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justice to them and their husbands, in the only legal way possible.To say to be admitted o ritizensh ,-); they rn st have married their husbandsunder the laws of Choctaw Nation, would be equivelant tosaying that they must do someting to be admitted to citizensIip, whichunder the circumstances was impssoible, as they could not marry themby the laws of the Choctaw Nation.The r ight of citizensho; sh;Juld be determined, by thevalidity of the marriage , and not 13:: a marriage in acrordane ,,w withany particular law; as for instance the law of the Choctaw Nation.That this is the cumtom and law of the Choctaw Nation, seec rtificate above, which was issued to the husband of Dora McKenzie, aswell as herself, and these x parties were married when they applied forcitizenship, just as the parties in this case are.(Signed) Thomas Norman,*Attorney forapplicants Ardmore I. T.