The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-05-17
BILL FOR THE SALE OF THE KAW
LANDS.

sale of the Kansas Indian lands
in the State of Kansas, and for
other purposes.
Whereas, by the treaty between the
United States and the Kansas
tribe of Indians, concluded Octo-
Der fifth, eighteen hundred and
fifty-nine, and proclaimed Novem-
Der seventeenth, Eighteen hundred
and sixty, it was agreed to abolish
the tenure in common, by which
said Indians held their lands, to as
sign limited quantities thereof, in
seversity, to the members of said
+ tribe, and to sell the lands re-
manning after said assignments
Now, therefore, in order to en-
able the Secretary of the Interior
to carry out the provisions of said
treaty most adYantageously to the
Indians. III. -..
Be it enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
| United States Of America an Com
0ress assembled, That the Secreta-
~ of the Interior be, and he is
hereby authorized an empowered to
cause an appraisement TO be made
of said lands, and the improvements
thereon made by the Indians or the
United States only, by three disin-
terested persons to be appointed by
him; said appraisement to be re-
turned under oath, to the commits
sioner of Indian Affairs: Provided,
That in making said appraisement,
the value of improvements shall be
stated separately from the value
of the land upon which they are To-
Gated: And pr0vided. further, That
the Secretary of the Interior may
| in his discretion, set aside any ap-
praisements that may be made un-
der the provisions of this section,
and cause new appraisement to be
made. E5.= H 5-H!
SEC. 2. That each bona-fide set
tier at the time occupying any por-
ton of said lands and having made
valuable improvements thereon, or
the heirs at law of such, who is a
citizen ofithe United States, or who
has declared his intention to become
such, shall be entitled, at any time
within one year from the return of
said appraisement to purchase the
land so occupied and improved by
him, not to exceed 160 acres
in each case, at the appraised
value thereof under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary of the
Interior may prescribe: Provided,
That such appraisement of the lands
80 occupied by bona-fide settlers, as
aforesaid, shall not include the value
of any improvements made by such
settlers subsequent to :, the date of
their original settlements thereon.
SEC. 8. That all the lands men,
toned in the first section of this act,
now occupied by bona-fide settlers
as mentioned in the second section
of this act, remaining unsold at the
expiration of one year from the re-
turn of said apppraiscment, shall be
sold at public sale, after due adver-
tisement, TO the highest bidder for
cash, in tracts not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres and all
the lands mentioned in the first Sec
tion. of this act which shall be I'M
occapied by bona-1ide settlers at the
date of such appraisement may be
sold at any time after the ruturn of
said appraisement at public sale, af-
ter due advertisement, to the high
est bidder for cash, in tracts not eX-
ceeding one hundred and sixty
acres, under such rules and regula-
tons as the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may prescribe: Procided, That
in no case shall any of the lands
mentioned in this act BIO sold at less
than their appraised value: And
provided further, That the Secreta-
ry of the Interior may in his dis
erection, open said lands to cash en-
try at their appraised value, subject
to the right of bona-fide settlers as
provided for in this act: PrOUided
however, That the proceeds of the
sale of said lands and improvements
shall be applied in accordance with
provisions of said treaty: AHd pro-
Vided further, That if any member
or members of said tribe who have
heretofore received their lands in
severalty shall neglect or refuse to
become citizen of the United States,
and shall desire to remove to the
Indian Territory as hereinafter pro-
vided for, the Secretary of the In
terror is hereby authorized to sell
the lands of such persons, under
such regulations as hemay prescribe,
for the sole benefit of the person or
persons to whom such lands were
allotted. ''.i-
SEC. d. That the privileges and
benefits-of the naturalization laws
of the United States be, and the
same are hereby extended TO all
Indians residing within the juris-
diction of the United States, and
any Indian who shall take an oath
of allegiance to the United States,
and renounceall superior allegiance
to his tribe or band, and shall prove
by two competent Witnesses, to the
satisfaction of any district or cir
cult court of the United States, that
he is sufficiently intelligent and
prudent to manage his own affairs,
that he has for the period of two
years been able to maintain himself
and family, and that he has for said
period adopted She habits Of civil
lied life, shall be declared by said
court to be q citizen of the United
States, which declaration shall be
entered of record ana d certificate
thereof given to said party. On the
presentations of saidicertiflcate to the
Secretary of the Interior, with sat-
isfactory, proof Of identity, he
may, at Che request-of such person
or persons, cause the land seVerally
held by them to q be conveyed to
them by patent in fee-simple, with
power of alienation. or, without it,
IOE u pcTIOu Vi nF0 JcaTS, dHu may
at the same time; at his discretion,
cause to DO paid to them their pro-
portioHi of all the, moneys land eff
they have formerly Belonged, held
vision ofiauy tYeatygor law of the
United States, or he may withhold
his proportion, Of moneys for five
~ a. Ana L.
potency to manage his affairs. And
On such patents being issued and
such payment made, such persons
shall cease to be. members of said
tribe or band, and thereafter the
lands SO patented to them shall be
subjected to levy, taxation, and sale
in Hike manner with the property
of other citizens. :. And this proyis-
ion shall apply to all heads of fam
lilies, male OF female.
/ SEC. s.. That the Secretary of the
Interior be, and he Is hereby au-
therized and empowered to remove
any members of said tribe of In
dians who may neglect or refuse to
become citizens Of The United States
and who may desire to be, SO re-
moved, to, q location in the Indian
Territory west of the ninetY-sixth
meridian west Longitude, Already
selected or hereafter TO be. selected
and agreed upon, in. accordance
with. tbs provisions Of The trea-
ty between the United States
and the Cherokee. Nation of In
dams, copeluded, July nineteenth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and
proclaimed August eleventh, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-six.
SIG. o. That All the provisions
Of this act not local. 7 iinapplicable