The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-27

ed States court for the district N Hfllcn
| the land ig located, within three months
after the date of its execution, shall be
void, and the purchaser, or lessee, shall
acquire no rights whatever by an entry
| or holding Hereunder. And no such
lease or any sale shall be valid as against
the allottee unless providing to him q
reasonable compensation for the lands
sold or leased.
Regarding the townsites in the Choc-
| taw and Chickasaw. the law provides that
when said towns are so land out, each
lot on which permanent, substantial and
valuable improvements other than fences.
| tiuage and temporary houses. have been
made shall be valued BY the commission
| provided for the nation in which the town
/ is located at the price a fee-simple title
TO the same would bring in the market
ct the time the valuation is made, but
not to include in such value the improve
ments thereon. The owner Of the i'm
provements on each lot shah have the
| right 10 buy one residence and one busi-
ness lot at so per centum of the appraised
value Of such improved property, and the
remainder OF such improved property at
/ 621s per centum Of the said market value
within sixty days from date of notice
/ served on him that such lot is for sale.
and if he purchases the same he shall,
within ten days from his purchase, pay
into the treasury of the United States
! one-fourth of the purchase price, and the
balance in three equal annual install
ments, and when the entire sum is paid
shall be entitled to patent for the
same"
The oggEer of the improvements On any
lot is required to purchase within sixty
days or the same shall be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder. All un-
appraised lots shall be sold from time to
time at public auction for the benefit OF
the tribes
Under the act to ratify and confirm an
agreement with the Muscogee or Creek
tribe Of Indians of March !, 1901, it is pro-
vided that each Indian shall receive 100
acresof land as his allotment, and section
81 provided that Greek citizens may rent
their allotments. when selected for term
not exceeding one year" The value is
appraised at $3.50 per acre, and sahu con-
stitute the standard value of an allot-
ment and shall also be the measure for
the equalization of values. Each citizen
may select forty acres of this allotment
alienable and free from any incumbrance
whatever for twenty-one years. for which
he shal have a separate deed, conditioned
as above.
The homestead of each citizen shall re-
main after the death of the allottee, for
the use and support of children born TO
him after the ratification of this agree
ment but if he have no such issue, then
he may dispose of his homestead by viii, |
free from limitation herein imposed. and
If this be not done, the land shall de-
scend TO his heirs according to the laws /
of the descent and distribution of the
Creek nation, free from such limitation
"LOnds allotted to citizens hereunder |
shall not in any manner whatsoever, or |
at any time, be incumbered, taken, or
sold to secure or satisfy any debt or obli- |
cation contracted or incurred prior to the |
date the deed to the allottee therefor |
and such lands shall not be alienable by /
the anottee or his heirs at any time be /
fore the expiration of five years from the I
ratification of this agreement, except with /
the approval of the secretary of the in /
terror"
Regarding the matter OF townsites. It is
provided:
And person in rightful possession of |
any town lot having improvements there I
on, other than temporary buildings, fenc- /
ing and tillage. shall have the right to .
purchase lot by paying one-half Of the T
appraised value thereof. but if he shall /
fail iwthin sixty days to purchase such :
lot and make first payment thereon, as 7
herein provided, the lot and improvements
shall be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder. under direction Of the ap-
praisement Commission, at a price not
less than their appraised value and the
purchase price to the owner Of the i'm
provements, less the appraised value of
the lot.
''AH town lots not having thereon i'm
provements, other than temporary build
ings, fencing and tillage, the sale or dis
position Of which IS not herein otherwise
specifically provided for. shal be sold
within twelve months after their ap-
pralsement, under direction of the secre-
tary of the interior, after due advertise
ment, at public auction. to the highest
bidder at not less than their appraised
value.
Any person having the right OF Occu-
pancy of lands in any town which has
been or may be laid out into town lots,
to be sold at public auction above,
shall have the right 70 purchase one
fourth Of all the lots into which such
lands may be devided at two-rhirds 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 advantage
Gus terms to homeseekers. Their agree
rent nrovided that: "Au lands belong
ing 20 the Seminole tribe Of Indians shall
be divided into three classes, designated
as first. second andthird class, the first
class to be appraised at $. the second
class At s. so and the third class at 81 -
per acre. and the same shall be divided
among the members OF the tribe. so that
each shall have an equal share thereof
in valve. as far as may b.. the location.
and fartility Of the soil considered; giving
10 each the right 10 select his allotment
50 rs 70 include any Improvements there
on owned by him at the time. ard each
aIlottee shall have the sole right of oc-
crnarcv OF the lard Sd allotted 10 him.
during the existence of the present tribal
government. and until the members Of
said tribe shall have become citizens OF
the United states. such allotmenrs shall
he r-ade under the direction OF TIRE super
vision of the commission 70 the FIVE civil
lfzed tribes. in connection with q repre-
sentative APPOINTED by the tribal gov
a--r,ert ana the chairman of said com