Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-28
The sTown, Law.

An act amending az act of the Ma
ti0nal Council IN relation TO
Towns" approved December
5fh, 1882.
( Be IT ENACTED By THE NATION
Al CoUzcrL. That the ComInis-
sioners appointed-bv the Principal
Chief under the authority ofthe act
Of the National Council IN relation
20 towns and dated December 5th,
1s32, be and thoy are hereby re-
quired &c survey the town Of Kee-
soOwah or Fort Gibson. IN Illinois
Bistricf, and IN SC doing the said
Commissioners are directed to
follow and re establish the original
survey Of said act Of the National
Council dated November 5th 1857,
and entitled -An Act 70 Lay OF the
Town Of Keet0ogsh, {" and mark
the same with durable stone mOnu-
Eents, and after said re-survey shall
have been made the Commissioners
snail cause to be made duplicate
plats OF the work, showing the 10
cation, breadth, and depth and
number of each lot and the number
In letter by whish the blocks are
designated, together with the ield
notes Of said survey. one Of which
said plats shall be fled in the Ex-
ecufise Office and one IN the Office
of the Mayor ofs said town. and such
survey shall be taken and deemed
20 be the only lawful survey OF said
town; and said Commissioners are
hereby directed to register and re-
cord al deeds to lots in said town
sold under and By authority of said
art of Nov. 5th, 1857, and 70 receive
and receipt for all unpaid balances
due upon sales Of lots By authority
CT said act; Pr0ridcd, that persons,
citizens Of the Cherokee Nation
holding certificates of purchase un-
der said act of Nov. 5th, 1857,
shall be subject to the same con-
ditions In completing payments
upon such lots as is imposed upon
citizens holding ike certificates of
sale under authoritT Of the subse-
quenf act Of the National Council
dated December 9TH, 1882, and said
Commissioners are required 20 reg
lister all deeds to lots given by vir-
tue Of sales made under the several
acts Of the National Council subse-
quenf 20 and after the said acA of
Nov. 5th, 1897; Provided, that no
deeds t. lots or sales Of the same
made under said acts shall be reg
istered or recognized If such deeds
or sales conflict with any sale made
under the authority Of said act Of
Nov. 5th. 1857.
2. Be 4 futher enarted. That the
Commissioners herein referred to
shall be required in all surveys Of
towns heretofore made and IN : z
survey Of towns hereafter - be laid
of, TO mark the line Of the same in
a substantial and durable manner
with stone monuments properly
placed in center Ofeach street cross
ing, upon which shall be cut the ex-
act certer of said street crossing.
ard apon the completion Of each
survey, they shall make duplicate
plafs Of the same, showing the
range Of the streets, the size, and
the number Of the lots and blocks,
together with the field notes of
such surveys, one of which shall be
fled IN the Executive Office and
the other in the Office Of the Mayor
OF the.town, and, if there be no
Mayor of the town, il shall be
kept in the Office of the Commits
si0ners herein named.
3. Be 4 further Enacted That
fhe Commissioners herein referred
to are directed to file in the Exc
cufire Office a plat of the towns
laid of on the railroads passing
through the Cherokee Nation under
the treaty OF July 18th, 1895, which
plat shall Eh5W the reservation set
apart for each r06d IN said town in
conformity with said treaty Of July
18th, 1866. together with all houses
or buildings OF ereetions placed mp
on said reservations whether Dy