The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-12-17
THE BILL is
MADE PUBLIC
MEASURE FOR FINAL DISPOSE
TioN OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
Commission to Draft Bill was Appoint
ed by Secretary Hitchcock-Pro-
vides that Indian Executives
Shall Continue in Office.

Washington, Dec. 16.-(Special) J
The long expected bill to provide for
the final disposition OF the affairs OF
the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian
Territory has been made public by
Secretary Hitchcock, and furthermore
has been introduced in the House and
referred TO the Committee on Indian
Affairs. The measure, as expected, Is
long one and represents the work
of committee composed OF VIM. c
Pollock, Luther II Smith and Geo A.
Ward, all attaches OF the law division
Of the commission. They were select.
cd by Secretary Hitchcock, personally.
The bill Is the work OF many weeks
and was formulated only after sug
gestions and advice had been received
from the representatives of the va
rious tribes and other persons inter
tcrested I'm the welfare of the Indians
and having knowledge of the con
ditlons existing there. These sugges-
tions, etc were incorporated in the
draft in so Ear as they seemed at all
reasonable and practicable.
The measure as introduced in Con
gress contains % sections. The pur-
pose of each Is herewith given:
Section ono provides for closing the
rolls of citizens Of the several tribes.
prescribes a time after which motions
TO reopen or to reconsider citizenship
cases shall not be entertained, and
saves the rights of persons who are
equitably entitled to enrolment
Section two provides for the enroll
ment of children who were minors
living March 4, 1905, born to citizens
of said trib ~, and further provides
for closing dllotments to citizens of
the Cherokee and Creek tribes and
the time within which contests against
allotments in any Of the tribes may be
instituted
Section three provides for closing
the rolls of the Creek ana Cherokee
freedmen.
Section four prohibits the transfer
of a name IRON the approved freed
men or other rolls of said tribes to
the roll of citizens by blood, unless
application for enrolment as citizen
by blood was made within the time
prescribed by law.
Section five provides that patents
hereafter issued shall issue in the
name of the allottee and tnat the title
shall vest in the successor of any al.
lottee who may have died before the
Issue of such patents ana gives. the
same effect TO patents heretOfore is
sued where the allottee died before
the patents became effective II furth-
er provides that all convayaucas af-
feciiug lands of any of said tribes
shall be recorded in tile Office OF the
Commission TO the Five Civilized
Tribes and when so recorded shall
convey legal tltle and shall be dollv.
cred under the direction of the See
rotary Of the Interior to the proper
parties.
Section six continues in office the
chief executives OF the several tribes
after dissolution of the tribal govern
ments for the purpose of exccut-
ing cOnyeyances and representing the
tribes I'm such matters as may be re-
ferred to them by the Secretary of In
terror II also provides that vacan-
cy arising from death, disability or
removal may be flied by appointment
of citizen by blood of the tribe and
also that in case of failure, refusal,
or neglect of the chief executive TO
execute any convcyances the approval
of the Secretary of Interior shall op-
crate to convey title the same as IL
the instrument had been executed by
the Csief executive.
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