The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-10-09

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said; and whenever said eonveyet
rights shall amount In the aggregate
to as much as ten acres of average
allottable land. land to represent the
same shall be allotted to the said
Murrom Indian Orphans Home, and
certificate and patent shall issue
therefor to said Murrow Indian Or
phans' Home.
And there Is hereby authorized to
be conveyed to said Murrow Indian
Orphans Home. in the manner here
inbefore prescribed for the convey
anee Of land. the following described
lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations, to wit: Sections eighteen
and nineteen in township two north,
range twelve east; the south half OF
the northeast quarter, the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter, the
south half of the northwest quarter
Of the northeast quarter, the south
half of the southeast quarter, the
northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter, the south half Of the north
west quarter Of the southeast qura-
ter, the northeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter. the northeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter, and the northwest quarter
of the northwest quarter of section
twenty-four. and the northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter, the
north half of the southwest quarter
Of the southeast quarter. the south
half Of the southwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter, the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter of
the southwest quarter, and the south
east quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter OF sec
tion twenty-three. and the southwes,
quarter of the southwest quarter Of
the southeast quarter of section twen-
ty-six, and the southeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter Of the north
west quarter. the south half of the
northeast quarter OF the northwest
quarter. the northeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter of L. northwest
quarter. and tho east half of the
southeast quarter OF the northwest
quarter of section twenty-five, all IN
township two north. range eleven
east, containing one thousand seven
hundred and ninety acres, as shown
by the Government survey, for the
purpose of the said Home.
Sec. Is. That the Secretary Of the
Interior shall take possession of all
buildings now or heretofore used for
governmental. school. and other tri-
bal purposes. together with the fur
niture theein and the land appertain-
ing thereto, and appraise and sell the
same at such time and under such
rules and regulations as he may pre-
scribe. and deposit the proceeds. less
expenses incident to the appraise-
ment and sale in the Treasury of the
United States to the credit of the
representative tribes.
That In the event said lands
are embraced within the geographi-
cal limits of State or Territory Of
the United States such State or Ter
ritory or any county or municipality
therein shall be allowed one year
from date of establishment of such
State or Territory within which to
purchase any such lands and i'm
,fovements within their respective
units at not less than the apprais-
ID value. Conveyances of lands dis
posed Of under this section shall be
executed, recorded, and delivered in
like manner and with like effect as
herein provided for other convey
ances.
Sec. 16. That when allotments as
privided hy this and other Acts Of
ongress have been made to all men,
bers and freedmen of the Choctaw,
Cherokee. Creek. and
Seminole tribes. the residue Of lands
n each Of said nations not reserved
or otherwise disposed OF shall be
iold by the Secretary of the Interior
inder rules and regulations to be
by him and the proceeds
# such sales deposited in the United
states Treasury to the credit of the
tribes. In the disposition
# the unallotted lands of the Cboc-
aw and Chickasaw nations, each
Jhoctaw and Chickasaw freedman
hall be entitled to a preference
light, under such rules and regula-
ions as the Secretary of the Interior
nay prescribe, to purchase at the ap-
raised value enough land to equal
With that already allotted to him
orty acres in area. II any such pur-
haser fails to make payment within
he time prescribed by said rules and
then such tract or par
ell of land shall revert to the said
indian tribes and be sold as other ..
urplus lands thereof. The Secretary
Z the Interior is hereby authorized
0 sell, whenever in his judgment It
nay be desirable. any Of the unal-
otted land in the Choctaw and
hickasaw nations, which is not prin-
ipally valuable for mining, agricul-
nral. or timber purposes, in tracts
not exceeding six hundred and !,
orty acres to any one person, for a :
air and reasonable price, not less
han the present appraised value !.
onveyances OF lands sold under the :
rovisions Of this section shall be :
recorded and delivered in I
Ike manner and with like effect rs
erein provided for other convey =
noes: Provided further. That agri- I
Iltural lands shall be sold in tracts {
I not exceeding one hundred and =
xty acres to any one person. !, !,