Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-12-21

said bonds when they are rendered
to me in accordance with the price
agreed upon. Said deposit to be
made promptly on the consumma-
ton of the contract
Very respectfully,
Your odedient servant,
EDWIN ID. CHAD1cK.
The following telegram was sent
to the senate on the 18th:
Received at Tahlequah Dec. IA, '93.
Dated st. Louis, Dec. ID, '93.
TIC Edwin d. Chadick, Tahlequah,
l. T.:
Allah oables-Papers received.
Erlanger ready with deposit in
London West Minister Bank which
will be transferred whenever Ev-
erts is satisfied. J. L. MAYER.
The following cable was sent to
the senate:
Received at 1886.
Dated London, Dec. 16, '93.
To Chadick:--See Instanter, to.
day cables Green-We make de-
posit and complete business on
your proving your title. Answer.
(Signed) MILLER.
A resolution was introduced to
accept Mr.. Chadick's proposition
and give him FIVE days time in
which to put up the forfeit in the
National Bank of Commerce, and
notify the principal chief that such
forfeit is put up by sending him a
certified check. After a great deal
of discussion in the senate the res
olutlon passed, the vote being IA
to 3. Senator Spade did not vote
and Senators r. B. Ross, G.. w.
Benge and Samuel Smith bitterly
opposed it and when the vote was
taken they voted against it.
The following very important
bill providing for the sale Of the
intruder improvement has been
introduced in the senate by Geo.
Sanders:
Be it enacted by the national
council: That all improvements
OF intruders becoming the proper
ty Of the Cherokee nation by the
terms of the agreement between
the Cherokee nation and the Unit.
ed States as set forth in the act OF
congress approved March 3rd, 1898,
and ratified by the Cherokee ma
ton April, 1893, be and the same
is hereby offered for sale whenever
the commission provided for by
said act of congress and the Chero-
kee nation shall have completed
their work and a report of the
same made to the principal chief.
Be it further enacted, that when
ever report as contemplated in
the foregoing section shall have
been made to the principal chief
he shall offer the Improvements
for sale by a notice published in
every newspaper published in the
Cherokee nation for lot less than
thirty days, upon the following
conditions:
1st. To persons only who are
citizens of the Cherokee nation,
not owning an improvement on
the public domain of the Cherokee
nation.
End. To be paid for as follows:
Twenty per cent cash at time of
sale and the balance to be paid in
four equal annual installments
without interest. The cash pay
ment and the succeeding payments
may be made in treasury warrants,
auditors certificates Of registered
certificates, or legal tender money
of the United States, at the option
of the purchaser.
3rd. That the purchaser OBJ
tains only an occupant right to the
soil, subject to the same condi-
tions and restrictions as settle
ments made upon the public do
main under the laws Of the Chero.
kee nation regulating the settle
ment of the public domain in re-
gard to Improvements.
4th. Any failure to pay any or
all of the installments on the day
they fall due shall work forfeit
ure of the amount paid and the
improvement sold shall revert to
and become the property of the
Cherokee nation, and the same be
offered again for sale after thirty
days notice as herein provided.
5th. In all cases where sales
are made ten per cent of the
amount for which an improvement
is sold shall be paid at the time
the declaration of the sale is made,
and upon the conclusion of the
sales at that time and place, the
remaining ten per cent Of the first
installments herein provided fol
must be paid and no certificates ol
evidence of purchase shall issue
on less than twenty per cent of the
purchase money hereinbefore pro
vided for, shall have been paid or
the day the improvement was
sold.
9th. No title or right of own,
ership shall accrue to any pur
chaser of an improvement undel
this act except the right of oc
cupancy by the purchaser unit
the final installment herein pro
vided for shall have been paid anC
no evidence of ownership shall b'
given except by the principa
chief upon the certificates OF the
FIVE installments herein provided
for having been paid, who is here
by directed in the name of tn,
Cherokee Nation to give a It'll,
upon the conditions herein Sc
forth.
7th. All sales shall be made by
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