The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-27
TOWNsITE CLAUSE.
section Of the Curtis BIN which Per-
talns to Townaltes, and which
May Become Law.

site provisions of the Curtis bill.
If the Choctaw and Chickasaw
tribes ratify the Atoka agreement
before the 1st day of December,
1898. then that treaty becomes the
law governing the purchase and
sale of town lots in these nations
If the two tribes fail to ratify the
treaty. then the provisions of the
Curtis bill become the law.
1t is impossible, until the presi-
dent signs the bill, to state wheth-
er the Curtis bill will become opera
tive from and after its passage or
not, but both provisions are
printed, and one of them will be-
come a law.
"Sec. 15. That there shall be a
commission in each one of the Chick
asaw, Choctaw, Greek, and Cherokee
tribes, to consist of one member to
be appointed by the executive of the
tribe, who shall not be i.terested in
town property, other than his home;
one person 70 be appointed by the
secretary of the interior, and one
member t. be selected by the town.
And if the executive of the tribe or
the town fail to select members as
aforesaid, they may be selected and
appointed by the secretary of the in
cerior.
"Said commissions shall cause to
, De surveyed and laid out townsltes
wherestowns with a present popula-
, ton of 200 or more are located, con-
( forming to the existing survey so
TAR as may be, with proper and nee
essary streets, alleys, and public
grounds, including parks and ceme-
D teries, giving to each town such ter
: ritory as may be required for lts
present needs and reasonable pros
i pective growth; and shall prepare
e correct plats thereof, and file one
g with the secretary of the interior
one with the clerk of the UnlteC
. States court, one with the authorl
e ties of the tribe, and one with th'
town authorities. And all town lot
shall be appraised by said commits
a sion at their true value excluding
" improvements; and separate ap
Id nraisements shall be made of all i'm
provements thereon; and no sue
u advertisement shall be effective unit
:, approved by the secretary OF the In
terror, and in case of disagreement
90 hv the members of such commlsslo
In as to the value of any lot, said SEQ
III retary may fix the value thereof.
=. 1.-The owner of the improvement
he upon any town lot, other than ten'
5, inc. tiIage, or temporary building
NAV deposit in the United State
a treasury. st. Louis, Mo-, one halt
~ such appraised value; 10 per Gel
=; within two months and 10 per eel
ce more within six months after noti'
at Of advertisement, and the remaind'
&C. in three equal annual installmen
:. tbreafter, depositing with the seer
. w tarv of the interior one receipt 4
at each pay ment, and one with the a
&C. thorities of the tribe, and such q
!. posit shall be deemed tender TO
III tribe of the purchase money for su
at lot.
&C. stIf the owner OF such Hi iPAO'
ments on any lot fails to make
( a posit of the purchase money
1or aforesaid, then such lot may be 81
in the manner herein PROVIDED
. a the sale of unimproved lots; a
for when the purchaser thereof has co
be nlied with the requirements her
for the purchase of improved lots
ces NAV. by petition, apply to the Onl
lac. states court within whose lurlso
tion the town is located Tor G
demnation and appraHemen nj
snch improvements. and petlti
lase ar shall, after judgment, oep'
the +ha value 40 fixed with the clerl
'lty, the court; and thereupon the dete
suit ont shall be required to accept 81
take in full payment for his improveme
lnds to remove same from the lot VII
nrst such time as may be fixed oy
Red SUI ~
III IAN town lots not improved
cam aforesaid shall belong to the trloe'
,le's shall be in like manner app ".ars 49, =,
st of after approval oy tne sec "a -
If interior, and due notice, solo 10
highest bidder at public auction
said commission, but not for
,ra than their appraised value, III
o-derad bv the secretary of the