
& all horses which shall evidently ap
pear to have been stolen away from ci
tizens of the United S. by citizens of
this nation shall be surrendered up to
the United States' Agent for this na
tion, agreeably to the treaty existing
between the United States and this
nation.
By order ofthe National Committee,
JNO. ROSS, Pres't N. Com,
his ,
PATH X KILLER,
mark.
CHARLES HICKS.
A. M'COY, Clerk.
J\tw Town, Oct. 27, 1821. f
Jirs:>!;■(:J by the .Valicnal Committee
and Council, That if'any person or
peisons whatsoever, shall resist and
kill any of the marshals or light-horse
men in Iheir official duties, it shall
be the duty of the marshals to lead
the light-horse to apprehend, or Kill
the person or persons so transgressing.
By order of the N, Committee,
JNO. ROSS, Pres't N. Com.
his
Approved—PATH X KILLER,
CHARLES HICKS.
A. M'COY, Clerk.
New Town, October 27, 1821.
Resolcccl by the National Committee
and Council, That any person or per
sqjis who have bee:i citizens of
this nation and now have reservations
and living 011 the same, or under the
laws of the United States, and lias a
public ferry croossing opposite his os
their reservations, Such person or per
sons shall not be permitted to keep a
white ferryman on the lands belonging
to the Nation, neither shall he be per
mitted to tend anv land thereon, for
the use of his ferryman: but nothing
shall be so construed in the above re
j solution, as to affect the rifbts and
| privileges of such citizens as inay have
moved off the ceded lands and now liv
in., in the Nation.
By order of the National Commit! ce,
JNO. ROSS, Pres't N. Commmittee,
PATH KILLER,
CHARLES HICKS.
A. McCOY, Scc'y to the Council.
Neto Town, November 8, 1 •
■Resolved by the National Committee
That all prominissory notes, payable
af'er date, shall he entitled to bear ;.i
interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum, after the date, payable tin
til sus h notes are paid; this resolutio;
to take effect and be in force from am
after this date.
By order of the National Com.
JNO ROSS, Pre 'i N. Com.
EHNAUTALNAUEH,
Speaker of Council.
his
PATH X KILLER,
mark.
CHARLES R. HICKS.
A. fcl'COV, Clerk N. Committee.
New Town, November 2, 1821.
Resolved by the Notional Committee
T and Council', That the circuit-judges
g be a How ft (I fifty-five dollars, and the
district judges twenty-live dollars
each per annum for their services.
By order of the N. Commuter,
ll JNO. ROSS, Pres't. Nat. Com.
his
PATH f* KILLER,
mark.
A. M'COY, Clerk N. Com.
S ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk of N. Council.
e New Tovm, November 2, 1822.
N Resolved by the National Committu
e and Council, That the salary of the
circuit judges be, and the sr-nie if
hereby raised from fifty-five dollars tc
eichty dollars per annum, commcuc
in'st "Irom 'ffife date hereof.
By order of (he National Committee,
JNO. ROSS, Pres't. N. Com.
Approved,
his
PATH KILLER,
mark.
: A. M'COY, Clerk N. Com.
. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk N. Council,
New. Town, C. N. Oct. 23, 1822
In Committee and Council.
Wherf.as, it appears in the prints of
the public newspapers, that in con
sequence of the earnest solicita
tions of the Governor and legislature
of the State of Georgia, the Con
gress of the United States did ap
propriate a sum of money last ses
sion, with a view of holding a trea
ty with the Cherokees for the pur
pose of extinguishing their title to
lands within the chartered limits,
claimed by the State of Georgi;
and it a!so appearing in the publi
prints that the President of the,Uu
ted States has appointed Commi
sioners in conformity to the viev
of said appropriation, and anticip
tins; a call by the commissioners
the liead chiefs of the CWerflkee na
tion requested the judges to ascer
tain the sentiments and dispositior
of the citizens of their respective
districts on the subject, and to re
port the same to them, which re
ports having been accordingly mad<
and now laid before the nationa
committee and council, declaring
unanimously., with one voice and de
termination, to hold no treaties will
any commissioners of the Unltei
States to make any cession of land
being resolved not to dispose of e
ven one foot of ground;
Be it therefore known and re
membered, That we the undersign
ed members of the national commit
tee and council, after maturely de
liberating on the Subject,
Resolved, That the chiefs of th
Cherokee nation, will not meet an
commissioners 'of the United State
to hold a treaty with them on the sut
ject of making cession of lands, th
property of the Cherokee nation, r
we arc determined hereafter nev<
to make any cession of lands, havir
not more than sufficient for our natic
and posterity. But on any Other Ir
I siuess not relating'to makhiga trea
- of cession, Ave will, at all times du
ring the session of the nalional coun
cil, at New Town, receive- tlie Uni
■ ted States' coirimissionqis or agents,
with friendship and cordiality, ; i;d
will ever keep bright the chrinof
peace and friendship which links lie
Cherokee nation, and the govcrnrnent
of the United States.
By order of the National Committee,
JNO. ROSS, Prei'l. N. Com.
' Ins
le Approved—PATH X KILLER,
in mark,
t. CHARLES HICKS.
5,. A. M'COY, Clerk.
>n The above is signed by upwards of
id fifty-four members of both branches of
the legislative council and committee.