Gritts v. Fisher
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF' COLUMBIA. The facts, which involve the construction and validity of the statutes relating to allotment and distribution of Cherokee lands and funds and the right of children born after September 1, 1902, to participate therein, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
délivered the opinion of the court.
The question presented for decision in this case is, whether children born to enrolled members of the Cherokee' tribe of Indians after September 1, 1902, and living on March 4, 1906, are entitled to enrollment as members of the tribe and to participation in the allotment and distribution of its lands and funds now being made under the legislation of Congress. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Treasury, who are respectively charged with important duties in that connection, have taken the position, and are proceeding upon the theory, that…
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