Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-12-31

ing, SettlnR out Iully the term
thereof, or which is not recorded
in the clerks office OF the United
States court Tor the district in
which the land is located, within
three months after the date Of its
execution, shall be void, and the
lease shall acquire no rights what
ever by an entry or holding there
under. And no such lease shall be
valid as against the allottee, unless
providing to him reasonable COM
pensation for the use Of the lands
so leased.
That whenever an allottee shall,
during the existence Of the tribal
government, die without heirs; his
land shall revert to the United
States to be held in trust for the
benefit Of the citizens of the tribe
to which the allottee belonged.
That all controversies arising be-
tween citizens as to their right to
have certain lands allotted to them
SHALL be settled by the commission
maNing the allotment.
That the United States shall
provide by law for proper records
of the land titles in the territory
occupied by the Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes.
That the United States shall put
each allottee in possession Of his
allotment and remove all intruders
therefrom.
That the United States shall
survey and definitely mark and
locate the ninety y-eighth (9S) me-
ridian of west longitude between
Red ami Canadian rivers, before
allotment of lands herein provided
for shall begin.
1t is further agreed that nothing
in this agreement shall in any
manner impair or otherwise effect
any existing obligation or duty of
any railroad now in existence or
any railroad whose construction is
already authorized by law, in or
through any part of the territory
of the Choctaw or Chickasaw tribes
or nations, but all such obligations
aud duties shall remain in all re-
spects as if this agreement had not
been entered into.
IL is further agreed that there
shall be laid out under the super
vision of said commission and a
representative of each of the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw tribes, if they
shall appoint the same, townsites
where towns are now located and
at such other places as may be
agreed on between the said COM
mission and the said representa-
tives, with such limits as may be
necessary for the probable early
growth of said towns but not tc
exceed GAO acres for any town.
Provided, that l,2S0 acres may be
set apart for South McAlester and
1850 acres for Ardmore, but no
new town shall be laid of nearer
than three miles to any existing
town. And said commission shall
have prepared correct and proper
plats OF each town and file one in
the clerks Office of the United
States court for the district in
which the town is located, and one
each with the governors of the said
nations and one in the department
Of the interior, to be approved by
the secretary Of the interior before
the same shall take effect. When
said towns are so laid out each lot
on which permanent and substan.
tial improvements, other than
fences, tillage and temporary
houses have been made, shall be
valued, such value not TO include
the improvements. And the own
er of the Improvements on each
lot shall have the right TO buy the
same at the appraised value with
in thirty days from date of notice
served on him that such lot is for
sale. And if he desires to pur-
chase the same he shall, in ad-
vance, pay into the treasury of the
United States one-half of the ap-
praised value and the balance in
two equal annual installments, and
when the entire sum is paid shall
be entitled to a patent for said lot,
to be issued by The government of
the United States. III such owner
Of the improvements on any lot
fails within thirty days TO pur-
chase and make the first payment
on such lot with the improvements
thereon it shall be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder un-
der the direction of the aforesaid
commission, and the purchaser at
such sale shall psy to the owner
of the improvements the price Tor
which said lots shall be sold, less
the appraised value of the ground,
and shall pay such appraised value
into the United States treasury un-
der regulations to be established
by the secretary Of the interior in
three installments as hereinbefore
provided.
All lots on which there are inn
provements shall be sold from
time to time at public auction af.
ter proper advertisement, under
the direction Of said comm ission,
and the two nations, as may seem
for the best interests OF the two
nations and the proper develop.
men Of each town, the purchase
price to be paid in three install.
ments as hereinbelore provided.
The commission shall have the
right TO reject any bid for a town
lot which they consider below its
value. All the payments herein
provided tor shall be made under
the direction Of the secretary Of