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

-. There shall be = townsit'
committee in each town in th'
Cherokee nation TO consist 0
one member 10 be appointeC
to the executive of the tribe
which member shall not be inter
ested in town property other thar
his home, one to be appointed by
the secretary OF the interior ano
one to be selected by the Cherokee
citizens of the town, and if tht
executive OF the tribe or the town
and If the the executive Of the
tribe or the town, fail to select a
member as aforesaid he may be
selected and appointed by the sec
retary of the interior. Said COM
mittees shall cause to be surveyed
and laid out, townsites, where
towns having a present population
or more are now located conform
ing to existing surveys made by
the Cherokee nation, so far as may
be, with proper and necessary
streets, alleys and public grounds,
including parks, giving to each
town, such territory as may be
required for its present needs and
reasonable prospective growth,
and shall prepare correct plats
thereof and file one with the secre
.asy Of the interior to be approved
by him before it shall take effect,
and one with the clerk of the
United States court, one with
the authorities of the tribe
and one with the town authorities
All town lots shall be appraised by
said committee at. their true val
ne, excluding improvements and
separate appraisements shall be
made of all improvements thereon,
and no such appraisement shall be
effective until approved by the
committee to the FIVE civilized
tribes, and unless all members of
the townsite committee shall agree
as to the value of any lot, the said
commission shall fix the value
thereof.
"a Any citizen of The Cherokee
nation in rightful possession of
any improved town lot the right Of
occupancy of which has heretofore
been sold by the Cherokee nation,
undsr provisions Of Cherokee law,
shall have the right to purchase
same, by paying the manner here
matter prescribed, one-half of the
amount ot its appraised value, de-
ducting lheretrom sueh amount as
may have been paid into the treas
ury OF the Cherokee nation, as the
purchase price for the right Of oc-
with interest thereon at
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
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 of same prior
10 the date OF appraisement.
27. If any citizen of the Cbero-
zee nation owning improvements
,n any town lot fail to purchase
same as herein provided, the val
lie Of the improvements so deter
mined by appraisement together
With the amount which may have
been paid to the Cherokee nation
Is Aforesaid, for the right of occu-
,ancy if any, with six per cent
interest thereon from the time of
shall be paid or ten
Tered him and such lot and i'm
,rovements shall then be sold at
public auction to the highest bid
Ter on terms herein provided and
+ any such citizen fail or refuse to
lccept such amount, and refuse
0 surrender possession thereof to
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