Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-03-03
TOWN LOT PROVISION.
The Amended Section As ii Now
Stands.

Sec. 10. That the United States
hereby consents and authorizes
each of the FIVE civilized tribes to
convey by deed in fee, to any city
or town which is now or may here
after be incorporated under provis-
ions of this act, the lands embrac-
ed within the limits of said corpor-
alton and upon which said city or
town is located, upon such terms
and for such price as shall be agreed
upon between said tribes and said
corporation, subject to the approval
of the secretary of the interior. If
any of the cities or towns here re-
ferred to shall purchase the lands
within the corporate limits of said
city or town, the chief executive
officer of said corporation is hereby
authorized and directed to plat the
ground thus purchased into blocks,
lots, streets, alleys, and dedicate to
the public said streets, alleys, and
grounds reserved for public use for
parks and schools; and upon said
plat being approved by and filed
with the secretary of the interior,
said secretary shall appoint an
officer who, in conjunction with a
person to be chosen by the city or
town council, shall appra;se the
lots embraced in said plat at their
cash value, and separate and apart
from any Improvements that may
be located upon the same; and
should said appraisers be unable to
agree upon the value, the judge OF
the United States court for the dis
trict in which the city or town is
located shall select a third person,
who is not interested in said town,
to assist them, and the determine
tion of a majority of such appra:s-
ers shall be conclusive; and any
person having buildings upon any of
the said lots may purchase the said
lots at fifty per centum of the APP
praised value thereof; but if the per.
son owning the buildings upon said
lots shall not purchase said lots
within six months after the ap-
praisal, as herein provided. then
said lots may be sold at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, at
price not less than fifty per centum
of the appraised value thereof; and
If the price received shall exceed
fifty per centum of the appraised
value of such lots, the remainder
shall be paid to the owner of the
said improvements. Lots not occu-
pied by any person may be sold at
private sale at the appraised value,
or at public auction at such times
and places as shall be provided for,
under such rules and regulations |
as the secretary fthe interior may |
make. The proceeds of the sales
of said lots shall be applied, first,
to the payment of the purchase
price of the land on which said |
town or city or village is located,
and after said payment is made all
sums realized from the sale of said
lots shall be deposited with the
secretary OF the treasury Tor the
use and benefit of public schools
of said city or town, and be paid
out as directed by the proper school
officers, subject to the approval OF
the secretary of the interior: Pro-
vided, That until title shall be OBJ
tanned under the provisions of this
section the use of all vacant lots in
cities and towns now or hereafter
incorporated shall be disposed of
upon such conditions as may be
provided by the secretary of the
interior.