The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-11-02

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provements for the same. the valu
to be fixed by the commission ap
praising the land, and until sucl
payment for the improvement
has been made, no title or allot
ment shall be valid or binding ant
no certificates, patent or othe
evidence of ownership shall b.
allowed, and if in possession b,
shall be disposessed and al
his rights in, said lane
are forever barred and ht
must take his allotment or
some other land.
Provided, That the owner oil
said improvements may at any
time sell the same to any allottee
on such terms and conditions as he
deems best.
In the case of a minor child
allotment shall be selected for him
by his father, mother, guardian or
administrator of the estates, pref
erence given in the order named,
but the United States district court
for the Northern district, Indian
Territory, shall have power to Sc
lect for all orphan minors, incom-
petents, prisoners and convicts,
and due care shall be taken that
all persons shall have allotments
made them.
Each allotment shall be apprais-
ed at what would be its present
value, as if unimproved, consider
ing the fertility Of the soil and its
location, but excluding the i'm
provements, and each allottee
shall be charged with the value of
his allotment in the future distribu-
ton of any funds Of the nation now
on hand or arising from any source
whatever, SO that each member of
the nation shall be made equal
in the distribution of the
lands and moneys belonging
to the nation, provided that mini
mum valuation be placed upon any
land shall be one dollar and twen-
ty.five cents per acre.
Those allottees whose allotments
are valued below the true and
equitable valuation shall be paid
out of the Cherokee funds now or
that may hereafter come into the
treasury of the United States the
the amount Of money that will
bring their shares to the equitable
and those allottees
whose allotments are ABOVE the
true and equitable valuation shall
pay into the treasury of the United
States the full amount OF money
that will bring their shares to the
allowance, and said pay
ments shall be made as follows:
One-fourth within one year, one
fourth within two years, one fourth
within three years and the balance
four years, all of said pay
ments to bear interest at the rate
Of eight per cent per annum, but
said allottee has the privilege of
paying the whole at any time; but
if said allottee shall fail to make
said payments or any part thereof, |
'll sums of money paid thereon
'hal. be forfeited to the Cherokee
nation, and the commission here
after created, shall proceed to sell
o the highest bidder for cash, so
much of said allotment as may be
necessary to bring the rest or re-
naming portion down to the true
md equitable valuation and the
purchase money shall be paid into
he treasury of the United States
or the benefit of the Cherokee
ation; provided, that purchasers
f said sales shall receive a patent
n fee simple.
A commission is hereby created
y the appointment of one person
y the president Of the United
tates and one by the principal
llief Of the Cherokee nation and
ne by the judge Of the United
'tates district court, Northern dis
riot, Indian Territory, who shall
ppraise said lands and who shall
ave charge Of the sales provided
'r in this section, but no appraisal
r sale shall be of any validity ex-
ept when approved by the secre-
Try Of the interior.
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