The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-04

the uate OF signing oil tnlS agree
ment, holding unimproved lots or
tracts of grounds in towns, shall
have the first right to purchase
said lots or tracts by paying two
thirds of the amount of their ap-
praised value, upon terms and
conditions as herein provided.
After the completion OF the ap-
praisepent of any town, the town
site committee shall at once notify
the persons claiming the right Of
occupancy of each lot or tract, OF
the amount at which his property
has been appraised, and such per.
son shall, within sixty days there
after, make payment of ten per
cent OF the amount due, and four
months thereafter, he shall pay
fifteen per cent additional and the
remainder shall be paid in three
equal annual installments without
interest; provided, that any
amount not paid when due shall
thereafter bear interest at the rate
OF ten per cent per annum until
paid, and if, at the expiration OF
two years from the date of pay
ment of the fifteen per cent default
in either annual payment has been
made, proceedings may be COM
menced in the United States court
to enforce payment of all the pur.
chase money as hereinafter pro-
vded
If any enclosed or improved
lands held or in possession of any
citizen as his home, not heretofore
laid out in town lots by him, shall
be included within the survey and
plat of any town, such citizen
shall have the right to purchase
all said inclosed or improved lands
so occupied as a home, at one half
of their appraised value as lots in
such towns in manner as herein
provided. The word "home"
used in this provision shall be
understood to mean lands used and |
occupied for ordinary homestead |
purposes and shall not include
lands which are separate and de-
tached and used for purposes not
necessary to the enjoyment of the
homestead proper.
The purchaser of any lot shall |
have the privilege of paying the
full amount in cash at any time,
and shall, thereupon, be entitled
to a deed.
Deeds to all lots shall be execu-
ted by the principal chief of the
nation, Immediately upon full pay
ment of the amount due, free of
charge to the grantee, conveying
a fee simple title; and all deeds
shall be approved by the secretary
of the interior.
The purchase money of all town
lots shall be paid to a bonded Of
ficer to be designated by the COM
mission to the five civilized tribes,
and after deducting all sums me-
cessary to be paid out as herein
provided, the remainder shall be
deposited in the sub-treasury of
the United States at ST. Louis,
Missouri, TO the credit of the Greek
Cor Muskogee) nation.
No taxes shall be assessed by
any town government against any
town lot not sold as herein pro-
vided, and such taxes levied
against lots sold as herein pro.
vided shall constitute lien upon
the same after the purchase price
thereof has been fully paid as
herein provided, and not thereto
fore.
Each townsite committee may
select and locate cemetery with ,
in a suitable distance from each
town, to embrace not to exceed
twenty acres, which it shall ap-
praise at not less than fifty dollars {
per acre; and any citizen in pos /
session thereof Shall be reimburs- {
ed for any Improvements thereon {
belonging to him; and when the {
town shall have paid the amount |
ofthe appraisement, it shall be |
entitled to a patent for same as 6
herein provided for titles to allot-
tees; and said towns shall dispose {
Of same at reasonable prices in
lots for burial purposes. Z
he proceeds thereof to be applied q