The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-14

the United States IN and TO the
lands conveyed. The acceptance
OF such deed by allottee shall oper-
ate to diyest him of all right. title
and interest in and to all lands al
lotted to every other citizen OF the
Cherokee nation, and as his assent
to such allotment.
II. The United States shall
put each allottee in unrestricted
possession of his allotment and
shall remove therefrom all persons
Objectionable to him.
1S. The United States shall pay
all expenses incidental to the al
lotment of lands as herein pro-
vided, and to the surveying, platt-
ing and disposition of townsites
and other lands, according to the
terms of this agreement.
19. Each citizen of the Chero-
kee nation from and after the date
of this agreement may select l2O
acres OF land, as near as may be
conforming to government sub-dl-
visions and use and occupy the
same until final allotment.
20. Allotment of land shall be-
gin when the case between the
Delawares and Cherokees, now in
litigation, has been determined;
and the supreme court of the
United States has decided ali citl-
zenship cases on appeal before II;
and the commission to the i've CIV
ilized tribes has made final rolls
of Cherokee citizens as herein
after provided.
21. All lands situated within
two miles of the outside limit OF
the survey of any town located on
any railroad in the Cherokee na-
tion, having more than 800 inhab-
itants, at the date of this agree
ment, shall be appraised at their
fair value by the allotment COM
mittee and any citizen having
same in his possession may take
his allotment Of 100 acres thereof,
by paying therefor, the appraised
value, deducting from same the
value of his per capita share OF the
whole assets Of the tribe-one-
third OF the residue to be paid
within sixty days from notice o.
appraisment and the remainder IN
two annual installments, with in
terest at ten per cent per annum
after maturity-the same TO consh
tute lien on the lands in favor 0
} the Cherokee people, enforceable
: in the United States court within
the jurisdiction in which the towI
, is located, in the same manner a;
: landlords liens are enforced undel
the laws Of Arkansas, suit thereto
} to be brought in the name of th'
3 principal chief for the benefit o
) the Cherokee people. Where
} greater part of any tract OF fort,
, acres lies within such two mill
D limit the whole of such tract shal
(; be deemed to be included within
8 such limit. If greater part Q
5 such tract lie without such limi
then the whole Of the tract shal
: be deemed to be without the limit
/ If any such lands be not SO select
e ed for allotment by any citize
/ within 60 days from the date {
appraisement, they shall becom
r the common property of the Chez
/, okee people, the same shall be aI
1 praised and the value thereof pal
him and such improvements sha
: be thereupon belonging the Cherc
8 kee people.
7 ~. All Registered Delawar
9 Indians, citizens of the Cherokee
Nation and their defendants shal
. be given such share of the land
5 and moneys belonging to tn
! Cherokee Nation as may b
9 awarded to them in the case no'
] pending between them and th
y Cherokee Nation in the court {
q claims; provided however. tbs
the Delaware citizens of the Chert
e kee Nation shall be permitted
J, they so desire, to take their shar
/, of the lands funds and other prs