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€HM®K1E J<rj9FOs9. PHCElflX. VOL. I. WEW ECIIOTA, THURSDAY APRIL 24, 1828. WO. 10. EDITED BY ELIAS B0UDIN0TT PRINTED WEEKLY BY ISAAC II. HARRIS, FOR the CHEROKEE NATION. At $2 50 if paid in advance, S3 in six months, or $S 50 if paid at the end of the year. To subscribers who can read only the Cherokee language the price will be $2,00 in advance, or $2,50 to be paid within the year* Every subscription will be considered as continued unless subscribers give notice to the contrary before the commencement of a new year. Any person procuring six subscribers, and becoming responsible for the payment, sliall receive a seventh gratis. Advertisements will be inserted at seven ty-five cents per square for the first inser tion, and thirty-seven and a half cents for each continuance; longer ones in propor tion. letters addressed to the Editor, post paid, will receive due attention. , q tv y JcfAHO-A li S 1 J E Cn® J- reAt»x<aA ta A a* H*v 13 jhcfiiAA p4oD.i. boae Ahe>hA<»y kta d,sp o’gjba P-4<®A, TGTZ TEJlSO-lf 3 DG.DSmIPotSA. ■TCTZ VBP TcSO-A TB DO.I.S>APgi>A, ICT r>s-a o’g.iba p4c*a. DsAjSm&ez tb ytv dgj«5.$po®a, o-ypiT d^p o'-o.inYi p4c$a. Givyz (pg,r jhuiacjy, wp*v* dsa (peJBA P4m>A FSABT 3 , TCTZ TEvSSO-f 3 dg- .T.Sm>Pm)A'. KTP1Z D4?P ytv <frh O’SABA' 1 U.IR DGJ.SdSB'cSU. AGENTS FOR THE CHEROKEE PHCEN1X. The following persons are authorized to receive subscriptions and payments for the Cherokee Phoenix. Henry Hiel, Esq. Treasurer of the A. B. C. F. M. Boston, Mass. George M. Tracy, Agent ofthe A. B. C. F. M. New York. R«v. A. D. Eooy, Canoudiagua, N. Y. (Poulard &. Converse, Richmond, Va. Rev. .Tames Campbell, Beaufort, S. C. Col. George Smith, Statesville, W. T. Rev. Bennet Roberts—Powal Me. Besides tho above; Mr. Tiios. R. Gold, an itinerant Gentleman, residing lately in Troy, N. Y. has rendered us much service, and will act in future as our Agent. CHEROKEE LAWS. in each district shall serve as jurors in their respective district courts, and the judge of each district shall act as foreman to said jury. By order ofthe N. Committee, JNO. ROSS, Fries’!. Nat. Com. his PATH X KILLER, mark. A.'M’COV, Clerk N. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk of N. Council. 1 [CONTINUED.] JVcto Town, Nov. It, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That intermarriages be tween Negro slaves and Indians, or whites, shall not be lawful, and any person or persons, permitting and ap probating his, her or their negro slaves to inteVmarry with Indians or Whites, be, she or they, so offending, shall pay a fine of fifty dollars, one half for the benefit of the prosecutor and the other half for the benefit of the Cher okee Nation; and Be it further resolved, That any male Indian or white man, marrying a negro woman slave, he or they, shall be punished with thirty-nine stripes cn the bare back, and any Indian or white woman, marrying a negro man slave, shall be punished with twenty-five stripes on her or their bare back. By order of the National Committee, JNO. ROSS, Pres’t N. Committee, his PATH X KILLER, mark. CHARLES HICKS. A. McCOY, Sec’y to the Council. New Toten, Nov. 11, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That it shall not be law ful for negro slaves to possess proper ty in horses, cattle or hogs, and that those slaves now possessing property of that description, be required to dis pose of the same in twelve months from this date, under the penalty of confiscation, and any property so con fiscated, shall be sold for the benefit of the Cherokee nation. t By order ofthe National Com. - JNO ROSS, Pres’t N. Com. his PATH x KILLER. • mark. A. M’COY, Cleric N. Council. New TounNov. 11, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee d Council, That any white person or persons, not citizens of the Chero kee nation, bringing spirituous liquors into the Cherokee nation and disposing of the same, contrary to law, he, she ot they, so offending, upon conviction, shall forfeit and pay a fine of one hun dred dollars, one half for the benefit of the informer, and the other half for the benefit of (lie- treasury of the Cherokee nation; and any citizen or citizens of the Cherokee nation, making a purchase of ardent spirits within the limits of the Chero kee nation, front any person or persons not citizens of the nation, he, she or they, upon conviction before any of the district courts, shall pay a fine of one hundred dollars, one half for the benefit of the informer, and the other half for the benefit of the treasury of the Cherokee nation. This resolu tion shall be a supplement to the de cree ofthe 28th October, 1819, with out impairing the penalties therein im posed respecting ardent spirits. By order, . JNO. ROSS, Prrs’t N. Com. Concurred in bv the council, his PATH X KILLER. mark. A. M’COY, Clerk N. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, Cl!:. N. Council. New Town, Nov. 12, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee aud Council, That the light horse companies be, and are, hereby reduc ed from six to four in number, and the captain’s pay shall be sixty five dollars per annum, and the lieutenant’s pay shall be fifty-five dollars, and the privates, forty-five. By order of the National Committee, . JNO. ROSS, Pres’t N. Com. his PATH X KILLER, mark. