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

/ purchase money IOr town lOtS CoH-
stitute lien upon the lots for the
| payment of same and suit therefor
shall be brought in the name of
the principal chief for the benefit
of the Cherokee citizens, in the
United States court within the
Jurisdiction OF which the lots are
located.
40. There shall be one commits
sion composed of three persons
appointed by the secretary of the
interior. two of whom upon the
recommendation of the principal
chief of the Cherokee nation, who
shall lay off, survey and plat all
towns now in existence, where
there are two or more places of
business and less than two hundred
inhabitants as provided in other
towns, not to exceed 40 acres.
Said commission shall appraise
and sell said lots upon the same
terms and conditions as are pre-
scribed for the appraisement and
sale of lots in towns where there
are more than two hundred inhab-
ants.
Al. All sales of town lots as
herein provided, shall be made
under the direction and supervis-
ion of the commission to the five
civilized tribes in conjunction with
the principal chief, in such man.
ner and at such times as may best
promote the interests of the Chero-
kee nation and the towns; and said
commission ehall direct the
method Of making payments of
all moneys accruing from sales of
town lots and cause to be paid out
of same all sums to citizens for
improvements, or for other pur-
poses, as herein provided, when
: the same is payable out of the
Cherokee funds in carrying into
effect the plan herein provided for
townsites and for lands within
the two mile limit adjacent there
to; and the said commission and
the principal chief shall do and
} perform all things necessary TO
carry into effect such plan, not
herein specifically enjoined up
J on othsrs; and strict account Of
all receipts and disbursements
shall be kept, and monthly item
lied reports made thereof to the
J principal chief, and to the seore-
tary of the interior.
ROLLS OF CITIZENSHIP.
AZ. The rolls of Cherokee citi-
| zenship shall be made as OF Dec.
/ 81, 1899, and the names of all per-
sons then living and entitled to
enrolment on that date, and none
other-except persons whose citi-
} zenship cases are on appeal in the
r U. S. courts in Indian Territory or
! to the supreme court of the United
States according to law and there
after determined-shall be placed
! on said rolls when at any time
made.
43. No child born to any eiti-
zen after December 81, 1899, nor
any white person who has inter-
, married with Cherokee citizen
since the 10Th of December, 1895,
! shall be entitled to enrolment
Al Said rolls shall, in ali
J other respects, be made in strict
: com plianee With provision III
section 81 ofthe act oeongross o. /
June 2S, 1898, entiiIl, IAN act I
: Tor the PTT0Iecuon d tbe people OF |
the Indian Territory, and for
other purposes. y
is Should airy Cherokee ciii- +.
zen, as hefeinbefore provided, die |
after the approval OF said roll his |
pro rata share of the lands,
moneys and other assets of the
Cherokees, to which he should be
entitled, if living. shall descend
to his heirs according to the laws
of descent and distribution Of the
State OF Arkansas. and shall be
allotted and distributed to them
accordingly.
46. No person who has been
enrolled by the commission TO the
five civilized tribes rs citizens of
any other tribe of Indians shall be
enrolled as citizens of the Chero-
kee nation.
RESERVATIONS.
AT. The following shall be re-
served from the general allotment
hereinbefore provided; all lands
herein set apart for townsites; two
hundred feet occupied as right
of way by the St. Louis 81 San
Francisco and the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railroads and four
hundred feet ut stations occupied
by said railroads at all stations as
at present located and one hun
dred feet occupied as a right of
\ fwrv-irtiie- KANSAS City, Pittsbgrg
& Gull. and the Kansas, & Arkan-
sas Valley railroads and two hun
dred feet occupied by said railroads
at all stations as as present loca-
ted; said reservations to be used
for railroad purposes only. All
lands selected for town cemeteries
: by the towa commissions as
, herein provided not to exceed 20
} acres. AlLlsssss--r--.allyr reserved
i in this agreement for schools,
churches. public institutions, ten
9 acres for the Willie Halsell college
: at Vinita, four acres each for the
i following named missions and
D schools for educational purposes:
A Baptist and Presbyterian Mission
f schools at Tahlequah, Park Hill
: Mission school south of Tahlequah,
0 Elm Springs Mission on Barren
j Fork. Spring Place Moravian mis-
: sion at Oaks, Dwight mission on
o Sallisaw, Skiatook mission near
J Skiatook, Lutheran mission on H.
n linois river north of Tahlequahl'
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