Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-07-10

To AIIoi Lands 81 TIE Cherokee
Tribe q Indians n Indian Ter
nt0ry and sor other purposes

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DEFINITION ~ wonna EMPLOYED
nERElE.
1 The words nation aud
'lpibaN shall each be held 70 re-.
isr 70 the Cherokee Nation or
tribe Of Indians IN Indian Terri.
tory.
2 'rhe words "pFinclpal chlelN
o. "chisl executive shall BE-
held to mean the principal chief
81 said tribe.
8. The words "l)awee commls.
aionp or "commlsaionn ahall be-
held 10 mean the Uniled Slnlsl
commission 70 lhe Five Civilized
Tribes.
4. nae wOrd minor shall BE-
held to mean males under The age
81 Iwenly.oue years and females
under the aye Of eighteen years.
.. The terms "allollable landan
or ''lAnds nlloIlabler shall b
held 10 mean all .lhe lands 81 lhe
Cherokee lrlbe not herein resefy.
"a ifom allotment.
g The word select and lls
various notifications, a. applied
to allolmenla aud homeslcads,
shall be held 10 mean The formal
At lhe land oilloe, 10
b. established By the Dawes com.
mlnlon for The Cherokee nation
ior particular lFacls Of land
2 The words member or
'memhefs' and "citssnN or 'oil
iasns" shalt be held % mem
o. oillaaus oi the Chero.
kse nation II the lndiaa rern
tory.
3 Every word II lhis Acl im
putting the masuulue gender may
extend and b applied % females
sa we'll aa males. aud the use Of
Ihe plural may include also ihs
singular, aud vice versa
ArrnAisKMESr cgLANns.
.. The lands belonging 90 ne
Cherokee tribe of Indians 10 10,
liam Territory, except such b.
ne herein reserved from allol
neul, shall be appraised At their
rue galuei Pp1iaii, Thaliu she
determination Of The value Of such
and consideration shall not be
llyen The location thereof 70 any
timber thereon, or 10 any mineral
deposits contained therein, and
hall be made without reference
o Improvements which may he
ocaled thereon.
10. The appralsemunl, a1 herein
shall be made by the
commission 20 the Five ClgilIssd
Tribes. under TIE direction Of the
secretary Of The Interior
ALLOTMENT ofLANps.
A. There shall Be allotted By
be commission 20 lhe Five
'lylllied Tribes, 10 each citizen
4 the Cherokee tribe, as soon a.
lracllcable alter lhe approval by ,
be Secretary Of The Interior Of
"a enrolment a. herein provided.
and equal in value to one hundred ,
Iut ten acres Of the average allol.
able landa Of The Cherokee na.
Ion, 60 conform A. nearly A. may !
le 10 lhe areas aud boundflts eslab.
lsbed b ihe guvefnmsai survey 4
lhieh land may Be selected By
Ihch allollss % a. 10 include BE- Z
Improvements.
l2 For the purpose Of makloe
deslennlinr home. q
leads hereunder, lhs iuIly.aef1 b
u quarter o. quarter section
ubdlrialon established b. ihs
'oFptnmtui survey may be- dealt Z
Illhasi further undivided inio
ouf equal paIls 10 The nsusl man.
~. ihul mailing tmalls1l ltrsl
ubdlfifion cen acres. ofa quarter ,
i quarter u 3 quarter Of zee.
ir1.
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BALL .l lht imt Of ne ttltflioo
i hls allelnsal dsilfaalt
'onssIsad oul s| ntld ,|ltlnstf
|lfi laa,l In ta|al la loHf atlls
+ abe average hlIsIlatls leeds f' !
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