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The method of procedure is analogous to that in case of 

 murder. When the person has been adjudged guilty, and 

 sentence of outlawry declared, it is the duty of the chief of 

 the Wolf clan to make known the decision of the council. 

 This he does by appearing before each clan in the order of 

 its encampment, and declaring in terms the crime of the 

 outlaw and the sentence of outlawry, which may be either 

 of two grades. 



In the lowest grade it is declared that, if the man shall 

 thereafter continue in the commission of similar crimes, it 

 will be lawful for airy person to kill him ; and if killed, 

 rightfully or wrongfully, his clan will not avenge his death. 



Outlawry of the highest degree makes it the duty of any 

 member of the tribe who may meet with the offender to kill 

 him. 



MILITARY GOVERNMENT. 



The management of military affairs inheres in the mili- 

 tary council and chief. The military council is composed 

 of all the able-bodied men of the tribe : the military chief 

 is chosen by the council from the Porcupine gens. Each 

 gentile chief is responsible for the military training of the 

 youth under his authority. There is usually one or more 

 potential military chiefs who are the close companions and 

 assistants of the chief in time of war, and in case of the 

 death of the chief take his place in the order of seniority. 



Prisoners of war are adopted into the tribe or killed. To 

 be adopted into the tribe it is necessary that the prisoner 

 should be adopted into some family. The warrior taking 

 the prisoner has the first right to adopt him, and his male 

 or female relatives have the right in the order of their kin- 

 ship. If no one claims the prisoner for this purpose he is 

 caused to run the gauntlet, as a test of his courage. 



If at his trial he behaves manfully, claimants are not 

 wanting, but if he behaves disgracefully he is put to death. 



