The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-01
Ibr Dailp Ar0morrilr.
THE CURTIS BILL.

urtis bill as amended Dy tU' 5'h a.
nmmlttee on Indian affairs and re.
orted 10 the senate by Senator Clapp, |
hartman. for final passage:
No person shall be enrolled as an In
ian after the approval Of this act
tho has not heretofore made apph
atIon and prior to December ], 1906
hid apuaication for such enrolment
hust he made within 90 days after
assage of such act This does not APP
ly 10 any persons whose names appear
any tribal roll and who did NOT
axe application for enrolment or wa
of allowed enrolment solely be
auso not made within the time pre-
cribed by law.
Applications for enrolment OF Gnu.
ron who are niacre living March g.
aoc. will boz received for 90 days ai-
er the passage of this act, whose pa
onts have been enrolled as members
the Choctaw. Chickasaw, Cherokee
n Creek tribe Of Indians, or have ap-
llcatlons for enrolment pending at
no approval hereof. and for the pur'
bose Of enrolment under this section
uesitimale children shall take the
ta,us of the omthor and nlotments
hal be made to children so enrolled.
All rolls to be completed by March
1907. The issue q two white per
hons. either OF whom claim to be III
|lians by reason Of previous marriage
With member of the tribe shall nj
enrolled. Lands allotted TO Chocta'
Id Chickasaw freedmen shah be con
lered as homesteads.
me tribal executives are continued
IN brder that they may sign deeds
patents. etc. The segregation of Ger
tain coal lands and the appraisal o
the pine timber IN the Choctaw an'
chiclasaw nations Is ordered. sucl
hands and timber to be finally sol'
under the direction bl the ecretary r
tho interior at pdhic auction.
The records Of the land Office 80
10 he turned over 20 the clerks OF 70
United states cour,s. The triha' tc'
ords are to be toned over 90 th
custody of some Officer TO be APRON
cd by the secretary OF th' int'ro
All causes pending in the trib'. 'cur
to be transferred to aud tried In ~
United states courts.
The secretary OF the interior to a
7umc control over tribal schools M
school lands and property until sue
fine as the state or territorial form
government may be established \
revenues ot the tribe To be collect'
by the secretary OF the interior o.
some officer To be appointed by hiI
All tribal warrants req ny issn'
prior to July LIST, 1902, to he paid ~
all tribal taxes to be collected up
December 3lst. 1905. All tribal fun'
TO be turned over to the secretary
the interior after dissolution OF trib
governments.
The secretary OF the Interior is
thorized TO sell all lots in the Choca
and Chlckasaw nations reserved FRO
sale In connection with the operat q
Of coal and asphalt mining leases a
payments due on town lots not pal
within ninety days from the passaf
OF this act TO work forfeiture OF sue
lots. All municipal corporations aut
orlzed TO yacate streets andalleys' III
value OF segregated coal and aspha
lands OF Choctaw and Chickasaw n
tions TO be ascertained by board
appraisers consisting Of three p'
sons. ana such bands are TO be att
wards sold by the secretary OF u
interior In tracts OF not more I'M
100 acres to any one person, NJ l.
less than appraised value. Leased 20
reeated coal lands to be sold sub1'
TO existing leases Lands left over
ter allotment 10 be sold under tne
rection Of the secretary Of the In
rior. All moneys belonging to any
the tribes 10 be distributed per G
ita under the direction OF the seere
IN OF the interior by some officer
pointed by him for that purpose l
secretary Of the interior is auth
lied to bring suit In the United Sa
courts for the recovery OF any mons
alleged to be due and lands belong
10 any of the Indians Of the hye
ilized tribes.
Sec. ls. That all the restricts
upon the alienation anu leasing
londs OF Indian allottees Of the C'
taw. Chickasaw, Cherokee, Gre
and Seminole tribes, except Indians
full blood, are. except as to "ho'
steads, hereby removed and all
strictions upon the alterations