the offense himself, and upon conviction shall suffer in the same manner as if he himself had committed the offense.

ARTICLE IV.

PERJURY.

Sec. 1. Any person swearing falsely, shall upon conviction receive fifty lashes upon the bare back, shall be forever afterwards debarred from holding any office of trust or profit in this Nation, and from being considered a valuable witness in any of the courts of this Nation.

Sec. 2. Any person who shall give false testimony whereby another is damaged by loss of property, shall upon conviction, in addition to the penalty mentioned in paragraph one of this article, pay double the amount of damages to the person sustaining such loss.

Sec. 3. Any person who shall give false testimony, whereby another suffers by punishment inflicted on the body, shall upon conviction, in addition to the penalties mentioned in paragraph one of this article, receive in full the same punishment which shall have been inflicted upon the party against whom he shall have sworn falsely.

ARTICLE V.

ARSON.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall intentionally burn the dwelling-house, out-house, or any other building of another, without the owner's consent, shall upon conviction pay damages in full, and shall suffer the penalty of one hundred (100) lashes upon the bare back.

ARTICLE VI.

INCEST.

Sec. 1. No intermarriage of blood relations among the citizens of the Muskogee Nation shall be considered legal.

Sec. 2. Any citizen of this Nation who shall marry such as are related to them by blood, shall upon conviction receive fifty lashes upon the bare back.

ARTICLE VII.

RESISTING OFFICERS.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall resist, abuse, or injure any officer of this Nation, who is in the legal discharge of his duty, shall upon conviction receive for each offense not less than twenty-five (25) nor more than one hundred (100) lashes upon the bare back, at the discretion of the

court.

ARTICLE VIII.

ABUSE OR INJURY OF CITIZENS BY OFFICERS.

Sec. 1. Any officer of this Nation, who shall exceed his duty by abusing or injuring a citizen of the same, shall, upon conviction, be removed from office, and be compelled to pay the abused or injured party not less than twenty-five (25) nor more than one hundred (100) dollars, at the discretion of the court.

ARTICLE IX.

SETTING DOGS ON STOCK, ETC.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall set dogs on stock of another, or in any other manner willfully abuse another's property, or the public property of this Nation, shall pay damages in full, as assessed by the proper tribunal of the Nation.

ARTICLE X.

DISTURBING PRIVATE FAMILIES OR PUBLIC MEETINGS.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall willfully, by word or deed, disturb any private or public boarding or day school, church, council, or any other religious, political

or other lawful gathering, or any private family, except those which deal in spirituous liquor, or keep houses of ill fame, or gambling houses, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall receive fifty lashes on the bare back.

ARTICLE XI.

DEADLY WEAPONS.

Sec. 1. No person, except district solicitors, light horsemen, and officers of the United States engaged in duty requiring them to carry weapons, shall be permitted to carry any deadly weapon of any kind, such as pistols, revolvers, bowie knives, dirks, or any other weapon, except a pocket knife at any public gathering of citizens of this nation, such as church meetings, or where persons are gathered for purpose of worship or the transaction of business, elections, towns, dancing or ball grounds, trials, courts, councils, or any place where people are gathered for pleasure.

Sec. 2. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of paragraph one of this article, shall be dispossessed of the weapons by the light horse, and the light horse so dispossessing such person shall dispose of the weapon for his own benefit.

Sec. 3. This article shall not be so construed as to prevent travelers from carrying weapons along the public highways.

ARTICLE XII.

SELLING GOODS ON SUNDAY.

Sec. 1. Any merchant doing business within the limits of this Nation, whether licensed or native, who shall practice the sale of any goods, save medicines and burial clothing in cases of sickness or death, on Sundays, shall upon conviction be fined in the sum of two hundred (200) dollars; said sum to be transmitted to the National treasurer, to be placed to the credit of the general funds.

ARTICLE XIII.

OPENING SEALED LETTERS, ETC.

Sec. 1. Any citizen of this Nation who shall open any sealed letter or other sealed package of another person without authority, shall upon conviction be considered guilty of crime, and suffer the penalty prescribed by law in cases of theft.

ARTICLE XIV.

DESTROYING PECAN TREES.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall cut down or destroy any pecan tree, for the purpose of obtaining the fruit thereof, shall be fined in the sum of twenty-five (25) dollars for each tree so cut down or destroyed; the informer to receive ten dollars ($10), and fifteen dollars ($15) to be transmitted to the National treasurer. Should the parties charged with the offense deny the same, the light horse shall carry him before the district judge, where trial shall be had.

ARTICLE XV.

SETTING WOODS OR PRAIRIES ON FIRE.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall set woods or prairies on fire, between the first day of September and the first day of April, shall upon conviction be fined the sum of twenty dollars; one half of which shall be paid to the informer and the other half of which shall be paid into the treasury of the Nation.

ARTICLE XVI.

FINDING PROPERTY AND FAILING TO GIVE INFORMATION

OF SAME.

Sec. 1. Any person who shall find an article or any property of value, and shall fail to make proper effort to

make the same known, so that the owner may be enabled to recover the same, shall upon conviction suffer the penalty provided by law for theft.

ARTICLE XVII.

IMPEACHMENT.

Sec. 1. When charges of high crimes or misdemeanors are to be preferred against an officer of this Nation, such charges shall be preferred before the House of Warriors, and that house shall vote as to whether articles of impeachment shall be filed.

Sec. 2. If two-thirds of the members voting, vote for impeachment, then the house shall appoint a committee of seven, composed of its own members, which committee shall prepare the articles and submit the same to the house.

Sec. 3. If the articles, as submitted by the committee, are agreed upon, then the house shall select a committee of seven of its own members, who shall constitute a board of managers, and shall conduct the trial of the accused before the House of Kings.

Sec. 4. When articles of impeachment shall have been filed against an officer of the Muskogee Nation, the accused shall be furnished with a copy of the articles, and shall be given timely notice of the trial, so that he may be enabled to make preparation for the

same.

Sec. 5. All articles of impeachment which shall arise in the House of Warriors, shall be decided in the House of Kings, and the members of the House of Kings, before proceeding to the trial, shall be sworn by one of the judges of the Supreme Court, to decide the case before them according to the testimony, the principles of justice and without prejudice.

Sec. 6. The House of Kings, while acting as judges on a trial of impeachment, shall have authority to cite before them and compel the attendance of any citizen of