The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-27
INDIAN BILL
PROVISIONS
What Appropriation Bill Con-
tains Of Interest to People
Of This Section.

Some OF the most interesting pro
visions OF the Indian appropriation
bin which has been reported to the
Senate committee on Indian affairs
and which affect the citizens Of In.
> dian Territory are as follows;
"That in the case entitled In the
matter OF the enrolment Of persons
claiming rights In the Cherokee ma
tion by intermarriage against the
United States, departmental num-
bered Seventy-six, now pending In
the court OF claims, the said court is
hereby authorized and empowered to
render final judgement in said case,
and either party feeling itself ag-
grieyed by said judgement shall have
the right TO appeal to the
Supreme court Of the United States
within thirty days from the filing Of
said Judgement in the court Of claims
And the said Supreme court OF the
United States shall advance said case
on its calendar for an early hearing.
"That claimants TO citizenship in
the Five Civilized Tribes who are of
Indian blood and on the tribal roll as
citizens, but who are rejected by the
United States commission, shall have
the right for ninety days after the
final determination OF such case to
sell their improvements to other citi-
zens OF such tribe having lawful right
TO acquire same.
'That all children born to duly en-
rolled citizens by blood OF the Choc-
taw or Chickasaw nations after Sep
tember twenty-flfth, nineteen hun
dred and two, and prior to March
fourth, nineteen hundred and five,
shall be entitled to enrolment and to
participation in the distribution OF
tribal property: Provided, That ap-
plications therefor shall be made to
the commission to the Five Civilized /
Tribes within sixty days after March
fourth, nineteen hundred and five
''That all children born 10 Greek |
citizens, enrolled for allotment since
the twenty-ffth day Of May, nineteen
hundred and one, shall be entitled to-
an allotment as Creek citizen, and
the secretary OF the Interior is hereby
authorized and directed to cause al
lotments OF one hundred and sixty
acres to be made to such Creek citi-
zens.
"That the secretary Of the Interior
is hereby authorized and directed TO
cause to be enrolled all children not
enrolled, born prior to
March fourth, nineteen hundred and
Eve, to Seminole citizens, whose names
appear upon the approved Seminole
rolls, aud to cause to be allotted to
such children all seminole land not
heretofore allotted to other Seminoles
or reserved from allotment for other
giving to such children an
equal numbers OF acres each; and such
shall also share equally with
other Seminoles In the distribution Of
al other tribal property and funds.
''That the sum Of three hundred
thousand dollars be, and the same is
appropriated from the trust or
invested funds OF the Chickasaw tribe
now In the treasury Of the United
stated belonging to said tribe, for the
Immediate payment Of all the out
standing school warrants Of said tribe,
egally issued for the purpose Of main
aiming the public schools Of said |
tribe, such payment to be made under
.he direction Of the secretary OF the {
Provided That any unex.
,ected balance OF said three hundred
dollars shall be held by the (
Of the Interior and be by I
lin added to the interests OF the
tribe in the coal and as
,haltum royalty fund, and used for
he maintenance Of public schools Of
aid tribe during the existence Of tri-
,al government"