The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-09-13

not Be made public but 40 bids lsss
than the appraised value ahail be con.
sldered II tbs appraisement Is made
BY ether than The agent o. officer 10
ehasge, such agent ofoficef Ia charge
shall add his certldcAilon " The quail.
hcations and Integrity ofthe apprals.
er and that be believes the appfaise.
ment 70 be the true value of the land
Sec 3S. Sealed bids viii be feceiy-
ell by such agent or other onicer ia
charge az his osiioe for any land 50
listed up % ? o'clock y N. oi the dag
on which bids are advertised % be
opened, az which hour they viii Be
opened III bidder desires 70 bid on
tracts not contiguous,he must submit
separate bad for each tract. aud Il
he desires 70 purchase less than an en-
tire tract offered, he mas submli 4
bid Tor one Or more legal subdivisions
thereof
Sec 1i An such bids, before beink
deposited with the lSssiss agent Or
other officer IA charge. shall be iuclos.
ed la scaled envelope upon which
must DO written ma lorlnhetitesl ln.
dian land and the date the lid via
be opeued must ba Endorsed ga the
euyelopc THE envelope must not
disclose the description Of the land
Neither the Indian agent nof any Of
heial eoBnscisd with tbe Indian service
viii be permitted 70 psepsrc auy bid o.
assist any prospective bidder Ia preparing
his hid. Bids shall Be numbered BY
such Indian agent or ether oaiesf IN
charge Ia orlcf In which The same shall
he received by him, and memorandum
record of each containing number of bid
and description Of laad shall BE- keps ia
. book suitable ioF tha, purpose. Eaeh
bid must Be accompanied by a ,'ely eer
titled cheek on some solvent bank. paya.
be 20 the commissioner % Indian 40 airs
iof the use Of the sraniors. Tor 20 per
cent Of ibe amount offered. a. rusFau.
~ iog she faithful pegfonaahee ~ the
bidder u BE proposition. u the bid
shall he accepted aud The successful BID
Ger shall s.ihln reasonable fime, not
exceeding ton days afier doe noiics. taii
g comply uish ihe terms q Bic BIT sueh
cheek shall hc forfeited io ihs ass 81 the
owner af ownefs % the land.
See a5. Tbe hight 3 leiee' any @ sil
bids g reserved hui Is 800 seses the
highest 30 she'd 81 aceeItfd bg snel lu.
lian sgtnt " other ofss n ehane aaa
sagh aceep,snoe shall hs mhietf Be- sks
approval q the ewnsi ni co. lana
Sec 18 Purchasers shall. tvlefe
delivery ~ deed pay aN costs q con.
yefasiying and, in addition thereto 10
syer the expenses " ADVERTISING the
sum uf a. when tln purchase price
does not execed $1,000 tl,a5 when rhp
purchase price exceeds $1,000 and dpt
NOT exceed ss,0N and sl.50 when The
purchase prizes q more than 5000.
Scc. l7. rlidcrs ana other inter.
ested persons may - present wien
bids are opened when opened the
bids shall be 10 recorded, ia book to
BE- kept Tor that purpose, as to show
tlg aanse II the bidder. description q
laNd, amount offered and action
taken thereon.
See, s., Listed lard rot disposed o.
at the appointed time may, II tie
owner 10 desires be released under
the ssme rules 81 governed It's oFisl.
nal listing. except 10 ans ease ahefe
che owner has refused TO approve tie
highest bid, when sach hla Is dsemsd
by the Indian ageit of other unlcsf is
charge 70 le ialr price Tor The land,
and in such case ihe and mas bs Re
leased ss Aforesaid, Ia tie discretion of |
the Indian agent of other a1lcsr IN
charge
Sec la When bids are opened TIE
certified checks ac ompanglng eacl
shall, q soon as practicable. & rs
turned 10 the bidder except that ae
compinglng the accepted hid 81 toe
Indian agent OF otht oaicer iu charge
Who shall take the biud rs receipt Tor
the same. Of which be ssall ia each /
ease make full report % TIE comma.
slouer OF Indian afaln without a..
necessary delay
Sec. 40 Thcc7mmissloner q Indian |
Affairs shall cause an advertisement q
lands listed % be published Ia az least
one weekly newspapeg published n
the nation Ia which the land IS located.
and such additional weekly newspapers
as De may deem advisable. 20 that each
tract listed shall, as nearly As pactlc.
aple. - advertised during TIE listed
period.
Sec. a. The advertisement shall
contain a description Or fiiefand' IS
listed aud shall state that sealed bids
viii b. received thefefofat the agency /
until the day when bids are to ba
opened, which day shall be eie1fly
specified and that such sealed bids