SEC. 64. "The Sheriffs of the various districts of this Nation are hereby instructed to notify all non-citizens, cutting hay on the public domain of this Nation, to desist from so doing; and should such non-citizen continue to cut and put up hay contrary to the orders of the sheriff, as hereby instructed, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to levy upon all hay cut, and machinery. used therein, and report the parties so offending to the United States Agent."-(December 1st, 1876.)

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SEC. 65. It is also hereby made the duty of said sheriffs, whenever they may find such non-citizen mining in coal, or cutting timber from the public domain, to seize, for the benefit of the Nation, all coal so mined and all timber so cut; and report such non-citizen, offending, to the United States Indian Agent to be dealt with and punished according to treaty stipulations and the Intercourse Laws. And all hay, coal and timber recovered under the provisions of this act shall be deemed as forfeited to the Nation, and shall be sold by said sheriffs at public sale, and the proceeds thereof turned over by said sheriffs to the National Treasurer. The sheriffs shall be allowed fifteen per cent of all such sales. (December 1st, 1876.)

SEC. 66. All process which may be issued by any judicial tribunal of any other Indian Nation within this territory, summoning a citizen of this Nation to appear before such tribunal to testify, and which shall come to the hands of any sheriff of this Nation in time for service, shall be by him promptly served and returned, or forwarded to the proper officer for that purpose.

ARTICLE V.

DUTIES OF DISTRICT CLERKS.

SEC. 67. There shall be one clerk for each of the several districts of this Nation, who shall be a resident of the district for which he may be elected, and who shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof, and commissioned as provided by law.

SEC. 68. Each clerk so elected shall act as clerk of both the Circuit and District Court of his district, at the regular and special terms thereof, and also act as clerk in all criminal cases triable by a special judge within his district.

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SEC. 69. Each clerk elected as provided in section. 68, shall, on or before the 3d Monday of November following, file a bond in double the amount of his salary, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office, which bond, or any part thereof, shall be recoverable in a civil suit for damages, sustained by any citizen, by reason of the malpractice, wilful neglect, omission or refusal to do duty, on part of any clerk filing such bond.

SEC. 70. The district clerk shall also, before he shall enter upon the duties of his office, take the following oath :

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will carefully file and preserve all books, papers and documents that may come to my possession, or be placed in my charge, by virtue of my office, and the same with the furniture and things belonging to the office, safely transmit unimpaired to my successor in office, upon notice

from him of his readiness to receive them, that I will true record make of all matters and things required of me by law or the court to record, and that I will faithfully and truly execute all other duties which may devolve upon me to perform by virtue of my office, without favor, affection or partiality, and to the best of my ability. So help me God.

Which oath shall be certified to as having been taken, on the back of his bond.

SEC. 71. Each Clerk shall keep a set of books, one of which shall be separately devoted to each of the following matters of record, to-wit:

1st. The registration of all regular appointments made within his district in conformity to law, including those of administrators, guardians, appraisers of property, superintendents, judges, and clerks of election, etc., etc., showing what person appointed, time of appointment, and for what special purpose.

2d. Copies in full of all schedules of property required by law to be made and returned to the district judge, with the lawful appraisements of the articles respectively, and special reports of appraisers, if any, in connection with such schedules.

3d. Synopsis of all bonds filed in the office of the district judge, showing for what purpose or upon what condition given, names of principals and sureties to each, date and amount, and to whom given, and also the names, with date, of any additional sureties required to be given to any bond already filed.

4th. Wills purporting to be of deceased persons, verbal or written, as proven, or attempted to be proven,

to the satisfaction of the district judge, with certificate attached to the record that the will has been so proven, or not, as case may be.

5th. Reports of administrators and other appointees, of the description of property placed in their trust, including settlements with heirs, wards, creditors or other appointees.

6th. Criminal cases tried by the district court, with all proceedings had in open court, except testimony of witnesses.

7th. Criminal cases tried by a circuit or supreme judge, with record of all proceedings in each case, including that of testimony given in such case.

8th. Civil cases tried by the district court, with proceedings of court in each case in full, from institution to disposition of case, except testimony of wit

nesses.

9th. Civil cases tried by the circuit court, with proceedings in cases liable to be appealed, the oral testimony in each case in full, and including testimony of witnesses originally given, and copies of all documentary testimony.

10th. Stray property as reported and sold by the Sheriff, copied in full from his returns of same, as required by law.

11th. Marks and brands of stock, as provided to be recorded by law.

12th. Improvements, showing location of each, and

by whom claimed or owned, as provided to be recorded by law.

SEC. 72. The originals of all matters of record, having reference to the action of the district judge, had between the regular terms of the district court, or to any returns, applications, and reports made to him during the same time,-shall, as speedily as possible, and in no case with longer delay than one month,-be transmitted by the district judge to the district clerk, to be filed in his office, and recorded as required.

SEC. 73. All matters, required by law to be recorded by the district clerk, shall be placed by him on record in the appropriate book, without unnecessary delay; and he shall attach an index to each book, at the time of record, of each matter recorded, to assist reference and examination.

SEC. 74. The records of the office of the district clerk, or any part thereof, shall, when so desired by any citizen as to any particular matter recorded, be submitted to his inspection by the clerk at any time during office hours, with the assistance and only in the presence of the clerk.

SEC. 75. All lawful official documents, or process issued by any district clerk, shall bear the seal of the district.

SEC. 76. Each clerk shall issue, on blanks furnished him for that purpose by the national treasurer, certificates of all services done the Nation, within his district by jurymen, guards, witnesses, interpreters, and