Compiled Laws of the Cherokee Nation

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The 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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Section 1
3
Section 2
7
Section 3
10
Section 4
28
Section 5
35
Section 6
70
Section 7
76
Section 8
141
Section 12
199
Section 13
215
Section 14
230
Section 15
241
Section 16
246
Section 17
308
Section 18
316
Section 19
334

Section 9
177
Section 10
180
Section 11
193
Section 20
336
Section 21
353
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