The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-05-27

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portion of any land or other tribal
property. or of the proceeds so arising
from any allotment prohibited by this
section. shall be deemed guilty OF a
felony, and shall be proceeded against
as may be provided in other cases Of
felony, and the penalty for this Of
fense shall be confinement at hard
labor for a period Of not less tlan
one nor more than FIVE years, and. In
addition thereto. a forfeiture to the
Choctaw and Chlckasaw nations Of
the lands, other tribal property and
proceeds SO obtained.
Town Site Property.
Sec. 81. All town sites heretofore
set aside by the secretary Of the in
terror on the recommendation Of the
commission to the fve civilized tribes
under the provisions OF the act Of con
gress approved May 81. 1900 t31
Stats. 22D, with the additional acre
age added thereto. and all town sites
set aside under the provisions OF this
agreement, having population Of
less than 200. shall be surveyed. laid
out. plated, appraised and disposed
OF in a like manner. and with like
preference rights accorded to owners
OF improvements. as other town sites
in the Choctaw and Chickasaw ma
tions are surveyed, laid out, plated,
appraised and disposed of. under the
Atoka agreement, as modified or sup
plemented by the said act OF May 81 q,
1900: Provided. That as to the town
sites set aside as aforesaid, that the
owner OF the improvements shall be
required to pay the full appraised val
ne OF the lot, instead OF the percent
age named in the Atoka agreement;
and where, because OF his failure to
purchase within the time limited in
the Atoka agreement, the lot is sold
at public auction, the purchaser at
such sale shall pay TO the owner OF
the improvements the price for
which the lot shall be sold. less the
full appraised value, into the United
States treasury, instead OF the per.
centage named in the Atoka agree.
ment. The governor Of the Chicka.
saw tribe and the principal chief of
the Choctaw tribe, acting together,
may with the approval of the secre.
tary OF the interior, and upon such
terms and conditions as the said sec
retary may prescribe, sell and convey
in tracts of not exceeding forty acres,
or a quarter OF a quarter-section, at
any one place, such lands adjoining
or in the vicinity of a town site as
may be desired for the establishment
and operation Of manufacturing or
industrial plant, which will tend to
encourage the cultivation of the land
held by either of said tribes. or it's
members or which viii promote the
general welfare OF the community.
The proceeds of any such sale shall
be paid to the secretary Of the in.
terror and be by him conveyed into
the treasury Of the United States to
the credit Of the two tribes. accord.
ing TO their respective interests
therein. Where the lands so sold and
conveyed are occupied or improved
by any member of the tribe. he shall
be compensated for his right of oc.
cupancy or improvement out of the
proceeds Of the sale, in such manner
as the secretary of the interior may
direct. After allotment has been
made of any land desired for the es
Establishment or operation of such plant
the sale and conveyance thereof NAV
be made by the allottee in the man
ner and subject 20 the restrictions
herein prescribed. instead of being
made through the chief executive of
hcers OF the two tribes.