The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-01-16

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the rate of six per cent per annum
from the date of such payment to
the date of appraisement, and he
shall not be required to pay any
rents for the use of the lots prior
to the date of appraisement.
25. All unimproved lots so
held, may be purchased at fifty
per cent of their appraised value
in manner and on terms provided
for the purchase of improved lots.
26. Any citizen of the Cherokee
nation in possession of any town
lot improved as required by Cher
okee law the right of occupancy of
which has not been sold as afore-
said shall be privileged to pur-
chase the same by paying one-half
the amount of its appraised value,
and shall not be required to pay
any rents for the use ofsame prior
to the date OF appraisement.
27. If any citizen of the Cbero-
kee nation owning improvements
on any town lot fail to purchase
same as herein provided, the val
ue of the improvements so deter
mined by appraisement together
with the amount which may have
been paid to the Cherokee nation
as aforesaid, for the right of occu-
pancy if any, with six per cent
interest thereon from the time of
appraisement shall be paid or ten
dered him and such lot and i'm
provements shall then be sold at
public auction to the highest bid
der on terms herein provided and
if any such citizen fail or refuse to
accept such amount, and refuse
to surrender possession thereof to
the purchaser, the latter may, up
on paying the amount into court,
obtain possession of same by
proper proceedings in the United
States court within the jurisdiction
of which the town is located.
2S. When the appraisement of
the lots of any town shall have
been completed and approved, the
townsite committee shall at once
notify the citizen claiming the
right of occupancy of each lot of
the amount at which his lot has
been appraised, and such citizen
shall within sixty days. thereafter,
make payment of ten per cent of
the amount due, and four months
thereafter he shall pay fifteen
per cent, and the remainder shall
be paid in two equal annual install
ments, without interest, provided
that any amount not paid when
due, shall thereafter bear interest
at the rate of six per cent per an
mum until paid, and if, at the ex-
plration of two years from the
date OF payment of the fifteen per
cent, no annual payment has been
made, proceedings may be COM
menced in the United States court
aforesaid. TO enforce the collection
of all the purchase money, and
the property may be sold there
for.
% All lots not in The posses
sion of any citizen OF the Cherokee
nation at the date OF this agree
ment, and all unimproved lots
laid out rs aforesaid, shall be sold
to the highest bidder at public
auction on ternIs prescribed ior
payment for other lots.
5U.c-4tapv inclosed oampTo>yed
ands held or in fhe Possession OF
any citizen, and not heretofore
laid out in town lots. shall be in
cludtd in the survey and plat of
any town, such citizen may select
and retain a sufficient amount of
such lands. at their appraised val.
ue, as may be equal to his share of
all the assets of the tribe, and shall
in additionthereto have the right
to purchase one-fourth of such
lots of average value, 10 be select
ed and set apart TO him by the
townsite committee, by paying
therefor. twenty-five per cent of
their appraised value, in manner
herein provided.
81. The purchaser of any lot
shall have the right to pay the
whole amount in cash at any time
before maturity, and shall there
upon, be entitled TO deed to the
lot.
80. Deeds to all lots shall be
made ssnd executed by the princi-
pal chief OF the nation, free of
charge to the grantee. conveying a
fee simple title to the purchaser,
and all deeds shall be approved by
the secretary of the interior.
33. The purchase money Tor all
town lots shall be paid to some
person designated by the secretary
Of the int srior who shall give his
receipt therefor and shall by
him paid into the treasury at ST.
Louis, Mo. and placed there TO the
credit of the Cherokee nation.
"a. No taxes shall be assessed
by any town government against
any town lot unsold by the town
site committee and such taxes lev
| dagainst lots sold as herein pro-
yided shall constitute a, lein upon
the game after the purchase price
Thereof has been fully paid as here
| iii provided and not heretofore.
3b. Said townsite committee
may select and locate a cemetery
within suitable distance from each
town to embrace not exceeding &c
acres which it shall appraise, ant
any citizen in possession thereo
shall be reimbursed for any i'm
provements thereon belonging Il
| him, and when the town shal
have paid the amount of the ap
praisement, it shall be entitled [,
patent for same. as here
! in provided for and said tow