The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-28
THE AToKA AGREEMENT.
section Of the AtOks Treaty which
Pertains to TOwnaItes. and which
May Become a Lew.

w PuoAiSu tuc lOWu-
site provisions of the AtOka
treaty. AS announced yesterday.
if the Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes ratify the AtOka agreement
before the lst day of December,
1898, then that treaty becomes the
law governing the purchase and
sale of town lots in these nations. |
Ii the two tribes fail to ratify the
treaty. then the provisions of the
Curtis bill become the law.
TOWNSHIP CLAUSE.
1t is further agreed that there shall
be appointed a commission for each
of the two nations. Each commits
sscn shall consist of one member, to
be appointed by the executive of the
tribe for which said commission is
to act, who shall not be interested
in town property other than his
home, and one to be appointed by
the president of the United States.
Each of said commissions shall lay
out townsltes, to be restricted as far
as possible to their present limits,
where towns are now located in the
nation for which said commission is
appointed. Said commission shall
have prepared correct and proper
p!ats of each town, and file one in
the clerks office of the United
States district court for the district
il, which the town is located, and
ono with the secretary of the inter
ing, to be approved by him before
the same shall take effect. When
ID towns are laid out, each lot on
which permanent, substantial and
valuable improvements, other than
fences, tillage and temporary houses.
have been made, shall be valued by
the com mission provided for the ma
ton in which the town is located at
the price a fee simple title to the
same would bring in the market at
) the time the valuation is made, but
not to include in such value the i'm
f provements thereon. The owner OF
2 the improvements on each lot shall
have the right to buy one residence
and one business lot at so per cent
um of the appraised value of such
improved property, and the remain
der of such improved property a.
81 IL per centum of the said marke
+ value within sixty days from date o
g notice served on him that such lot ii
}, for sale, and if he purchases thu
same he shall, within ten days from
= his purchase, pay into the treasur!
n of the United States one-fourth o
the purchase price, and the balanc
If in three equal annual installments
le and when the entire sum is pai'
- shall be entitled to patent for tn
. ame In case the two members o
" the commission fail to agree as t
the market value of any lot, or tn
j. limit or extent of said town, eithe
ce of said commissioners may repol
O. any such disagreement to the iudg
of the district in which such town
IT, located, who shall appoint thir
ce member to act with said commissio
at who is not interested in town lot
- who shall act with them to dete
IL mine said value.
ce If such owner of the imProv
at ments on any Tot fails within six
- days to purchase and make the hr
payment on same, such lot, with Il
Tor improvements thereon, shall be so
lily at public auction to the highest bl
der, under the direction of the ator
"a said commission, and the purchas
he at such sale shall pay to the own
of the improvements the price
,es which said lot shall be sold. lie
at 60 1-2 per centum of said apprals
&C. value of the lot, and shall pay [
62 1-2 per cent of said apprals
value into the United States trei
ase ury, under regulations to be ests
the lisbed by the secretary of the int
ty. ior, in four instsllments, as here
lit before provided. The commissi
AXE shall have the right to reject a
nds bid on such lot which they consl'
irSt below it's value.
ed All lots not so appraised shall
f sold from time to time at public a
ON ton latter proper advertisement
a. a. the commission for the nation
of which the town is located, as n
g seem for the best interest Of the
= ton and the proper development
. each town, the purchase price TO
,. Maid in four installments as here
before provided for improved Il
The commission shall have the n