Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-12-26

and the railroads shall pay into
the sub-treasury of the United
States at st. Louis, Mo-, to the
credit of the Cherokee Nation, the
appraised value thereof, and there
upon title shall be given said rail-
roads by the Cherokee Nation.
Sec. 90. Any allottee taking
as his allotment lands located
around the Cherokee National
Male Seminary, Cherokee Nation
al Female Seminary, or Cherokee
Orphan Asylum which have not
been reserved from allotment as
herein provided, and on which
buildings fences or other property
of the Cherokee Nation are looat-
ed, such buildings, fences or other
property shall be appraised at the
true values thereof and be paid for
by the allottee taking such land as
his allotment and the money to
be paid into the sub-treasury of
the United States at st. Louis,
Missouri, TO the credit of the Che
rokee Nation.
Sec. 81. All moneys to be paid
to the tribe under the provisions
of this plan of allotment shall be
paid under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior into the
treasury of the United States to
the credit of the tribe, and an
itemized report thereof shall be
m ade to the Secretary of the In
terror and to the Principal Chief
Sec. 50. All funds of the tribe
and all moneys accruing under
the provisions of this plan of al
lotment, when required for per
capita payments, shall be paid out
directly to each individual by a
bonded officer of the United States
under the direction of the Secre-
tary of the Interior without un-
necessary delay; and moneys
paid to citizens shall not be liable
to the payment of any previously
contracted obligation.
Sec. 66. All deferred payments
under the provisions of this plan
of allotment shall constitute a
lien in favor of the tribe on the
property for which the debt was
contracted and IL default In any
annual payment is made the lien
for the payment of all purchase
money remaining unpaid may
thereupon be enforced in the
United States Court in the same
manner as vendors liens are en-
forced. suit therefor to DC brought
IN the rame of the Principal Chief
for the benefit of the tribe, or, in
his failure for any cause, in the
name of the person appointed
therefor by the court.
Sec. 81. All other liens may
be i'm like manner enforced after
the expiration of two years from
the date when the amount Sc
cured thereby becomes a charge
upon the property.
Sec. 90. The provisions of Sec
ton thirteen of the act of congress
tapproved June %, 1898, entitled
"An act for the protection OF the
people of the Indian Territory
and for other purposes" shall not
apply to or in any manner affect
the lands OF other property OF said
tribe, and no act or treaty pro-
vision inconsistent with this plan
OF allotment shall be in force in
said nation except sections II
and 27 of said last mentioned act
which shall continue in force as IL
this plan of allotment had not
been made.
Sec. 90. The Secretary of the
Interior shall cause to be paid all
Just indebtedness of said tribe
existing at the date of the ratifi-
cation of this plan of allotment
which may have lawfully been
contracted and warrants therefor
regularly issued upon the several
funds of the tribe, as also war
rants drawn by authority of law
after the ratification of this plan
of allotment and prior to the dlsso-
luton of the tribal government,
such payment TO be made from
any funds In the United States
treasury belonging to said tribe.
And all such indebtedness of the
tribe shall be paid in full before
any pro rata distribution, of the
funds of the tribe shall be made.
Sec. 10. The Secretary of the
Interior shall make such pay
ments at the earliest time practic-
able, and he shall make all need
full rules and regulations to carry
this provision into effect.
Sec. II. All instruments of
writing affecting lands in the
Cherokee nation which lie south
of SpavinAw Creek, east of Grand
river, and north of the Arkansas
river, and all other instruments
affecting properly In said bound
aries, required by law to be re-
corded, shall be recorded in the
office of the clerk OF the United
States court at Tahlequah, and all
instruments of writing offecting
lands In said nation lying north
of the Arkansas river, north of
Spavinaw creek, and west OF
Grand river, and all other instru-
ments affecting property in said
boundaries, required by law to
be recorded, shall be record
ed in the office Of the clerk
of the United States court, at
Vinita, and all instruments of
writing affecting lands in said ma
tion lying south OF the Arkansas
river, and all other instruments
affecting property within said
boundaries, required bv law to be
recorded. shall be recorded in
The oflice of the clerk Of the
United States court Mt Muskogee.
SIC -. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed as forfeiting or
abridRing the right Of said tribe indi-
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