The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-07

land as his allotment, and section thlr-
I ty-seven provided that Greek citizens
| may rent their alloments when select
ed for a term not exceeding one year.
The value is appraised at $3.50 per acre
and shall constitute the standard value
of an allotment and shall also be the
measure for the equalization of values.
Each citizen may select forty acres of
this allotment for a homestead, non
taxable and inallenable and free from
any encumbrance whatever for twenty
one years, for which he shall have
separate deed, conditioned as above
The homestead of each citizen shall
remain after the death of the allottee,
for the use and suppodt of children
born to him after the ratification or
this agreement, but if ne have no such
issue, then he may dispose of his
homestead by will, free from limitation
herein imposed and if this be not done
the land shall descend to his heirs ac-
cording to the laws of descent and dis
tribution of the Greek nation, free from
such limitation
LANDS allotted to citizens hereunder
shall not in any manner whatsoever, or
at any time, be encountered, taken, or
sold to secure or satisfy any debt or OBJ
legation, contracted or incurred prior to
the date of the deed to the allottee
thereof. and such lands shall not be
alienable by the allottee or his heirs at
any time before the expiration OF hVe
years from the ratification of this
agreement. except with the approval OF
the secretary of the interior"
Regarding the matter of town sites,
it is provided:
"Any person in rightful possession OF
any town lot having improvements
thereon. other than temporary build
ings, fencing and tillage, shall have the
right to purchase such lot by paying
one-half of the appraised value there
of, but if he shall fail within sixty days
to purchase such lot and make hrst
| payment thereon, as herein provided,
the lot and Improvements shall be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder,
under direction of the appraisement
commission, at a price not less than
their appraised value, and the purchas-
err shall pay the purchase price to the
owner of the Improvements, less the ap-
| praised value Of the lot.
"All town lots not having thereon
| improvements. other than temporary
buildings fencing and tillage, the sale
or disposition of which is not herein
| otherwise specifically provided for
| shall be sold within twelve months al
| ter their appraisement, under direction
of the secretary of the interior, after
| due advertisement, at public auction, TO
the highest bidder at no less than their
appraised value.
ANY person having the right of oc-
cupancy of lands In any town which
has been or may be laid out into town
lots, to be sold at public auction as
above. shall have the right to purchase
| one-fourth of all the lots into which
| such lands may be divided at two
| thirds of their appraised value
The Seminoles are farther advanced
| with their affairs than either of the
above mentioned tribes, and are now
| preparing to lease their surplus lands
| on advantageous terms to home seek
ers Their agreement provides that:
"All lands belonging to the Seminole
tribe of Indians shall be divided into
| three classes, designated as first, sec
| ond and third class, the first class to be
appraised at five dollars the second
class at $3.50, and the third class at
| 81. 25 per acre, and the same shall be
| divided among the members of the
| tribe. so that each shall have an equal
| share thereof in value, as far as may
be the location and fertility of the soil
considered; giving to each the right to
select his allotment SO as to include any
! nv II
| at the time, and each allottee shall
have the sole right of occupancy Of the
| land so allotted to him, during the eX-
| istence of the present tribal govern
ment and until the members of SAID
| tribe shall have become citizens OF the
| United States. Such allotments snail
be made under the direction and super
vision of the commission to the five civ
| ilized tribes, in connection with a rep
| Preventative appointed by the tribal
government, and the chairman of said
| commission shall execute and deliver to
each allottee a certificate describing
| therein the land allotted to him.
"All contracts for sale, disposition or
| incumbrance of any part of any allot-
ment made prior to date of patent shall
be void"
"Any alIottee may lease his allot-
ment for any period not exceeding SIX
wears. the contract therefor to be exc
cuted in triplicate upon printed blanks
provided by the tribal government, ana
| before the same shall become effective
If shall be approved by the principal
chief and a copy filed in the office OF
the clerk of the United States court at
Wewoga.
"No lease of any coal, mineral, coal
oil or natural gas within said nation
shall be valid unless made with the
tribal government by and with the con-
sent of the allottee and approved by the
secretary of the interior.
'sShould there be discovered on any
allotment any coal, mineral, coal OIL or
natural gas, and the same should be
operated so as to produce royalty, one
half of such royalty shall be paid to
such allottee and the remaining half
into the tribal treasury until eXt1n-
ellishment of tribal government, and
fine latter shall be used for the purpose
of euualizing the value of allotments;
and If the same be insufficient therefor,
anv other funds belonging to the tribe
upon extinquishment of tribal govern
ment mag be used for such purpose so
that each allotment may be made equal
in value as aforesaid
''The town site of Wewoka snail pc
controlled and disposed of according to