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This 1875 facsimile of the laws of the Cherokee Nation includes the tribes' full constitution. Readers will recognize many of the laws and articles, as the constitution was based on that of the United States. For instance, the Cherokee Nation constitution states that the power of this Government shall be divided into three distinct departments; the Legislative, the Executive, and Judicial.

Title
Constitution and laws of the Cherokee Nation / published by authority of the National Council, 1875
Creator
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Boudinot, W. P. (William P.)
Ross, Daniel H. (Daniel Hicks)
Scales, J. A. (Joseph A.)
Date
1875
Imprint
St. Louis : R. & T.A. Ennis, printers, 1875.
System Control No.
41181_LLMC_71341740---41181_0001_001
Subject (Topic)
Constitutions
Law
Cherokee law.
Cherokee Indians, Legal status, laws, etc.
Type
text
Extent
1 online resource (284, v pages)
Language
Published also in Cherokee.
Language
English
Repository
HathiTrust Digital Library,
In
Medical Heritage Library.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. Constitution (1839). Constitution and laws of the Cherokee Nation. St. Louis : R. & T.A. Ennis, printers, 1875
Note
"The Revised code of laws as prepared by Messrs. Wm. P. Boudinot, D.H. Ross and J.A. Scales, commissioners, appointed under the provisions of anact ... approved November 19th, 1873, and as amended by the joint committee of the National council."--Page 29.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction.
Linked Resources
Center for Research Libraries
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Related Items
Constitution and laws of the Cherokee Nation / published by authority of the National Council
OCLC
71341740
Format
Print
Resolution
300 dpi
Color Depth
1 bit bitonal
Volume/Issue
Vol. 1
Uniform Title
Constitution (1839)
Description
1 online resource (284, v pages)
Access Note
Restrictions unspecified
Summary
This 1875 facsimile of the laws of the Cherokee Nation includes the tribes' full constitution. Readers will recognize many of the laws and articles, as the constitution was based on that of the United States. For instance, the Cherokee Nation constitution states that the power of this Government shall be divided into three distinct departments; the Legislative, the Executive, and Judicial.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. [Place of reproduction not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. (http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212)
Language Note
Published also in Cherokee.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed November 14, 2020)
Available in Other Form
Print version: Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma. Constitution (1839). Constitution and laws of the Cherokee Nation. St. Louis : R. & T.A. Ennis, printers, 1875

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