The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-23

share OF the lands OF his nation or
tribe, and that to which hia wife and
minor children are entitled, he may
continue to use or receive the rents
thereon until allotment has been
made to him: Provided further, That
nothing herein contained shall inn
pair the rights OF any member OF q
tribe whose allotment of lands may
hereafter disclose coal or other
minerals from using the same for his
or her own use and benefit.
Sec. IS. That IL shall be unlawful
for any citizen of any one of said
tribes to inclose, or in any manner,
by himself or through another,
directly or indirectly. to hold posses
sion of any greater aumont Of lands
or other property belonging to any
such nation or tribe than that which
would be his Approximate share Of
the lands belonging TO such nation
or tribe and that of his wife and his
minor children as per allotment
herein provided; and any person
found in such possession Of lands or
other property in excess of his share
and that OF his family, as aforesaid,
or having the same in any manner
inclosed, at the expiration of nine
months after the passage OF this act,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor.
Sec. II. That any person con-
victed of violating any of the pro-
visions OF sections fifteen and six
teen of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and pun
ished by q fine of not less than one
hundred d)llars, and shall stand
committed until such fine and costs
are paid (such commitment not TO
exceed one day for every two dollars
of said fine and costs), and shall
forfeit possession of any property in
question, and each day on which
such offense Is committed or con-
tinues to exist shall be deemed q
separate offense. And the United
States district attorney in said terri
tory Is required to see that the pro-
visions Of said sections are strictly
enforced, and he shall at once pro-
ceed to dispossess all persons Of such
excessive holding of lands and to
prosecute them for so unlawfully
holding the same.
Sec. Is. hat no payment Of any
moneys on any account whatever
shall hereafter be made to any OF the
tribal govern -ients or to any officer
thereof for disbursement, but pay
ments Of all expenses incurred in
transacting their business and of all
sums to members of said tribes shall
be made under direction OF the sec
retary of the interior by an officer
appointed by him; and per capita
payments shall be made direct to
each Individual in cash, and the
anne shall not be liable TO the pay
ment Of any previously contracted
obligation.
Sec. 10. That said commission
shall have authority to employ, with
approval of the secretary of the in
terror, all assistance necessary for
the prompt and efficient performance
Of all duties herein imposed; and
the secretary of the interior shall
cause to be detailed for service with
said commission a sufficient number
OF competent surveyors to lay out
and plat the towns as aforesaid, and
do any other needed work.
Sec. 20. That all rights of way
granted to railroad corporations
whose lines have heretofore be-
constructed and at the time of the
passage of this Act are being oper-
ated, and those granted by act of
congress which are now I'm course OF
construction, or are hereafter con-
structed as provided in the act or
I -
together with such lands as they
were or are authorized to take or ac-
quire for depot or rights Of way, sid
ings, and freight or storage pur-
poses, are hereby confirmed.
Sec. 81. That whenever the execu-
tive of any state or territory shall
demand of the United States Judge
of any of the districts in the Indian
Territory any person as a fugitive
from justice and shall have complied
with the requirements of the act of
congress In regard to acquisitions on
governors of states in similar cases,
it shall b. the duty of the Judge OF
the district to issue a warrant, under
the seal of the court, directed to the
United States marshal, for the ap-
prehension OF such person.
Sec. %. That every warrant so is
sued may be served in any part OF
the Territory, and when the person
named in the warrant Is arrested he
shall be taken before the Judge; and
IL, upon hearing, the Judge Is salts
He'd that the person arrested Is a
fugitive from justice be shall order
that the prisoner be delivered to the
agent or officer of the sta.e demand
ing him.
Sec. %. That in making rolls of
citizenship OF the several tribes, as
required by law, said commission IL
authorized and directed TO take the
roll OF Cherokee citizens of eighteen
hundred and eighty mot including
freedmen) rs the only roll intended
TO be confirmed by this and preced-
ing acts Of congress, and to enroll
all persons now living whose names
are found on said roll, and all de-
scendants born since the date of
said roll TO persons whose names are
found thereon; and they shall in
veL-iEsce the right OF all persons
whose names are found on all other
rolls and omit all such as may have
been placed thereon by fraud or
without authority OF law, enrolling
only such as may have lawf;il right
thereto, and thoir descendants born
since such rolls were made, with
such fntermarried white persons as