The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-05
PROPERTY CAN BE CONDEMNED
FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Modus opersndi Similar to Tt7t OF
Railroad companies-sum ''ot
Exceeding 100000 Available
to Erect -Four Jsils.
TO the Ardnorelte.

,te. contains the following provisions
or the establishment OF jalls in the
indian Territory
"To enable the attorney general to
carry out the provisions OF the act
approved July 7. 1896. for the erection
)f three jails in the Indian Territory
and also 20 erect one additional Uni.
ted states Jail in said Territory, s40,-
900 Is hereby appropriated. to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the at
torney general, 20 be Immediately |
available. and TO remain available un-
tll expended And the attorney gen
eral is hereby authorized and directed |
TO cause TO be erected a United States
jail at each Of the three places already
formally designated by him, namely.
at Muskogee in the Western district,
at South McAlester and at Ardmore
in the Southern district, and one ad-
ditional United States jail at Vlnita,
In the Northern district at a total
THAT for the purpose Of acquiring
sites for United States jails as provid
ed herein in the Indian Territory
there shall be appointed by the Judge
Of the United States court in the dis.
trict where such land is situated, on
application of the United states by
petition describing the land sought to
be condemned. three disinterested ref
erees. who shall determine the com
pensation and damage to be paid any
owner. occupant tribe or nation by
reason of the appropriation and con
demnation of such land for the use
and benefit of the United States for
Jail at any of the places hereinbe-
fore mentioned.
such referees, before entering on
the duties of their appointment, shall
take and subscribe before the clerk
of the said United States court an
oath that he will faithfully and inn
partially discharge the duties of his
appointment. which oaths, duly certi-
| fed. shall be returned with the award
of the referees TO the clerk Of the
court by which they were appointed.
Before such referees shall proceed
with the assessment of images for
any lands sought to be condemned
under this act. ten days personal no
tice of said hearing shall be given to
all persons interested, and service
may be had upon each tribe or nation
in which said land may be located by
service upon the principal chief there
Iof. and in case personal service can
not be had upon any person interest
ed, twenty days notice of the time
when the same shall be condemned
shall be given, by publication in some
newspaper Of general circulation near.
est said property in the district where
said land is situated.
III the referees can not agree. then
any two of them are authorized
TO and shall make the award. Any
party to the proceedings who is dis
satisfied with the award OF the ref
erees shall have the right, within ten
+ days after the filing of the award il
, the court by which said referees were
appointed, to appeal by original pc
tition to the United States court sit
ting at the place nearest and mos
convenient TO the property sought e
be taken, where the question of dam
ages occasioned by the taking Of tn,
} land in controversy shall be tried d,
novo, and the judgment rendered b!
the court shall be final and conclusive
And upon the payment into court o
the amount or amounts awarded a
damages. fee simple title 10 said trac
OF land shall vest in the Unite,
states. If such appeal is not takei
as hereinbefore set forth. the awar,
shall be conclusive and final. an,
shall have the same force and effec
as judgment of a court OF compe
: tent jurisdiction, and upon the pay
ment OF the sum or sums so found du
into the court fee simple title {
said land shall vest in the Unite
States.
[ Each referee shall receive for hi
compensation the sum of s. per da
! while actually engaged in the ar
praisement OF the property and tn
hearing of any matter submitted I
d them under this act
That II any party or person othe
than the United States shall appes
: from any award. and the Judgment Q
u the court does not award such appea
r. ing party or person more than tn
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