The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-02-25

e. Whether the homestead Of the allottee is involved
f. Whether the land described is located at a railway
station and the name thereof
g. Why it will be for the best interest of the owner
to SELL
h. Whether the alottees title to the land has been
perfected by the issuance of patent.
Whether the lands to be alienated are to be sold by
the aenor from time to time in lots blocks by the
acre tract the lands sought to be aenated are
to be Immediately sold in tract the consideration
agreed upon shall be stated and if in lots and blocks the
business experience of the alienor must be shown
The amount, if any, which has already been received
by the Of the land for occupancy rights shall be
shown
k. When the land to be alienated is located in the
Choctaw, Chickasaw Cherokee nation it must be
shown that nine months have elapsed since the applicant
made filing upon said land and that contest has been
instituted adverse to the interests of said applicant
The petition shall be signed by all the persons their
legal representatives having any interest in the land
Sec For the purpose Of securing all necessary infor
nation upon which to base recommendation the com
mission to the five civilized tribes may date for the
parties in interest to appear and give such information
under oath may be required subsantate the state
mens set forth in the petition Witnesses may be in
troduced to show the value of the land which is sought
to aenae the necessity for its townste purposes
the business qualifications of the of the land and
such other information may be required by the
mission in the premises.
Sec g. Where lands already occupied for townsite
purposes the purchaser if an acreage sale in contemplate
ed the aenor the property to be sold in lots and
blocks shall be required to evidence his moral and nan
cal responsibility and disclose the plan contemplated by
him for the disposition of claims to occupancy rights
Sec. T. Upon the approval OF the Unrestricted aiena-
ton of lands under these regulations if the lands sought
to be aenated are Immediately transferred in or
tracts the deed of conveyance shall be made and
executed in the as other conveyances of
real estate required to be executed under the Of
the United States now in force in Indian Territory
Sec. s. If the lands sought to be alenated are imme
dately transferred in tract the consideration shall
be paid the gantor by the grantee in the presence Of
the chairman the commissioner in charge of the COM
mission to the five civilized tribes and the transfer wit
messed by him.
Sec. 6. When the unrestricted alienation petitioned
for approved by the secretary of the interior the a
thorty therefor will be issued in duplicate one of which
letters shall be furnished the grantor for record purposes
and the other retained in the office of the commission to
the five civilized tribes.
Sec Z. The commission SHALL submitting its recon-
mendations to the secretary of the Interior report fully
the accuracy Of the statements contained in the pc
titon shall report the character of the lands shown
by the commissions classification records and the ap
praised value thereofand indicate whether the consd
Grafton is fair and reasonable The commission
shall report whether the plan contemplated for the pro-
lection Of Those claiming occupancy rights is considered
reasonable and sufficient and whether the purchaser or
the alienor as the may be- may be relied upon to
fulfill such plan The commission will forward with its
report the original petition and transcript Of the tes
mony taken in connection with the application Ac-
companying the commiss ons report win be submitted
plat showing the location Of the lands sought to be allie
mated regards the lines Of government survey and if
the lands sought to be alenaed in the nature of an
addition to town already established, the acreage al
ready embodied in such townse shall be stated and the
approximate present population thereon shall be given
i. A. HITCHCOCK.
Secretary.
of the Infnrinr Mashinnfnn q