Compiled Laws of the Cherokee NationThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1998 - 370 pages Contained in this volume are the Cherokees' 1839 constitution along with amendments to its necessitated by the 1866 treaty between the Cherokee Nation and the United States; the 1838 Act of Union between the Cherokee Nation and the United States; the 1838 Act of Union between Eastern and Western Cherokees; numerous basic laws and miscellaneous Acts covering a huge variety of subjects. |
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Page 23 - The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and possessions, from unreasonable searches and seizures ; and no warrant to search any place, or to seize any person or things, shall issue, without describing them as nearly as may be, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, subscribed to by the affiant.
Page 11 - No person or persons belonging to one of these departments shall exercise any of the powers properly belonging to either of the others, except in the cases herein directed or permitted.
Page 22 - Courts of Common Pleas shall, at stated times, receive for their services an adequate compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office ; but they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office, nor hold any other office of profit or trust under the authority of this State or the United States.
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