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

mum until paid, and if, at theex
piration Of two years from the
date of paym of the fifteen per
n 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.
| 30. All lots not in the possess
sion Of any citizen of the Cherokee
Ination at the date of this agree
ment, and all unimproved lots
llaid out as aforesaid, shall be sold
to the highest bidder at public
auction on terms prescribed for
payment for other lots.
30. If any inclosed or improved
lands held or in the possession OF
any citizen, and not heretofore
laid out in town lots, shall be in
cluded in the survey and plat Of
any town, such citizen may select
and retain 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 addition thereto have the right
to purchase one-fourth' of such
lots of average value, to 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 and executed by the princi-
pal chief of the nation, free of
charge to the grantee, conveying
fee simple title to the purchaser,
and all deeds shall be approved bv
the secretary of the interior.
80. The purchase money for all
town lots shall be paid to some
person designated by the secretary
of the ntsrior who shall give his
receipt therefor and shall be by
him paid into the treasury at ST.
Louis Mo-, and placed there to the
credit of the Cherokee nation.
Sd. No taxes shall be assessed |
by any town government against |
any town lot unsold by the town
site committee and such taxes lev.
led against lots sold as herein pro-
vided shall constitute a lein upon |
the same after The purchase price
thereof has been fully paid as here |
in provided and not heretofore.
35. Said townsite committee |
may select and locate cemetery |
within suitable distance from each
town to embrace not excee ding 20
acres which it shall appraise, and
any citizen in possession thereof |
shall be reimbursed for any i'm
provements thereon belonging to
him, and when the town shall |
have paid the amount of the APP
praisement. it shall be entitled to
a patent for same. as here
in provided for and said town |
shall dispose of same at
reasonable prices, in suitable lots
for burial purposes, the proceeds
thereof to be applied to the pro-
per Improvement and care of said
cemetery.
SO. All town lots or parts of lots
upon which schools churches and
have been erected and
which are occupied as such at the
date of appraisement shall be set
apart to them gratis, and deeds
therefor executed in due form con-
veying fee simple title to the
school trustees and the church or
for the use and benefit
Of such institutions.
81. All town lots now in pos
session of any citizen OF the tribe,
and purchased by him in ac-
with the provisions of
This agreement shall be free from
incumbrance by any debt contract
ed prior TO the execution of the
deed except for improvements
thereon. /,