The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-04
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS

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the most importance to tho peorlc
Of the Indian Territory AZ this time
Inc recent act Of congress srprov
cd April 20, 1906. originally contained
clause removing the restrictions
from the Indians Of the mixed blcod
This clause was stricken out and thc
following was inserted
THAT no fullblood indian Of The
Choctaw. Chickasaw. Cherokee. Creck
or Seminole tribes snail have power
TO ALLEVIATE, sell. dispose Of or encum.
her in any manner amy OF the lands
allotted 10 him for a period of tWcn.
ty.hve years from and after the pass
age and approval of this act. unless
such restrictions shall prior to the cN.
piration Of such period be removed
by act of congress
Prior 90 the passage of this act. any
Indian, either Of the full or mixed
blood upon application 10 the sccrcta.
~ Of the interior and upon q showing
Of competency. through the United
States Indian agent, could have his
restrictions removed
As the law now stands only Indians
Of the mixed blood can have their re-.
striciiuns removed and only upon ap.
plication To the secretary Of the inte
rior At best, this Is slow and te.
dious process and II would take years
10 accomplish any material progress
In the way OF throwing lands OF the
territory upon the market This sit
uation is thoroughly appreciated In
the territory. and an effort was made
to have a clause inserted In the Indian
bill removing restrictions from the
mixed bluods This was killed upon n
point OF order made. II Is said. at the
instigation OF the secretary OF the In.
terror. Not discouraged by repeated
failures. special bills have been intro
duced One has been drawn and will
be- introduced In the senate by Sena-
tor Clark of Wyoming and In the
house by Mcclure Of Oklahoma, which
removes the restrictions from the sur.
plus lands Of the full and mixed blood
Indian as we'll II said that this bill
may pass. as favorable action on It
has been assured by the committee
which IS in charge OF the affairs Of
the hve civilized tribes
Another bill has been Introduced
by senator Warren Of Missouri. and
In the house by Representative Muir
ply Of the same state. It's essential
provisions are In the first section.
which reads as follows:
THAT the restrictions on the aliena.
tion of land in the Choctaw. Chicka-
saw. Cherokee. Creek and Seminole
nations. Indian Territory. except as to
full bloods and except as 10 the home
steads OF those upon the approved
Indian rolls. and except as 10 land
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phalt, o1' other mineral, be. and the
same are hereby removed on and
after the. first day OF October. 1906.
Provided. this act shall not extend TO
any allottoe who has not received a
deed or patent 20 his allotment, nor TO
be- construed to permit any allottee
under the age OF twentyOne years
10 sell or dispose Of his allotment
except through o legally appointed
guardian and then only in
the manner prescribed by law for the
estate Of minors in force at the time
therein
And, provided, further, that any
contract. agreement or arrangement
relating 20 the sale of any such land
made O. entered into prior 10 the
first day of October, 1906, Is hereby
declared void and not subject to rec
ord"
This bin has the better chance of
passing, as It Is understood 10 be In
accord with the views Of the sec
retary OF the interior
With the probable passage Of the
statehood bill Il Is a matter of almost
imperative necessity nat some legis-
latlou on restrictions be had. In order
that lands of the territory may be tax
Cd, as this cannot be done so long as
the title remains In the original allot.
tee The recent Curtis bill provides
that after the restrictions have been
removed the land may be subject 10
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