The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-07-18
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
At the Mass Convention Held in Vi
nifa July r5th, 1901.

adopted at the Cherokee mass conven-
ton held in the federal court room iu
Vinita July 18th. 1901:
Whereas, The president Of the United
States has vetoed orr treaty bill, and
thereby given US to understand tha
there is nothing before US for the future
but the Curtis law, with all its Oppressive
provisions; therefore:
l. Be it resolved, by the Cherokee citi-
zens in mass convention assembled at
Vinita, Cherokee nation, on the 18TH day
of July. 1901, that we respectfully. and
yet most earnestly, demonstrate against
the enforcement of said Curtis law, so
far as the same pertains to reserving and
disposing of townsites. the reserving and
leasing of mineral lands. and the reserv-
ing of lands for any other purpose what
soever, except cemetery uses.
III. Be it further resolved. That we will
assent to any plan of allotment of our
common lands that shall contain the fol-
lowing provisions, and we will assent to
no other; to-wit:
/. That all lands shall be appraised by
a competent committee of three men to
be appointed, two by the secretary of the
interior, and one by the principal chief
of the Cherokee nation; the rural lands
to be appraised acre by acre, town lands
lot by lot. and all at their real value, ac-
cording to their fertility, location and
mineral and vegetable resources; the ex-
preston "real value" as used herein to
mean the amount of money the said land
will bring in the market of the world, the
fee simple title to the same being con
sidered Immediately available.
2. That the aggregate valuation be di-
vided automatically by the number of
rightful Cherokee citizens, and the re-
suit thus found be adopted as the cash
value of each citizens allotment.
!. That each citizen shall be allowed to
select at his own discretion as many
acres OF rural land or lots in any surveyed
town, as will amount to the cash value
of his allotment; Provided, that 10 citi-
zen shall be allowed TO encroach upon
the claim of another citizen until the lat
ter has had reasonable time. to select
his own allotment; all selections of lands
to be made according TO surveyed boun-
Diary lines.
"A. That in all cases where one town
OF, or rural acre of land, at its appraised
value, shall amount TO more than the av-
erage cash allotment, the person who
takes such acre, or such town lot, for his
allotment shall have the right 10 pay the
difference into the sub-treasury OF the
United States at St. Louis, to the credit
of the Cherokee nation, and be entitled
to receive a warranty deed made in due
form to said town lot, or rural acre.
{. That all appraisements shall be
made without including improvements.
6. That every allottee over u years of
age and of sound mind sha aave fee
SIMPLE title to his or her allotment; that
all title deeds shall be made by the prin-
cipal chief of the Cherokee nation, and
guaranteed by the United States, convey
my all the common interest of the Cher
okee nation TO the allottee in severalty,
and that all ailottees under the age Of I'll
years, and all allottees over the age of II
years and of unsound mind, shall have
fee simple title to his or her allotment,
evidenced by warranty deed made and
guaranteed as aforesaid, said allotment
TO be inalienable until said allottee shall
attain the age of Fl years; provided that
all minor allottees, and all allottees OF
ursound mind shall be represented by
duly appointed guardians Ahose acts
shall be under the supervision of the
probate court of the United States; pro-
vided further that said court shall have
the power TO order the sale of the allot-
ment, or any part thereof, OF any minor
allottee, or any allottee of unsound mind,
whenever the necessities OF such allottee
shall, in the judgment OF the court, re-
quire such sale.
7. That no allotment shall take place
until the Delaware claim and all other
claims that may be pending against the
Cherokee nation shall have been finally
settled and disposed Of.
s. That all allotments shall be selected
by the allottees within one year from and
after the day fixed for the beginning Of
the work Of allotment, OF the selection Of
sllotments; all lands remaining unselect
ed at the expiration Of one year shall be
subject to be selected BY any rightful
citizen who may not, AZ that time, have
selected bis allotment: provided, that all
lands remaining unsolicited at the end OF
six months after the expiration Of said
one year, shall in the least practicable
time be put up and sold, upon due no
tice, al public auction TO the highest bid
der, the proceeds Of such sale TO be EAR
ried tc the general fund Of the Cherokee
nation, and be paid into the sub-treasury