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Show board shall meet without delay at Atoka, in the Indian Territoz.y, and canvass and count said votes, and make prooln,mation of the result;" and Whereas, on the 24th day of Anguet, 1898, soch en election was held within said tribes,in cemplillncevith the laws of said tribes snd said sot of Cangross; and sneh oommissiou, co~poserol f Green McCortain, principal chief of tho Choctaw Nation, and 8. J. Homer, national secretary of riaid nation; and R. M. Harris, governor of the Chickasew Nation, and L. C. Burris, nations1 seoretmy of said nation; and T. B. Needles, member of the commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, assembled at Ataka on the 30th day of Augnat, 1898, and then and thero proceeded to csnvnss and countthe votesonst atsoideleotion, asrequired by law; and said commission hereby proclaim that there were east for said agreement 2,164 votee, and against said agreement 1,366, there being a majority of 798 votes for said agreement. Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority in us vested by saidlaw, ws do hereby proclaim ssid agreement duly ratified by the membera of ssid tribes in accordance with the terms and provisions of said act of Congress. GREEN MCCURTAIN, Principal Chief of Ckoctaw Nation. SOLOXONJ . HOMER, National Neoretary Choctaw Natiova. R. M. HAnnIs, Governor ChioPasau, vati ion. L. C. BURRIS, Natiosal Secretavy Ckiokasazo Natio~. T. B. NEXDLE~, Commissioner to the Pice Mbea. Done at Atoka, Ind. T., this 30th day of Augnat, A. D. 1898. This office is not informed that any special election has been called by the executive of the Creek Nation to vote on the ratification of the Greek agreement as amended, and has no knowledge as to what steps, if any, have been taken with a view to obtaining a vote oE the Creek citizens on that question. The agreement with the Ohoctaw and Chickasaw nations as amended and ratified deals with all the subjects affected by the Curtis Act and makes provision for the settlement of the affairs and interests of the nations in a manner but little differing from the act. The most impor-tant differences between the act and agreement are: First. By the agreement all lands susceptible of allotment are to be .appraised and graded, before being allotted, according to values rather than areas. The act makes no provision for appraisal and grading. Second. Patents are to be issued to the allottees by the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation and the governor of the Chickasaw Nation jointly. Under the act the Secreta,ry of the Tnterior shall llconfirm" the allotments. Third. Allottees are given the right to alienate certain portions of their allotments after one, three, and five years. Under the act allot-ments are to be inalienable. Fourth. Arrangements for the survey, appraisal, and sale of town lots differ only in providing in the agreement for one commission for each nation instead of one for each city or town. Fifth. In the agreement the coal and asphalt within the limits of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations are to be leased by two trustees to be |