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rejected by the principal Chief. Resolved by the Committee & Council in General Council Convened that to much of the law papers unclear date Oct. 1824 regulating the issuing of permits as requires them to be issued by the National Committee & Council, by & the same in hereby, repealed, and in lieu thereof, the power of issuing permits shall be vested in the Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation. - Section 2d. Be it further Resolved, that the aforementioned law be & is hereby, so amended as to require any citizen or citizens obtaining a permit, to pay a Tax of $1 into the national treasury for each & every permit so obtained for the term of one year & in proportion for a shorter or greater length of time & to enter into bond & security with the Treasurer for the satisfaction of all thefts by making payment for the property so stolen by the person or persons employed under the said permit, - and of which he or they may be convicted before any of the courts of the respective districts in which such offence may be committed, in case the offender shall not be able to pay the value thereof - provided nevertheless that nothing shall be so construed in this Section as to exempt persons so offending the penalty provided by law for such offences. - Sec. 3d Be it further resolved, that Twenty Days shall be allowed for the renewal of a permit after the expiration thereof, or the removal of the person or persons so employed out of the nation in case said permit shall not be renewed by the employer, within the time prescribed, he shall be bound under the penalty of Twenty Dollars to unclear the Sheriff or Constables of his District, within the space of time above mentioned for renewal of the expiration thereof & nonrenewal of the same. And it shall be the duty of any lawful officer, after the expiration of the said twenty days, in case the person or persons shall not have removed, to forthwith remove them out of the natiion, and the expense of removal to be collected from the person or persons so removed, & in case he or they shall not be able to defray the expenses thereof, the employer shall be bound the same. Sec. 4. Be it further resolved that the Treasuerer shall be required to keep a correct record of all permits issued by him, specifying the different kinds of mechanics & the date & to [[unclear\\issued & it shall be his duty to grant permits during the recess of the General Council; and to furnish the General Council at each session with a correct copy of the record. And which was submitted to the Council. Friday 7th. The resolution regulating the issuing of permits was again returned disapproved, was taken up, reconsidered, & underwent some small amendments & laid on the table until tomorrow. Saturday 8th. The Resolution on the subject of permits, as amended, was taken up, passed & again submitted to the Council. (The changes from teh one above are: find ten line fame to "length of time" then in place of the 5 following lines & two parts of lines, ending at provided nevertheless - this change is made - And the employer shall be bound for the satisfaction of all thefts of which the person or persons employed under the permit may be convicted before any of the courts of their respective districts - provided nevertheless, that nothing shall be so contrued in this section as to exempt such offenders from the penalty prescribed by law for such offences. - Sec. 3. Be it further resolved that twenty days shall be allowed the employer after the expiration of the permit to renew the same, or for the removal of the person or persons employed out of the nation - And in case the employer shall not renew his permit, he shall be bound under