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62 page number In Aquahee District Site, wo, kee spelled Sitewake in Chiefs of Nations: The Cherokee Nation 1730 to 1839 By Paul Vickers , Bald Town George, Richard Walker, John Timson, All Bone, Robin (Judge Walker's Son-in-law), Ah-taw-hee-iskey spelled Ahtoheeskee in Chiefs of Nations: The Cherokee Nation 1730 to 1839 By Paul Vickers, are nominated and recommended as candidates; - and the first precinct in this district to hold the election at or near Tas, scribble -quit-tumgh, and Thompson and Dick Downing are chosen superintendents and Tim Reid, clerk : - the second precinct to hold the election at or near Sam Ward's Hook and Isaac Tucker and John Bighead are chosen Superintendants and David England, Clerk; - and the third precinct shall hold the election at the Court House and Whirlwind and + symbol Bear Conjurer are chosen Superintendants and + symbol the Rev. E. Jones, Clerk.

Be it further Resolved, that the elections at the several places herein selected for each District shall be held on the Saturday previous to the commencement of the Courts for May Term next, and a return of all the votes given from the precincts shall be made to the Superintendants of the elections at the Court Houses on the Monday following, being the first day of Court, with a certificate of the state of the polls, signed by the superindants and clerks, and after all the votes being collected and + symbol rendered in, the candidates having the three highest numbers of votes shall be duly elected, and the Superintendants and + symbol Clerks at the Court Houses, shall give to each of the members elected a certificate, and in case there shall be an equal number of votes between any of the candidates, the members of the convention shall then give the casting vote; and that the superintendants and clerks of the election shall, before entering upon their duties, take an oath for the faithful performance of their truth and that the members so elected shall on the 4th day of July next, meet at Echota and form a Convention scribble and proceed to adopt a Constitution for the Government of the Cherokee Nation. Be