Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-02-02
NOW THE CREEKS AGREE
Chief SpieChe Reported to
be Satisfied.

lows:
81. There shall be allotted out
of the lands owned by the Musko-
gee or Creek Indians, in the Indian
Territory, to each citizen of said
nation 100 acres of land. Each
citizen shall have the right, so far
as possible, to take his allotment
so as to include the improvements
belonging TO him, but such i'm
provements shall not be estimated
in the value fixed on his allotment,
provided that any citizen may
take any land not already selected
by another; but if such land, un-
der actual cultivation, has on it
any lawful improvements, he shall
pay the owner of such improve
ments for same, the value to be
fixed by the commission apprais-
ing the land. In the case of a
minor child, allotment shall be
selected by the father, mother,
guardian or administrator having
charge of his estate, preference
being given in the order named,
and shall not be sold during his
minority. Allotments shall be
selected for prisoners, ,convicts and
incompetents by some suitable
person akin to them. and due care
shall be taken that all persons en-
titled thereto shall have allot-
ments made to them.
"2. Each allotment shall be
appraised at what would be its
present value, if unimproved, con-
sidering the fertility of the soil
and its location, but excluding the
improvements, and each allottee
shall be charged with the value of
his allotment in the future distri-
button of any funds of the nation
arising from whatever source, pro-
vided that the minimum valuation
to be placed on any land in said
nation shall be s1.25 per acre.
"S. In the appraisement of said
allotment said nation shall have a
representation TO cooperate with a
commission, or a United States
officer. Appraisement and allot-
ment shall be made under the
direction of the secretary of th e
interior, and begin as soon as an
authenticated roll of the citizens of
said nation has been made. All
citizens of said nation, from and
after the massage of this act, shall
be entitled to select from the lands
of said nation an amount equal to
160 acres, and use and occupy the
same until the allotments herein
provided for are made.
~. All controversies arising be-
tween the members of said nation
as to their rights TO have certain
lands allotted to them shall be set
tied by the commission making al
lotments.
"5. The United States shall put
each allottee in unrestricted pos
session of his allotment and re-
move therefrom all persons objec-
tionable to the allottee.
sc. The excess of lands after al
lotments is completed, all funds
derived from town sites and all
other funds accruing under the
provisions of this agreement shall
be used for the purpose of equaliz-
ing allotments, valued as herein
provided, and if the same be found
insufficient for such purpose the
deficiency shall be supplied from
other funds OF the nation.
"77. The residue of the lands,
with improvements thereon, if
any there be, shall be appraised
separately, under the direction Of
the secretary of the interior, and
said lands and Improvements sold
in tracts of not to exceed 100 acres
to one person, to the highest bid
der, at public auction, for not less
than the appraised value per acre
of land, and after deducting the
value per acre Of the
lands the remainder of the pur-
chase money shall be paid to the
owners Of the improvements.
SO. Patents to all lands sold
shall be issued IN the same manner
as to allottees.
"10. There shall be allotted
and patented 100 acres each to Mrs. !
A. Z. w. Robertson and Mrs. II.
Buckner (nee Grayson), as special
recognition of their services as
missionaries among the people of
the Greek nation.
"11. Harrell Institute, Henry |
Kendall College and Nazareth In
stitute, in Muskogee, and Baptist
University, near Muskogee, shall |
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