The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-19

provemcnts other than temporary build
! mss. fencing, and tuIaEe. the sale or dis.
position or which is not herein otherwise
So tlhodAE provided for. shall De sold
within twelve months after their auurafse.
ment ursder direction of the Secretary ot
/ the Interior after due advertisement ai
Fuhllc auction. 20 the highest bidder M
MOI less than their appraised value.
Any person having the right OF occu-
panCy or lands in any town which h1e
been or may De laid out into town lots
10 he sold at public auction as above
SShtI. nave tho right 10 purchase one
i'HIth Of all the lots into which such
.,uHs may be- divided at two-thiTds Of
thtlT appraised value
ne Seminoles are farther advanced
with their affairs than either Of The "a hove
mentioned tribes and arr. now me- ,i-, o.
~ I'-iSe their surplus lands on aIyan-
''H''uS terms To hUmgCeDkarC Their
,,-i,. Inent provides that -AU lands ue-
l.l-ltE 10 The Seminole tribe of Indians
small DE divided into three classes. dseig-
...it," as HFSt second. and third class the
lISl SiaSS 10 De appraised at s.. the sec
Hhn class at S2-5G and the third class at
VI" per acre, and the same shall De di-
ElHt- among the members OF the tribe
SO that each shall have an equal shan.
mercer IN value, as far as may be. the
location and fertility Of the soil couSid-
cred, giving 10 each the right TO select
ms allotment so as 90 include any i'm
prov, me utS thereon. owned IE him az the
time and each alIOttep shall have the
lottcd 20 him. during the existence Of the
present tribal government. and until the
mem h' rs OF said tribe shall have become
CitlZ, MS Of the United States Such aII0t-
mentS shall be- made under the direction
and supervision Of the commission 20 the
Five Civilized Tribes. in connection with
a representative appointed by the tribal
government, and the cha iTmau of said
commission shall execute and deliver TO
each alluttee certificate describing
therein the land allotted 10 him.
All contracts for sale disposition OF
incumhraDCe Of any part Of any allot-
ment made prior To date of patent shall
be void.
Amy alI1ttCe mag lease his allotment
Tor any period not exceeding six years.
the contract therefor tC be executed IN
tripIirate upon printed blanks provided
by the tribal government and before the
same shall become effective il shall be
approved by the principal chief and copy
MED ~ the office Of the Clerk Of the
United Statts Court at WewOka
NO lease Of any coal. mineral. coal oil
or natural gas within said nation shall
De valid unless made with the tribal gov
erumeut by and with the consent Of the
the Interior
should there he discovered on any al
lutment any coal mineral coal oil. or
natural gas. and the same should be 0De-
rated 90 es TO produce royalty. oue-haf
OF such royalty shall be paid 20 such al
lOttee AM the remaining half into the
tribal treasury until extiuguishmeat If
trlbal government and the latter SHAH be
used Ior the purpose Of cqualiziug the
value Of allOtmeUts, and If the same be
insufficient therefor. any other funds be-
longing 10 the tribe upon eXtiuguisEmCnt
OF tribal government may be used for
such purpose so that each allotment may
be made equal in value as aforesaid
TIE tOwnsite Of WrWOka shall be con
iruLed and disposed Of according TO the
PROVISIONS of an act of the general COuu-
eli Of the Seminole Nation. approved April
q. lA9.- relative sretO. and on eXtin-
ZElShment of the tribal gov eminent deeds
or conveyance shall issue 70 owners Of
lots as herein provided for alIotteeS. and
an lots IN such manner as may be pre-
scTIbed by the Secretary Of the Interior
ihuS the time is rapidly approaching
when The last yestige Of Indian govern
ntut VIII have been eNtiugUished and the
indian. by becoming citizen Of the Unit
ad states. viii be obliged 10 take his
nance OF survival with the white man