Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1901-01-17


may have been paid into the Cher.
okee national treasury for such
right Of occupancy.
II. Any citizen in rightiul pos
session Of any town lot having i'm.
provements thereon other than
temporary buildings, fencing and
tillage, the occupancy Of which
hss not been acquired under tribal
laws, shall have the right to
purchase such lot by paying one.
half the appraised value thereof:
Provided, That any other person
in the peaceful possession of any
town lot having improvements
thereon other than temporary
buildings, fencing, and tillage, the
occupancy of which has not been
acquired under tribal laws, shall
have the right to purchase such
lot by paying one-helf the ap.
praised value thereof.
IS Any citizen in rightful pos.
session vi any town lot not having
improvements thereon, the occu
pancy Of which has been acquired
under tribal laws, shall have the
right to purchase such lot by pay
ing two-thirds the appraised value
thereof, deduoling lherefrom such
amounts as may have been paid
into the Cherokee national treas.
ury for such right Of occupancy.
19. When the oppraisement OF
any town lot so improved is made
anC approved the commission shall
mott y the claimant thereof Of the
amount Of appraisement, and he
shall, within sixty days thereafter,
make payment OF ten per cenlum
of the amount due for the lot, and
four months thereafter he shall
pay fifteen per ceUtum additional
and the remainder of the purchase
money he shall pay in three equal
annual inslallmenls without inter.
est; but if the owner of any such
lot fail to purchase same and make
the first and second payments
aforesaid within the time afore.
said, the lot and improvements
shall be sold at public auction TO
the highest bidder, under the di.
rectiun Of the town site commits.
sion, at a price not less than their
appraised value; aud the purch-
aser shalt pay the purchase price
to the owner Of the improvements,
lees the appraised value of The lot.
20. All town lots not having
thereon improvements other than
temporary buildings, fencing, and
lillage, the sale or disposition of
which is no. herein otherwise
specifically provided for, shall be
sold within ten months after ap.
praisement, under direction Of the
secretary OF the interior, after due
advertisement, at public auction
to the highest bidder, at not less
than their appraised value
2l. Any citizen occupying mora
than four ceres Of unplatted lauds,
which may be laid out in town lots
in any town, aud which are TO be
sold at public auction az above,
shall have the right to select, in a
body, and retain a sufficient mum.
Der Of such lots at their appraised
value as may bs equal to The
standard allotment herein fixed to
be taken in lieu OF his sllolmenti
and in addition thereto he may
purchase one.fourth of the re.
moining lots, to be selected in q
body, into which such land ma:
been divided, by paying two
thirds Of their appraised value.
%. II any citizen have landt
in any town occupied and used by
him as a home, he may purchas,
the lots into which said lands may
be plated by paying one.halI
their appraised value, MT, how
ever, exceeding four acres; bu
this right shall not extend to per
sons who take their alloiments ou
Of unplatled lands as herein pro
vided.
% The purchaser of any un
improved town lot sold at publ,
auction shall pay twenty-five PEE
cen um Of The purchase money a
the time Of the sale, and within
foLr months thereafter shall pay
twenty five per centum additional
and the remainder Of the purchase
money he shall pay in two equa
annual installments, without inter
est
"a II the purchaser OF any
town lot fail to make payment o
any sum when due, the same shall
thereafter bear six per cenlum in
terest per annum until paid.