CHAPTER XIV. RELATING TO ACTS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS CODE. Be and the same are hereby to be the laws of the Cherokee Nation; and shall take effect, and be in operation, from and after the first day of November, A. D. 1875. JOHN R. DUVAL, Speaker of Council. WILLIAM WILSON, President of Senate. Approved, December 5th, 1874. WILL. P. ROSS, Principal Chief. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF A JOINT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE CODE. Be it enacted by the General Council: That a Joint Committee, to consist of five members of the Council, to be appointed by the Speaker of the Council, and three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, be appointed for the purpose of examining and considering the New Code of Laws as prepared and submitted by the committee authorized by act. of the National Council of November, 1873; and that said Joint Committee, after careful consideration of said Code, report to the National Council such amendments, if any, as they may deem expedient, for the action of the National Council; and that said Code, so examined and returned by said Joint Committee, and acted upon by the National Council, as above provided for, be accepted by the National Council as the CODE OF LAWS of the Cherokee Nation; to take effect on the first day of November, 1875. Be it further enacted: That the Principal Chief be and is hereby authorized, after the adoption of the Code by the National Council, to take immediate steps for having the same translated into Cherokee, and published in both the Cherokee and English languages, in the best possible form for reference, and furnish copies thereof, gratuitously, to any officer, or other citizen of the Nation, applying for the same; and he is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the general fund to carry out the provisions of this act. CHAS. THOMPSON, JOHN R. DUVAL, President pro tem. of Senate. Speaker of Council. Approved, November 30th, 1874. WILL P. ROSS, Principal Chief. Sec. 1. Immediately after the meeting of the first, annual session of the National Council after a general election, and the organization of the two branches thereof, the President of the Senate shall, (after having received the election returns,) cause notice thereof to be given to the Council; and that he will proceed to open and count the same at a certain hour, and requesting the presence of that body, at that time, for that purpose; and at the time designated, he shall proceed, with the assistance of the Chief Clerk of the Senate, and the Speaker and Chief Clerk of the Council, beginning with the returns for the chieftaincy, if any, to open and examine the returns from each district, one at a time, in the presence of the two houses, and carefully compute and publish the result, and have a faithful record thereof made upon the journal of the Senate. Sec. 2. Whenever an election for Principal and Assistant Principal Chiefs shall have been held, and the result ascertained as by law provided, it shall be the duty of the President of the Senate to appoint a special committee of three members of the Senate, to wait upon and notify the Principal and Assistant Principal Chiefs elect, of the same. He shall also notify, in like manner, the Speaker of the Council, for the information of the members thereof; and as soon as may be thereafter, the two branches of the National Council shall meet in joint session, for the purpose of inducting into office, the said Principal and Assistant Principal Chiefs elect. Sec. 3. The constitutional oath (or affirmation) of office, shall, in the presence of the members of both branches of the National Council assembled, be administered, first to the Principal and then to the Assistant Principal Chief elect, by the Chief Justice, or one of the Associate Justices. of the Supreme Court, or by any other judge or officer duly authorized to administer oaths; a record of which shall be made and retained in the proceedings of the Senate; and such Principal and Assistant Principal Chiefs, shall thereupon be qualified to enter upon the discharge of their duties; provided, however, that the Principal Chief and Assistant Principal Chief elect, or either of them, as the case may be, may be installed and qualified by any officer authorized to administer oaths, by taking the constitutional oath at any place or in any manner most convenient or satisfactory, according to the circumstances of the case, or the emergency of the occasion. Sec. 4. The Principal Chief shall have control of the national seal, and in all cases, where necessary, may direct the proper application, use, and preservation of the same. Sec. 5. The Principal Chief may, in his discretion, appoint in his office, a Secretary, and when necessary, one or more Assistant Secretaries, who shall receive the compensation provided by law. Sec. 6. The Principal Chief may require information in writing, or otherwise, from the various commissioned officers of the Nation, on any subject pertaining to their duties, and, from time to time, give such and other information to the National Council, concerning the condition and interests of the Nation, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem expedient, so as to enable them to fully understand the condition of public affairs; the conduct of public officers, in the discharge of their duties; the condition and wants of the several national institutions; with the condition of the people, and the industrial, educational and religious interests, and prosperity of the Nation generally. Sec. 7. The Principal Chief may, at any time, in person. or otherwise, inspect the books, vouchers, and other official papers in or belonging to the offices of the Treasurer of the Nation, and Auditor of Accounts; and count the money in the treasury; and if he shall, at any time, discover, or have reason to believe, that either of said officers have been guilty of embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, or fraud, in his office, he shall forthwith suspend said officer from his said office, and shall cause legal proceedings to be instituted against him, and shall make a temporary appointment to fill such office, until the case can be disposed of according to law. Sec. 8. The Principal Chief shall, to the best of his ability, see that the constitution of the Nation, and all laws of the National Council, are well and uniformly observed and enforced throughout the Nation; to which end he may, in his discretion, suspend from office, and report for impeachment, any commissioned officer who may be guilty or accused of any wilful violation or neglect of, or incompetency, in the discharge of his official duties, and fill the vacancy so created, for the time being, by special appointment. Sec. 9. If the National Council shall impeach and convict any officer suspended by the Principal Chief, the |