The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-23

blood of the citizens Of said trIh..
and that such coal mines a. are A.
leased and In operation, and sueh
Others as may hereafter Be Ieas~s
and operated. shall be under "A.
control and supervision Of the con.
mission Of the United States. an
pointed under the acts OF eonzrr..
approved March 3, 1885, and Marrh
2, is9f, OF their successors In one.
who. In the discharge OF such dutie.
shall act In conjunction With oue
agent each, representing said Choe.
taw and Chiekasaw tribes. es.bc an
pointed In the manner and paid sueh
compensation By said nations a. thsx
may determine, under such ruls.
and regulations a. shall Be prescrib-
ed by the secretary Of the interior.
In the event that said commisssos
shall cease . exist, then the eontroi
and supervision Of said propertIesof
said tribes, shall be placed under the
direction of three trustees, 10 ~
appointed BY the president Of The
United States, and subject 20 ~
moval by him, one Of whom shall b.
a nonresident Of lhe IndianJerri-
tory, one q citireBfby blood % the
Choctaw Nation. and the other a
citizen By blood Of the Chickasau
Nation, and who have never had anv
connection with any leases Of aid
properties; and whose terms of once
shall be for the period % six years
after the frst appointment. which
shall be as follows: One for six, oue
for four. and the third Of two years:
and said trustees 10 act under such
rules and regulations a. shall Be-
hxed BY the secretary Of the In
terror.
The compensation of said trustee
shall be the sum Of three thousand
dollars per annum, 10 be paid By the
United States.
And all leases Of coal mines made
by the nations, or either of them,
now located and being In good faith
operated, and none other, shall con-
tinue until the expiration thereof.
and the present iessees. and those
who may hereafter lease and operate
additional mines shall have the pre-
ference IN releasing the same In the
manner herein provided. But Il Il
distinctly agreed and understood
that all leases heretofore made By
coal citizens to coal companies, in
cluding the eleven leases in favor Of
the ChOctaw Coal and Railway con-
pany, and its successors or assigns,
mentioned In the act Of congress
| approved October /, isgo, not nov
being operated. shall on ratification
Of this agreement, terminate and
cease. Provided. that the lessees
are hereby terminated shall have the
preference when said mines are
leased. under the direction Of the
secretary Of the interior, a. herein
provided.
All coal mines, whether now de-
veloped or 10 be hereafter leased and
developed, reserved for the beneht
Of said tribes, shall be operated a.
hercinbcfore provided. and the roy
alties theEefrom paid into the treas
ury Of the United States. under such
rules and regulations a. shall Be
made by the secretary Of the inter
Tor. Provided, that no individaal
royalties shall be paid on any mines
hereafter opened, and no such rov-
aitics shall be paid o. mines now
being operated after two years from
January /. 1877. But the agreement
for the payment of individual royal
ties to continue for said period.
shall not be construed into an ad-
mission or recognition Of the right
Of said parties 10 receive the sane
Provided. further, that no royalty
less than one-half per cent per bakhsl
shall be paid for the beneat o. The
tribes by the lessecs Of the mines are
now being operated. where private
royalties are paid; and 20 two years
from January !, 1927, no less royalty
than three-fourths OF a cent per
buskcl shall be paid 20 the tribes on
coal taken from mines hereafter
leased and developed. After the ex-
piration Of said two years, no royalty
less than one-half cent per bushsi
shall be paid BY the lsssees Of any
mine nov developed orundeveloPed-
The minerals. other than coal
herein exempted from division, shall
be subject 20 such regulations -
shall DC made by the secretary Of the
Interior, in leasing or operating the
came for the benefit % their school
funds.
That whenever the citizens OF the