Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-03-09

interior shall direct
The president OF the United States may e.
eablish in his discretion one or more land of1ces
to be located upon the lands TO be opened, OF at
some convenient place or places in the adjoiE-
ing organized territory OF Oklahoma and 10
nominate and. by and with the advice and con
sent Of the senate TO appoint registers and re
ceivers thereof
The SUE Of $. 900 or so much thereof may
be necessary, the same be Immediately avail
able. Is appropriated out Of any money II the
treasury not otherwise Appropriated 70 pay for
the services Of the appraisers 10 be appointed
as aforesaid at rate not exceeding SlO q day
for the time actually employed by each ap-
praiser. and their reasonable expenses and 70
euabltsthe commissioner OF Indian adairs- under
the direction of the secretary OF the interior %
effect the removal OF intruders required BY tbs
first paragraph Of article of said agreement
as amended
The sum of 1000 or 80 much thereof as may
be necessary the same TO be Immediately aFaif
able is appropriated out Of any money n NE
treasury nos otherwise appropriated 10 enable
the commissioner OF Indian AFFAIRS under the
directions OF the secretary OF the interior, TO
employ such expert person or persons 10 prop
erlr render 4 complete account to the Cherokee
nation of moneys due said nation as required
in the fourth subdivision OF article ? OF said
agreement
The sum Of SD 500, or much thereof as may
be necessary, is appropriated out of any money
in the treasury aot otherwise appropriated The
same 10 be Immediately available to pay the
Tonkawa tribe OF Indians in the territory OF
Oklahoma for al their right title claim and
interest of every kind and character, in and TO
four townships of land, containing el.9So 9-iOo
acres more or less ceded, conveyed and relln-
Quished 10 the UniIed States by article OF an
agreement concluded on the 2lst day d Ocfo-
Der. 1891, between David IL jerome A41reo
Wilson and Warren G. Sayer, duly appointed
commissioners on the part OF the United States,
and said Tonkawa tribe of the Indians, which
agreement is contained in the message OF the
president communicating the same TO congress
and known as executive document numbered
thirteen, first session Fifty second CONGRESS-, TO
be paid and applied in the manner provided for
II said agreement And such portion OF said
amount as may be deposited in the treasury OF
the United States shall bear interest At the rate
Of ) per cent per annum, which interest snail
be applied provided IN said agreement, ana
said agreements is hereby accepted, ratified and
confirmed
The sum of ssO,e0o or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is appropriated out OF any, money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
same to be Immediately available, 10 pay the
Pawnee tribe of Indians in Oklahoma, formerly
part of the Indian territory for all theirright IL
tie, claim and interest Of any kind and character
in and TO all that tract OF country between the
Cimarron and Arkansas rivers embraced n the
limits of seventeen specified townships of land
ceded, conveyed and relinqulshed TO the United
States by said Pawnee tribe OF Indians, by article
OF an agreement concluded on the so day OF
November 1892 between David h Jerome,
Alfred Wilson and Warren G. Sayer, duly APP
pointed commissioners the part OF the
United States, ana SAID RaWnSe IflDe OF H.
dams. which agreement Is contained in the
message OF the president communicating the
same TO congress and known as executive docu-
ment mum bered sixteen. second session Fifty
second congress, to be paid and applied in the
manner provided in article 4 of said agreement
And the further sum of %, 600, so much there
of may be necessary, is hereby appropriated,
the same to be Immediately available, to pay
the expense of making the a1lotments pro
Vided for in said agreement including the
pay and expenses of necessary special
agents. hereby authorized to be appoint
| ed by the president for the purpose of making
such aliotments. and to pay the expense of nee
| essary resurveys therefor Said agreement is
hereby accepted ratified and confirmed And
the residue of the proceeds of the surplus lands
mentioned in said agreement shall be placed 10
the credit of said tribe in the treasury OF the
United States and shall bear interest at the rate
| of per centum per annum. said interest 70 be
| paid and distributed to said tribe, as provided
| in said article I
| The lands acquired by the agreements speci-
| fed are declared to be part OF the public do
| main Sections 10 and SO in each township.
| whether surveyed or unsurveyed. are hereby
| reserved from settlement for the use and bene-
| e OF public schools, provided in section 10
relating to lands acquired from the Cherokee
nation OF Indians And the lands so acquired
| by the agreements specified in the two proceeds
ing sections not so reserved shall be opened TO
| settlement by proclamation OF the president, at
the same time and in the same manner and sub
iect the same conditions and regulations
| provided in section 10 relating to the opening
/ of the lands acquired from the Cherokee nation
| of Indians. And each settler or. the lands to
| be opened as aforesaid shall before receiving
| patent for his homestead, pay TO the United
States for the lands so taken by him. in adtii-
| dition to the fees provided by law, the sum OF
- 80 per acre. and shall also pay interest upon
| the amount to be paid for said land. from
| the date of entry to the date Of final payment
at the rate of per centum per annum-
| Before any of the lands are open TO settle
n1ent it shall be the duty of the secretary OF the
interior to divide the same into counties,
| which shall contain as near as possible and not
less than 500 square miles in each county.
| In establishing said county line the secretary
| is hereby authorized to extend the lines OF the
counties already located so as 70 make the area
of said counties equal may be, to the
area OF the counties provided form this act:
| Provided, That range west and ranges l. 2, 3,
| and east, in township %, shall be attached to
and become part of Payne county.
| At the first election of county officers the peo-
| pie of each county may vote for q name for
each county, and the name which receives the
| greatest number OF votes shall be the name OF
| such county: provided further that as soon as
| the county lines designated by the secre-
| tary. he shall reserve not 10 exceed oEe-half
section of land in each county, to be treated for
| county purpose, to be entered under sections
2 3s7 and ., 3Ss of the revised statutes And all
| reservations for county seats shall be specified
| in any order proclamation which the presi-
dent shall make for the opening OF the lands 70
| settlement
The consent of the United States Is hereby
given to the allotments of land in SeTeralty not
exceeding 100 acres to any individual with
in the limits of the country occupied by tho
Cherokees. Creeks ChOcI3Bs. ChickaSaws and
Seminoles: and upon such aIotments the in
dividuals to. whom the same may be allotted
shall be deemed to be in all respects citizens Of
the United States
And the sum of s25,001 so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated tc
| pay for the survey Of any such lands may be
allotted by any of said tribes of Indians TO in
dividUal members of said tribes, and upon the
| allotment of lands held by said tribes respect
| lively, the reveTsionary interest OF the United
States therein shall be reiinqushed and shall
| cease
The president shall nominate and, By and
| with the advice and consent OF the SENATE s hal
| appoint three commissioners TO enter into nego
| tiations with the Cherokee nation the ChoctaH
nation, the ChickasaT nation the Muskogee
| Cor Creek nation, and Seminole nation for tlaf
| purpose of the extinguiShrnenf of the national
! o. tribal title to any lands within that terri
| tory now held By any and all Of such ma
tons or tribes, either By cesSfon OF the sans
| some part thereof TO the United States, or bJ
! the allotment division OF the same In sew
. crafty among the Indians Of such natians o.
tribes, respectively. as may be entitled 10 TIT
same, OF by such other methods as may b
, | agreed upon between the several nations and
tribes aforesaid or each of them, with fhi
| United States, with view to such an adjust
ment, upon the basis of Justice and equity