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

IA. II iof any REASON an alloi
ment should be soleclud ora home
alead designalehby or on behalfo
any member oi the tribe, Il ahal
hp lhe duty 81 said commission Il
make said selection ana deslgna
lion,
NJ III lho making oi allotment
and ID lhe designation Of home
sleads iorlhe members 81 said lrlb.
said commission shall not be re-
Qulted to divide The lands inlC
tracts less than too smallest lcenI
subdivision provided iosl arcliou
twelve hereof,
ls llahall be unlawful aller %
days after The ratification OF thls
act BY ne chttokeea ior any nom.
bar oflhe Cherokee tribe 10 enclose
~ hold possession 81, Ia any man.
|neF BY himaeli Of through another
directly y indirectly, more lands
la value than iae,Oi one hundred
and Yen acfoa d average allolIahle
lanlsol The Cherokee nation eth.
eriUF hinaelioI iof his wife, Oh iof
each nlhie minor children, II mem.
bsfs 81 said lrlbei nndany m ember
Of seid .lrlbe found in such posses.
slon ollands, % having lhe same
many manner enclosed, after she
expiration 81 ninety days after Tie
date Of lhe ratification Of this acl
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde.
meanpr
~ AnyspsTson convicted 81 vlo.
lallng any II The pfogSslons 81 sec
ton eighteen ol lhls act shall be
punishea'by 4 lIne Of nol lesa than
ONE hundred dollars, shall a.aud
until such dne end costs
are paid ,suah commitment not TO.
eAaeed one day forever two dollara
q aaid tIae and costa, and shall
forfeit possession oi ans property
- question avid each day un watch
such oilsuse is committed Or con.
'inues % exist shall BE- deemed
sepmAle ulleuse. The United
States DISTRICT attorney lor the
northern district IL required % Zee
Ihai lhe provisions II said section
v Eighteen ale strictly enforced and
be shall Immediately, allar lhe ex.
nlrallon Of lue aiaely days after
he ratification q lhla act. proceed
Ia dlspossss all persOns olsuch *
'eHlys holdlngol lands and to
prosecute them ior so ualarlully /
lhe same, anJ lhu cvmmis.
lion 20 the Five Civilized Trlbes
Ihall have authority TO make in.
ieiilealiona Of al violations oil
lection eighteen and make report
hefeon 10 lhe United States dis.
rlulalloiney
~. II any person whose name
appears upon lhe Ioll prepared a.
herein provided shall haye died
.uhsequenl % lhe first day Of Sep.
emboI ,aineloen hundred and two,
lnd before receiving hls allotment, |
ne landa 10 which such person
gould have been entitled Il living
hall be allotted 10 bic name, aud
.hall, with bic apIopornouale share
d other lllbsl property, descend
3 htlIs according 20 lhe laws Of
leaceni and distribution as proyli.
ID 10 ehaplsl ioiy.nlns q Mans.
leld's Digest Of lhs Statues OF
Fun'iei. That lhe al.
olmeui thus 10 DO made shall be
elected hy duly appointed "a
nlnIslfal0i of executor n, hos
Irer. such administrator of exscu.
or be noi duiy and expsdiliously /
of lAils % arl promptly
gheu appointed, of Zoe any other
ausa such selection BE- bel 80
nade Hllhin = reasonable and
'foptf time. lht Daees Commls
ion shall designate The lands ihus
3 ho allotted.
- Allolntnl csfllhcaleEissuti
b lhe Dssts Commission shall
'e schc'usise tfiatnct el iht flshi
4 al allollsl % lhs lfad Of land
|srli'bli therein. end lbt unlitd
'laIll lnmsu lsfnl isi lhs Union
lfsnfg shsl' under ne dlftciion
& Ihs Secretary 1l lhs Interior /
'rnn lhf application sl iht a|lai.
f r'tn h'n In palstll'on ai BIZ
.'lalm snd sttiI flmers lheft.
ran 81 flifsts sh|lrllnthls b.
.lr so ihs at|f 81 lhs lni'sn
.f.al halos tlf it1'| nas b tan.
is'lla 81 Ias nai ~ process rf|
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