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1 4 LAWS OF THEbeing notified, or after appearing fails to answer, the Senate mayproceed Ex PARTE.SEC. 7. Before proceeding with the trial, the President ofthe Senate shall administer to all of its members, and the Secretaryto the President, an oath to try and determine the chargesand specification, and to do justice according to law and evidenco.and all being sworn the Senate shall proceed to hear, try anddetermine. Any case of impeachment may adjourn a trial toany other time, consulting the public good, and shall be the SoleJudge of all questions of law arising during the trial, the advisabilityof testimony, the competency of witnesses and any otherquestion incident to its jurisdiction; and exercise all needfulauthority to enforce order and respect in as lull a manner as aregular court of law could do, provided however that all votesgiven on any question whatever shall be VIVA VOCE, and enteredon the minutes of said court of impeachment.SEC. 8. Whenever articles of impeachment are pendingagainst the principal chief, he shall be disqualified from boldingMe office, and the Chief or other Justice of the Supreme Courtshall preside.SEC. 9. The Secretary of the Senate shall make out a certifiedtranscript of the proceedings had on any impeachment trial,and deposit the same in the office of National Secretary for futurereference, and this act shall take effect and be in force fromand after its passage.APPROVED, November 8, 1887.T. 11Ic K INNEY,P. C. C. N.BILL NO. XIX.An act entitled an act prohibiting a citizen or citizens to employ -non-citizens to take charge of stock of any kind as herdsmen.Be it enacted by the General Council of the Choctaw Nationassembled, That it shall not be lawful for any citizen orcitizens of this Nation to employ a non-citizen or non-citizens totake charge of his or her cattle, horses, mules, sheep, goats orbogs, or stock of any kind, and to hunt or gather stock of anyCHOCTAW NATION.kind running on the range within the limits of this nation, underconsideration that this act is not to be construed to prevent citizensfrom employing non-citizens to take charge of stock, to feed inpen or pasture; and any person or persons charged with the vie..Wien of this act shall, upon conviction in the Circuit Court having jurisdiction, be fined in a sum not less than two hundred andfifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, in the discretionof the• court, one-half of which fine shall go to the national treasuryfor national purposes, and the other half to the informant.Be it further enacted that, any act or part of any act it* anywise.coming in conflict with the provisions of this act is filereby repealed,and this act shall take effect and be in force from andafter its passage.Passed over veto of Principal Chief November 9, 1887.BILL NO. XX.An act to provide for the security of the National Treasurer.SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Council of fhe ChoctawNation assembled, That the sum of four hundred dollars ishereby annually appropriated as a contingent fund for the useof the National Treasurer, to defray the contingent expenses ofthe office, and to pay the board and lodging of the Light Horsewhen acting as a body guard for the National Treasurer; pro -vided the National Treasurer shall make a detailed statementannually to the General Council of his expenditure of the fund.herein provided. For the purpose of this act the Principal Chiefshall immediately on the passage appoint, on the recommendationof che National Treasurer, two Light Horsemen to be subjectto the order of said Treasurer, and shall revoke the commissionof the two Light Horse now on the force, unless thosaid Treasurer should recommend them, or either of them, andthis act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.APPROVED, November 9, 1887.THOMPSON AI KINNE Y,P. C. C. N.