The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-19
INDIAN LANDS.
The Cherokee Bill Now in the
United States Senate.
ALL LANDS ALLOTTED TO INDIANS.
Features of the Measure Which Are Of
General Interest.

Washington, April ll.-lhe new
agreement has been signed by the
Emitted States and the Cherokee ma
zion
The signers are l.. Il. Pel, Percy
" vile, Jesse Cochran and Benjamin
j Hildebrand delegates on the part
-Df the Cherokee nation, and the
Dawes commission on behalf of the
United States
This agreement will he sent to the
senate at once, with the recommended
zion Of the secretary Of the interior
that 1t he ratified by congress, and
after that ratification it will De sub
Daitted also to a popular vote of the
G7k-Edkees at special election to he
eca1e1 by the chief. When accepted
by Il laaiority vote at that election
Mt will become the law.
There is no doubt that the new
;s.greezlent will be ratified promptly
EsF congress, as it has received the
taHanImous approval of the DAVIS com
Hnissi0tl by the secretary OF the int
Sior and all the Cherokee delegates.
TIE two great features of the agree
anent, affecting the allotment of lands
and disposition of town sites. have
sIetal adjusted finally in a manner sat
ssfatstory to all concerned.
An the lands are to be allotted TO
Cherokee citizens. They will be used
AZ sIualize each allotment. Ii the
lands are inadequate for that pur-
poess the funds of the nation will be
durther used in order to make each
allotment as nearly equal in value az
possible Forty acres of each allot
sueiat are reserved from sale. tax and
eevery incumbrance for twenty one
years. or during the life of the al |
aottee. and can be sold only bv order |
e<sf the court having jurisdiction of |
She subject matter. The remaining |
Hands may be disposed of at once by |
Ihe adult allottees, upon receiving |
lair consideration, not to include any |
previous indebtedness.
The lands allotted to minors are
gree from taxes. except that he ten
ANTS OF such lands will be charged
with the taxes. out of their rents. as
abe tax can come only out OF the pro-
ducts of the land.
The town lots having improve
ments upon them will be appraised
and the persons owning improve
meats can receive title thereto upon
.payment of one-half the assessed val
's1e of the lots, excluding improve
sasse1ts and deducting from this
am can't whatever may have been
paid To the Cherokee nation for these
dots under laws of the nation. I'm
improved lots, which have been sold
by the nation, can be purchased by /
s'ke present owners upon two-thirds {
Nof the appraised value, less the
paid to the nation.
II the lots are not taken by the per-
sons having put the improvements
upon them, or by the owners of lots
which have not been improved, they
will be sold to the highest bidder
Non-citizens can purchase as we'll as
Others at not less than the appraised
value. Ii the lands are taken by one
who does not own the improvements
ne must pay for the value of the i'm
provements to the owner OF them
OF the purchase money % per cent is
to he paid down, % per cent in four
months and the balance in equal
snstallments, one and two years but
any purchaser may pay all in cash
and get title at once.
The allottees of land whose allot-
ments are of the standard value will
obtain deeds therefor at once. The
sallottees of land. in excess of the
standard value, will get deeds as
soon as they pay the excess OF the
value to the nation Those obtain
hands of less than the standard val
Tie will get deeds AT once for the so
acres, and as soon as theequalizations
are made they will get deeds for the
remaining parts of the land due them |
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