The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-12


rights of similar town govern
mcntS in said state of Arkansas:
provided, that such town govern
ment shall in no ease have any au-
thority to impose upon. or levy
any tax against, any lands in said
towns. Provided, further, that all
improvements upon lands situated
iii such towns shall be deemed and
considered personal property for
all purposes of such town govern
ments. All male persons of the
age Of p years and upward re-
siding within the limits of such
corporations shall be electors
therein and entitled to vote in all
town elections.
NO. ROYALTY.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person. after the passage of
this act. to claim. demand. or re-
ceivc. for his own use or for the
use OF anyone else. any rOyaly on
stone, coal or other mineral or on
any timber or lumber or any other
kind of property whatsoever, or
any rents on any lands or property
nelonging to any Of said tribes or
nations i'll said territory: or for
anyone to pay to any individual
any such royalty or rents or any
consideration therefore Whatsoever.
But all such royalties and rents
shall be paid directly unit, the as
siStant treasurer of the United
States at st. Louis. Mo-. 10 the
credit of the nation to which it be-
longs, ana receipts therefor shall
be filed with til. clerk OF the dis
trict in which the ropertv is stu
ated; and such clerk shall keep a
careful account the same.
Provided. that where a citizen
3han be IN possession of only such
amount of lands as would be his just
and reasonable share of the lands of
mis- nation and that TO which the sew
cral members of his family are en-
titled, he may continue to receive
the rents thereon until allotment of
all the lands of such nation is made.
SEC. 9. 1t shall be unlawful for
any citizen OF any one of said notions
10 enclose or in any name, by him
self or through another, directly or
indirectly, to hold exclusive pos
session. of any greater amount of lands
OF othe. property belonging to any
such nation than mat which would
he MS just and reasonable share of
The lands belOISi & to. such nation,
and that of the several members OF
his family, and any person found in
such possession of lands or other
property in excess of his share an.
thai of his family as aforesaid, or
/ having same in any manner enclosed,
at the expigati-l # sixty days after
The passage of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
ENFORCEMENT OF Law.
SEC. 10. The Cniued States courts
+ in said territory snail save jurisdic-
-.on to enforce the provisions OF
sections and of this act and to
punish offenses against any of the
provisions Of same, aud any person
convicted of violating any of the pro.
visions of either of said sections sinai
he punished by fine not less thar
500 and shall forfeit possession O
any property in question anG eacf
day on which such ogense is com
mitted or continues to exist, shalt bC
deemed to sepa.sIe offense, and the
United States district attorney il
said te r,tory is required to see tina
the provisions OF SAID sections arr
strictly enforced and when the rol
of citizens of any nation is compile
Ted, as provided in section-be shal
at once proceed to dispossess al
persons of such excessixe holding
of lands and to prosecute them 10
so unlawfully holding sane.
"SEC. II. All PEI capito payment
hereafter made 10 the citizens of an.
. of said nations shall be paid directl.
TO each Individual citizen by an oice
, of the United States, who shall b
requi-ed TO give sufficient bond 70
the ia tnfui performance OF sue
duty aud 20 re1 e. s-ict account %
sucn disDp-Se rel,s, ID he sda b
pa d by t1e Cn:!ed S,stes for sue