The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-28
RULES
Regarding the UsA Of Govern
ment Timper

William B. Johnson Of this city, United
States District Attorney FOR the South
ern District of the Indian Territory, has
just received the regulations governing
the procurement Of timber and stone for
domestic and industrial purposes in the
Indian Territory which were issued by
the Interior Department, ana are as fol-
lows:
l. The United States Indian Agent for
the Union Agency is hereby authorized
and directed to enter into a contract
or contracts, upon applications made
in the form of affidavlts, upon blanks
prescribed, when approved by the Sec
retary Of the interior, with amy respon-
s.ble person, persons or corporation for
the purchase of timber or stone from amy
OF the public lands belonging to any Of
the five civilized tribes, and to collect,
on or before the and Of each month, the
full value of such timber or stone as the
Secretary of the Interior snail determine
should be paid, and the timber or stone
so procured under such contracts shall
be used for domestic or industrial pur-
poses" including the construction main
tainance and repair of railroads and
other highways" within the limits Of the
Indian Territory only.
Application muct be presented to the
United States Indian Inspector located in
the Indian Territory and By him forward
ed, with his recommendation, through the
Commissioner Of Indian affairs, TO the
department,
Anr1fgaufa M cfa ba ny,1
quantity OF timber or stone proposed to
be cut or quarried, the purpose or pur-
poses for which. and the place or places
where said timber or stone are to be used
as the case may be. the amount con-
sidered just and reasonable to be paid
by them, and their reasons for such con-
clus.ons. Each application must be ac-
eompanled by the affidavits Of two dis
interested persons corroborating specific
ly all the statements Of the APPLICANT and
the inspector is hereby authorized to re-
quirs any other information as to the
value Of the timber or the stone, or 10
show the good faith of the applicant.
g. Before any timber shall be cut or
any stone shall be taken form any Of the
lands belonging to any Of the five civil
izad tribes the person. persons or cor
poration desiring such timber or stone
shall enter into a contract or contracts
with said Indian Agent, In accordance
with the form hereto attached, with con-
tract, however. shall not be Of force until
the Secretary of the Interior shall have
endorsed his approval thereon, provided
that each such person, persons or corpor-
-t,alT l,.,1
hereto) I'm a sufficient sum to be fixed
by the Secretary of the Interior, with two
good and sufficient sureties, or an ap-
proved Surety Company, as surety, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance of
the stipuratons of the contract or con-
tracts, and also conditioned for the faith
full observance of all the laws Of the
United States now in force or may here
after be enacted, and the regulations
now prescribed or that may hereafter
be subscribed by the Secretary of the
Interior relative to any and all matters
pertaining to the affairs or the five civil
tlized tribes.
3. The moneys so collected shall be
placed to the credit Of the tribe or tribes
to which the land belongs from which
such timber or stone was procur ed, as
miscellaneous receipts, class 3, mot the
result of any member or such tltbe;'
but 40 timber or stone shall be Ia ken
from any land selected by any citizen
OF any Of the five civlize dtribes as his
prospective allotment without his con-
sent and only from such land being
cleared or to be cleared for cultivation,
and not until n contract shall have been
entered into by the said Unlted States
Indian Agent and the person, persons or
corporation desiring to procure such stone
or timber and the same shall have been
approved
The price to be paid under such contract
shall be satisfactory to such prospective
allotee, and shall be held by the Indian
Agent and paid to such allotee after hnal
allotment shall have been made; provided
that the provision of this section shall
apply TO AN tracts now in possession OF
any citizens OF any Of the five ciY'llzed
tribes who intend to include such tracts
In their prospective allotemnts and the
money derived form the sale Of timber or
stone taken from any such tracts shall
be held by the Indian Agent until such
time is the allotment Of the tract or tracts
from which such timber or stone was
taken shall have been made, at which
time the money so held shall be paid by
the Indian Agent to the citizen taking
such tract or tracts as his allotment; ana
provided further that the Indian Agent
shall bp rpuurpd 10 keen an acCIfa a