Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-12-26
ALLOTMENT BILL
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at reasonable prices, in suitable
sizes for burial purposes, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied
to the general Improvement OF
the property; provided that the
lands already laid out for ceme-
teries by the tribal authorities
shall be included in the cemeteries
herein provided for, without cost
to the towns; and the holdings of
burial lots therein now occupied
fof such purposes shall in no wise
be disturbed.
Sec. 81. All towns now in ex-
istence, where there are two or
mo-e places Of business and less
than 200 OF more than 90 inhabi-
tants may be surveyed and laid
out into town lots and necessary
streets and alleys and plated as
other towns, each to embrace such
amount of land as may be neces-
sary, not exceeding forty acres,
which survey shall be made in
manner provided for other towns
and the appraisement of town lots
OF said towns may be made by
any commission appointed for
either of the other towns having
200 inhabitants or more; and all
lots in said towns having thereon
improvements other than tempor-
airy buildings, fencing and tillage,
may be purchased by any citizen
having rightful possession there
of owning the improvements there
on shall have the right to pur-
chase same by paying oue-half
the appraised value thereof. The
survey, appraisement and sale Of
lots shall be made under regula-
tions to be prescribed by the Sec
retary ofthe Interior.
Sec. 32. The United States
may purchase in any town in the
Cherokee nation suitable lands for
court houses, jails and other
necessary public buildings, for its
use, by paying the appraised
value thereof, the same TO be
selected under the direction of the
department, for whose use such
buildings are to be erected, and
II any person have improvements
thereon other than temporary
buildings, fencing and tillage,
the same shall be appraised and
paid for by the United States.
ROLLS OF MEMBERSHIP.
Sec. 33. The rolls of member
ship, upon which the final allot-
ment of ali the common property
of the Cherokee Nation shall be
made, shall beas of the date of
the final ratification of this plan
Of allotment, and the names of all
persons then living and entitled
to receive allotments shall be
placed on said rolls.
Sec. "a. No child born to any
member after said date shall be
entitled to a per capita share of
said common property.
Sec. 35. Such rolls shall in
other respects be made in strict
compliance with the provisions of
section twenty-one of the act of
Congress of June %, 1898, en-
titled "An act providing for the
protection of the people of the In
dian Territory, and for other pur-
poses, "and no original application
for enrolment shall be made or
received after September I, 1902.
Sec 36. II any member who
was living and entitled to allot-
ment on the date Of final ratifi-
cation thereof, die before receive
ing his per capita share of the
lands and funds of the tribe, his
right of allotment and share of
the funds shall descend to his
heirs according to the laws of de-
scent and distribution of the Che
rokee Nstion,and shall be allotted
and distributed accordingly.
Sec. 81. No person who has
been enrolled by the proper au-
thority as a citizen of any other
tribe shall be enrolled as a mem
Der of the Cherokee tribe.
Sec. 80. All members Of the
Cherokee nation, living and en-
titled to a per capita share of the
lands and funds of the tribe on
the day this plan Of allotment re-
ceiyes final ratification, and no
other person whomsoever, shall
take allotments of lands and share
in the distribution Of the moneys
and all other property of the Che
rokee tribe OF people.
TITLES.
Sec. 80. After final ratification
of this plan of allotment the Sec
retary of the Interior shall furnish
the Principal Chief with blank
deeds necessary for all convey
ances herein provided for and
when any citizen receives his al
lotment and whenever title should
under the provisions herein set