The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-26
ADDITIONAL LANDS.

ADDITIONAL LANDS.
"Article 3-That in addition to the al
lotment of lands to said Indians as pro-
vided for in this agreement, the secretary
of the interior shall set aside for the use
in common for said Indian tribes four
hundred and eighty thousand acres OF
grazing lands. TO be selected by the sec
retarv Of the interior, either in one or
more tracts. as viii best su'bserve the in
terest Of said Indians It is hereby further
EXPRESSLY agreed that no person shall
have the right to make his or her seiec-
ton of land in any part of said reseVa-
ton that is now used or occupied for
military. agency, school, school-farm, re-
Igious or other public uses or in sec
tons sixteen 90 and thirty-six 1857. such
each congressional township, except In
cases where any Comanche, Kiowa or
Apache Indian has heretofore made i'm
movements upon and now uses and occu-
MES A part of said sections sixteen 90
and tbirtv-six (36) such Indian may make
his or her selection within the boundaries
so prescribed so as to include his or her
improvements. It IS further agreed that
wherever in said reservation any Indian,
entitled 10 take lands in severalty, here
under, has made improvements, and now
uses and occupies the land embracing
such improvements, such Indian shall
have the undisputed right to make his or
her selection fithin the area above pro-
vided for allotments, so as to include his
! or her improvements
ct is further agreed that said sections
/ sixteen 90 and thirty-six 1850 in each
! congressional township I'm said reserva-
! ton shall not become subject to home
| stead entry but shall be held by the Unit
| ed States and finally sold for public
/ school purposes. 1t IS hereby further
/ agreed that wherever in said reserve ton
| anv religious society or other organiza-
| ton is now occupying any portion of said
reservation for religious or educational
work among the Indians, the land so oc-
| cupied may be allotted and confirmed to
! such society or organization, not, however,
4 to exceed one hundred and sixty Q6O)
acres of land to any one society or or
ganization so long as the same shall be
| so occupied and used. and such land shall
not be subject to homestead enrty
WHEN ALLOTTED.
Article All allotments hereunder
shall be selected within ninety days from
! the ratification OF this agreement by the
!
The secretar yof the interior in his dis
cretion. may extend the time for making
such selection, and should any Indian en-
! titled to allotments hereunder fair or re-
| fuse to make his or her selection Of land
in that time then the allotting agent in
charge Of the work Of making such allot-
ments shall within the next thirty days
900 after said time make allotments TO
such Indians. which shall have the same
| force an defect as if the selection were
made By the Indian.
Article 5-When said allotments OF
land shall have been selected and taken
as aforesaid, an dapproved by the Sec
rotary OF the interior the titles thereto
shall be held in trust for the allottees, re-
/ spectively, for the period oftwenty-fve
| (25l years. in the time and manner and to
the extent provided for in the act Of con-
gres semitic AN act TO provide for the
| allotment of land in severalty TO Indians
on the various reservations, and to extend
the protection Of the laws of the United
States and territories over the Indians.
and for other purposes" approved Feb
ruary 5. 1887, and an act amendatory
| thereof. approved February Is, 1891.
AGREED PRICE.
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| ditional consideration for the cession Of
territory and relinQuishment OF title
claim and interest in and TO the lands as
aforesaid. the United States agrees TO
pay to the Conanohe. Kiowa and Apache
tribes of Indians, inthe Indian territory.
the sum Of Two million 100000 dollars
as follows: Five hundred thousand (&0o. =
NN dollars 70 De Distributed per capita
10 the members % said tribes ST such
times and in such manner as the score
tary or the interior shall deem 20 De FOR
the best interests Of said Indians which
sum IS hereby appropriated out or am
funds in the treatury not otherwise ap-
propriated. and any part of the same re-
naming unpaid shall draw in1eres, n the
rate Of ; per centun while remaining
in the treasury. which interest shall De
paid 70 the Indians annually per capita:
and the remaining one million I'VE hun
! dred thousand 81 80 1la) dollars to be re-
tanned in the treasury 81 the United
States. placed 20 the credit az said In
dams. and while 50 retained Ia draw in
terest AT the rate OF per centcn
pea rnn0n, % BE paid 10 che said Indians
Per capita annually
Nothing herein contained SHAH ~ heid
70 affect IN any way ans annuitles due
said Indians Under existing laws. agree
/ ments Or t-e4tles
RULES GOVERNING ALJOTdENTS
Article 1T IS further asreed that
. wherever II said reservation any ule1nb Der
Of an yot the tribes OF said Indians has
in pursuance o. any laws or unde- any
rifles Or negotiations az tie interior de-
psrtment, taken an allotment. such a.
lotneut. AT the option 81 TIE anostee
saau Dc connrns5 and governed BY all
the condiJiorrs attached 10 alIo.ulents
taken under this agreement.