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk N. Com. A. M’COY, Clerk N. Council. the horse, mare, mule, ass, ox or cow of any person or persons, whatsoever, breaking into the field of a person hat ing a lawful fence, the owner of such property shall he responsible for the damages done, and tlje courts of the several districts shall have cognizance of every such case. By order, JNO. ROSS, Pres’t N. Com. hts Approved-PATH X KILLER. mark. A. M’COY, Clerk Nat. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk N. Coun. New Town, Nov. 13, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That the light horsemen JV’cio Town, Nov. 12, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That no person or per sons whatsoever, shall be permitted to settle and make improvements within the distance of one fourth of a. mile of the field or plantation of anoth er, without the consent or ap probation of such resident person, un der the penalty of forfeiting the whole of their labour for the benefit of the original resident. By order of 1 he N, Committee, JNO. ROSS, Pres’t N. Com. his Approved-PATH X KILLER, nlark. A. M’COY, Clerk. N. Council. ELIJAH HICKS, National Com. New Town, Nov. 13, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That no monies in future shall be paid by tho Treasurer out of tho public funds to any person for any service or claim, which has not been previously allowed or ordered by the National Committee, and that all ex presses ordered by the Principal Chiefs, on emergencies, should be presented before the Committee, with the certificate of the Principal Chiefs, stating the business on which the ex press was so ordered, and Re it further resolved, That it shall be the duty of every light horseman to obey the orders of the Principal chiefs, when called upon to perform any public business of the nation. By order of the National Conn uiee, JNO. ROSS, Pies’t. N. Com. Approved, his PATH X, KILLER. mark. A. M’COY, Clerk N. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk N. Council, New Town, November 8, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That in future, the con tract for supplying the general Coun cil with good wholesome beef shall be let out to the lowest bidder, the i o i- tractor giving bond and security tor the faithful performance of his, her or their contracts, and further, that a commissary be appointed in behalf of the nation, whose duly it shall be to see to the weighing ofthe beef and a proper distribution of the same, among the different camps, and to pre vent any unnecessary waste of the same. By order, JNO. ItOSS, Pres’t N. Com. his Approved-PATH X KILLER, mark, MAJOR RIDGE, Speaker. A. M’COY, Clerk N. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk N. Coun, males ovir fifty-nine years of age; and all females under fifteen years, all fe males between fifteen and forty years, and all females over forty years; and the number of male negro slaves; and the number of female negro slaves; number of cotton gins, grist and saw nulls, waggons, looms, wheels, ploughs, horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and schools, and number of scholars of each sex, stores, blacksmith shops; the number of white men married to Cherokee women; and number of Che rokee men married to white women, and also, the number of turnpikes fer ries, and public roads, and to make a general report of the manner of living and the slate of agricultural improve ments; and it shall he required of each person appointed, to complete their services and make their reports to the Treasurer of the nation on or before the fifteenth day of April next. By order, JOHN ROSS, Pres’t N. Com. his Approved-PATH XI KILLER, mark. A. M’COY, Clrrk N. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, N. Coun. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That anv person or per sons, whatsoever, who shall set the woods on fire before the month of March, in each year, such person or persons, so offending, upon conviction, shall pay 9 fine of five dollars, one half to the prosecutor and the other half for the benefit of the Cherokee na tion. This law to be in force and take effect, after the month of September 1825. By order, JNO. ROSS, Pres’t N. Com. his Approved-PATH * KILLER, mark. A. M’COY, Clerk of N. Cora, ELIJAH KICKS, Clerk N. Council. New Town Nov. 12, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That any person or per sons, finding a dead cow brute and shin ning the same, such person or persons shall receive from tho owner of such beast, the sum of fifty dents for a grown one, and twenty-five cents for a half grown one, and twelve and a half cents for a calf, and if the owner of the brute so skinned, shall not think proper to pay the sum above named, the person or persons skinning the same, shall be entitled to the hide; and any person or persons skinning a cow brute and keeping it concealed, shall pay twice the value of the hide to the owner of the brute so skinned. By order of tho National Committee,. JNO. ROSS, Pres’t. N. Com his Approved—PATH X KILLER, mark. A. M’COY, Clerk ofN. Com. ELIJAH HICKS, Clerk of the N. Coun. New Town, A / 'ov. 12, 1824. Resolved by the National Committee and Council, That a fence of five feet high shall be considered lawful,, and New Town, Nov. 12, 1824. 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