The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-24

to be listed, giving proper location,
number, and so forth; said board
shall then fix reasonable, fair mar
ket value on each lot, exclusive of
Improvement, which shall be fixed
with due consideration to the size.
location, business faculty, and fut-
ure growth of such town; triplicate
plats, with such appraisement, shall
be made, one copy to be deposited
with the proper officer of such town,
If there be one, if not, then with
some reliable person in trust for
such town, one copy to be fled with
the national secretary of the tribe or
nation of Indians in whose territory
the town is located, the other COPY
with the commissioner of Indians of
the United States; and in addition
said board shall fix an annual cash
ground rental upon each lot so APP
praised, proper consideration being
given to the size: character and To-
cation of each lot, which shall also
be made in duplicate, one copy to be
deposited with the town as above
provided, one copy to be filed with
the national secretary of the nation
in whose territory the town is loca-
ted, ard the other with the commits
sioner of Indian affairs, such ground
rental shall not exceed ten per cen
tum of the appraised value of said
lot or lots.
SEC. 13. That upon the approval
by the secretary of the interior of
the plats, appraisements, and ground
rental, as provided in the twelfth
section of this act, said board may
and are authorized, provided the ma
on occupying the territory in which
said town is located has given its
consent as provided in section twelve
of this act, shall proceed, after Civ
ing at least ten days notice, in the
most public way at their command
to let and lease any and all of the
lots in such town at rot less than the
annual ground rental fixed by them,
and for not less than or more than
twenty five years, and renewals shall
be for the sane period. The gronnd
rental herein provided for shall be
due on the first day of January, each
year, and be paid by the lessee to
the treasurer of the tribe or nation
in whose territory such town is loca-
ted, either directly or to such officer
as such nation may designate for
that purpose, which collector shall,
upon receipt of such ground rental,
execute duplicate receipts for the
same, giving a description OF the
property upon which rent is paid,
the amount paid, and by whom, one
of which said lessee shall file with
the national secretary of such nation.
In making such leases, and the re-
newal of leases, preference shall be
given to the owner of the improve
ments that may be on such lots, or
in the possession of the same Should
they neglect or refuse to lease such
lots as have improvements thereon,
then said board shall lease to any
other person on the terms provided
in this act. Also the rightful own
ers or possessors of improved lots
shall have preference to lease
as herein provided; unclaimed
lots to be leased to the best advan-
tage for the tribe owning the fee to
the soil.
SEC. IA. That should any lessee
OF town lots, in such towns as are
provided in this act neglect or refuse
to pay the ground rental within
thirty days after due and demand
by the proper officer of the nation,
such overdue ground rental shall be-
come lien upon the improvements
situated thereon, and said nation TO
whom such ground rental is due may
bring suit in the United States court
for the judicial district in which such
town lot or lots are located i'll the
name of the principal chief or gov
ernor of such nation; and said court
is hereby invested with full jurisdic-
diction to hear and determine such
actions regardless of the amount in
controversy or the parties to the
suit, and if Judgment be rendered
for such nation it shall be for