the Muskogee Nation, whose testimony they may desire; and they are hereby authorized to use any means which may be necessary in order to arrive at all the facts in the case.

Sec. 7. In all trials of impeachment, the president of the House of Kings shall preside and conduct the proceedings of the same.

ARTICLE XVIII.

STATE'S EVIDENCE.

Sec. 1. If an act of theft be committed by either man or wife while living together, and the fact should be disclosed by either after separation, the one disclosing shall not be punished, but the law providing for punishment of theft shall be fully executed against the other.

Sec. 2. Any person turning State's evidence against such persons as have been guilty with him or her in the perpetration of any misdemeanor, shall not be subject to the pains or penalties provided by law for the punishment of the same.

Sec. 1. The interest on two hundred and seventy-five thousand one hundred and sixty-eight dollars, held in trust for the Creeks by the United States, is hereby set apart as a permanent fund for the schools of the Muskogee Nation, and provision is thereby made for twentyeight neighborhood schools, twenty-one to be composed of Muskogee Indian children, and seven to be composed of the children of freedmen of the Muskogee Nation.

Sec. 2. The neighborhood schools shall be under the charge of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the teachers shall hold their positions by his appointment, and shall be amenable to him. He shall make quarterly visits to each school.

Sec. 3. The superintendent shall appoint for each school, from the neighborhood in which the school is located, three trustees, whose duties shall be to see that the teacher performs his or her duty, to certify to the amount of duty performed, and to exercise a general supervision over the children. They shall have power to expel any pupil for disorderly conduct.

Sec. 4. Each year the National Council shall make a

special appropriation for the purchase of text-books, and the superintendent shall purchase the same, and see that they are properly distributed to the different schools. The following series of text-books are hereby adopted as text-books for the neighborhood schools of the Muskogee Nation:

McGuffey's Reader.

Davies' Mathematics.
Smith's Grammar.

Town's Speller and Analysis.

Mitchell's and Olney's Geography and Atlas.

Sec. 5. The scholastic year for the neighborhood schools shall consist of ten months; shall commence on the first day of September and shall end on the last day of June. It shall be divided into four quarters: The first to commence on the first day of September and end on the fifteenth day of November; the second to commence on the sixteenth day of November and end on the last day of January; the third to commence on the first day of February and end on the fifteenth day of April; and the fourth to commence on the sixteenth day of April and end on the last day of June. Every day in the scholastic year, except Saturdays and Sundays, shall be school days. Each teacher shall be paid at the rate of four hundred dollars for the scholastic year out of the National school funds.

Sec. 6. When a neighborhood shall make application to the superintendent to have a school established, with promise to furnish at least twenty pupils, the superintendent shall establish the school, providing there are not already in existence the number specified by law; and said school shall commence with twenty scholars.

Sec. 7. As soon as the same shall come to his notice, the superintendent shall suspend any school which shall continuously for the space of two weeks fail to have at least fifteen pupils; and it is hereby made the duty of the trustees, whenever there shall continuously for the space of two weeks be an attendance of pupils less than fifteen

in number, to report the same to the Superintendent of Public Instruction as soon as practicable.

Sec. 8. Parents and guardians shall not be permitted to keep their children, or those under their charge, away from school without the consent of the trustees; and when such children are detained from school sufficient reasons shall be given for such detention.

Sec. 9. At the end of each quarter each teacher shall render to the superintendent a full and accurate report, stating time served, branches taught, number studying in each branch, the time of attendance and time lost by each scholar, and the average attendance during the quarter, and the correctness of this report shall be certified to by the trustees. The superintendent shall keep this report as voucher, to be handed in with his general report to the National Council, and in lieu thereof shall give to the teacher an order on the executive office for such amount as shall be due. The executive office shall receive such order and retain the same as voucher for the National warrants which shall be issued in lieu thereof. The superintendent shall keep on hand a sufficient number of blank forms of reports, with certificates and orders, and shall see that each teacher is properly furnished with the same. Whenever necessary the National Council shall make appropriations to meet this provision.

Sec. 10. At each annual session of the National Council the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall render a full and accurate report, giving the number of schools taught, the different amounts expended, and all other matters pertaining to his office. He shall have satisfactory vouchers for all amounts expended by him. He shall make no expenditures over the appropriations made by the Government.

Sec. 11. All unexpended balances of the appropriations by the National Council each year for neighborhood schools, shall be carried to the credit of the school fund for the next succeeding year.

ARTICLE II.

EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.

Sec. 1. The Board of Examiners of applicants for the position of teachers of neighborhood schools shall consist of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and three other competent persons, who shall hold their positions by appointment from the Principal Chief. They shall serve without pay, and shall hold their office for the term of four years.

Sec. 2. The Board of Examiners shall be present during the sessions of the Muskogee Teachers' Institute, and at the National Capital when necessary, for the examination of applicants for certificates of competency. They shall grant certificates to those only who prove themselves, on examination, capable of teaching higher arithmetic, English grammar and composition, United States history, geography and penmanship; the practical knowledge of the duties of teachers being also taken into consideration. When by the applicant requested, they shall also examine in such other branches as help to constitute an English education, and if the applicant is found efficient in the latter shall mention the same in the body of the certificate.

Sec. 3. Nothing shall be charged for either the examination or certificate, and any examiner found guilty of so charging shall be removed from office.

Sec. 4. Each certificate shall stand good for one year, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall hire no person as teacher of a neighborhood school, unless a certificate of competency has been granted to that person.

ARTICLE III.

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

Sec. 1. The National Teachers' Institute is a regular corporate body holding its authority from the government