Cihak v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota; James D. Elliott, Judge. Criminal prosecution of Frank Cihak. Judgment of conviction, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
By an agreement dated December 31, 1892, and ratified by Congress on August 15, 1894, the Yankton Tribe of Dakota or Sioux Indians ceded a portion of their reservation to the government of the United States. The record of this transaction will be found in “An act making appropriations for current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and for other purposes.” 28 Siat. 286. By article 17 of this agreement it is provided:
“No…
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