Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-06-30
FULL TEXT OF THE CURTIS BILL.
CONCLUDED from, page t,co.)

| lawful lOI any pcloOh; "ibOi NuO
passage of this act, except as here
matter provided, to claim, de-
mand, or receive, for his own use
or for the use of any one else, any
royalty on oil, coal, asphalt, or
other mineral, or on any timber or
lumber, or any other kind of prop
erty whatsoever, or any rents on
any lands or property belonging to
any one of said tribes or nations
in said territory, or for anyone TO
pay TO any individual any such
royalty or rents or any considera-
ton therefor whatsoever; and all
royalties and rents hereafter paya-
bic to the tribe shall be paid, un-
der such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by the secre-
tary of the interior, into the treas
ury of the United States 10 the
credit of the tribe to which they
belong: Provided, that where any
citizen shall be in possession oil
only such amount of agricultural
or grazing lands as would be his
just and reasonable share of the
lands of his nation or tribe and
that to which his wife and minor
children are entitled, he may con
tinue to use the same or receive
the rents thereon until allotment
has been made to him: Provided
further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall impair the rights of
any member of tribe to dispose
of ally timber contained on his,
her, or their allotment.
SEC. II. That it shall be un-
lawful for any citizen of any one
OF said tribes to enclose or in any
manner, by himself or through
another, directly or indirectly, to
hold possession of any greater
amount of lands or other property
belonging to any such nation oil
tribe than that which would be his
approximate share of the lands be.
longing to such nation or tribe anc
that Of his wife and his minor
children as per allotment herein
provided; and any person found il
such possession of lands or other
property in excess of his share anC
that of his family, as aforesaid, ol
having the same in any manner in
closed, at the expiration of nine
months after the passage of thi:
act, shall be deemed guilty of {
misdemeanor.
SEC. IS. That any person con
victed OF violating any OF the pro
visions of sections IL and II o
this act shall be deemed guilty o
a misdemeanor and punished by {
| fine of not less than one hundred
dollars, and shall stand committed
until such fine and costs are paiC
(such commitment not to exceed
one day for every two dollars o
said fine and COSTS, and shall for
felt possession of any property il
question, and each day on which
such offense is committed or con
tinues to exist shall be deemed I
separate offense. And the United
States district attorneys in sale
territory are required to see tha
the provisions of said sections art
strictly enforced and they shall a
once proceed to dispossess all per
sons of such excessive holdings o
lands and to prosecute them for 81
unlawfully holding the same.
SEC 19. That no payment o
any moneys on any account what
ever shall hereafter be made by
the United States to any OF the
tribal governments or to any off
Ger thereof for disbursement, but
payments of all sums to members
of said tribes shall be made under
direction of the secretary of the in.
terror by an officer appointed by
him; and per capita payments
shall be made direct TO each indi-
vidual in lawful money of the
United States, and the same shall
not be liable to the payment of any
previously contracted obligation
SEC. 20. That the commission
hereinbefore named shall have au.
thority to employ, with approval
Of the secretary of the interior, all
assistance necessary for the prompt
and efficient performance of all du
ties herein imposed, including
competent surveyors to make al
lotments, and TO do any other
needed work, and the secretary OF
the interior may detail competent
clerks to aid them in the pertor
nance of their duties.
SEC. y. That in making rolls
of citizenship of the several tribes,
as required by law, the commits.
sion 10 the five civilized tribes il
authorized and directed to take the
roll of Cherokee citizens of 1886
mot including ireedmen) as the
only roll intended to be confirmed
by this and preceding acts of con.
gress, and TO enroll all persons
now living whose names are found
on said roll, and all descendants
born since the date of said roll tc
persons whose names are found
thereon; and all persons who have
been enrolled by the tribal author,
tiles who have heretofore made
permanent settlement in the Cher
okee nation whose parents, by rea
son of their Cherokee blood, have
been lawfully admitted to citizen
ship by the tribal authorities, and
who were minors when their par
ents were so admitted; and they
shell investigate the right of all
other persons whose names are
found on any other rolls and omit
all such as may have been placed
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