The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-08

ton has been issued Tor an al
lotment OF land in severalty,
under any law or treaty, or who
may haye an interest in any
by inheritance, may
sell or convey oil or any part OF
such allotment or such inherited
interest on such terms and con-
ditions and under such rules
and regulations Is the Secretary
OF the Interior may prescribe,
and the proceeds derived there
from shall be used for the bene
fit OF the allottee or heir SO
disposing Of his land or interest,
under the supervision of the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs;
and any conveyance made here
under and approved by the
Secretary Of the Interior shall
convey full title to the land or
interest 80 sold, the same as ii
fee simple patent had been
issued to the allotee.
Any adult Indian to whom q
patent containing restrictions
against alienation has been
issued or who may have an in
terest by inheritance in an al
lotment. may petition the Indian
agent or other officer having
charge, within whose jurisdic
ton the land is located, that the
land therein described be SOLIDS
The petition shall be signed by
the allottee or heirs, and shall
set forth the reasons why the
lands should be sold. 49,
The allotment, or any part
thereof, of q minor allottee may
be sold upon petition of q speci
al legal guardian duly appointed
by the proper court and upon
the order Of such court, provid-
such guardian shall agree in the
petition that the proceeds to be
derived from the sale shall be
deposited to the credit of the
.allottee. under Government con-
troll, as In the case Of an adult,
to be paid out on check of the
natural or recognized guardian,
subject to the approval of the
agent or other officer in charge,
as in other cases.
In all other cases the sales
will be by sealed bids. The
petitioner may be required to
deposit sufficient funds to cover
the cost of giving public notice
of the proposed sale, or the
funds created by the collection
OF fees from purchasers as
hereinafter provided may be
used for such purpose. Notices
Of such sales shall be posted in
q conspicuous place in the
agency Office and in the post.
ONCE of the nearest city or
town, and . at least one other
public place, for a period of
sixty days, describing the lands
by legal subdivisions, section,
township and range, aud the
date when the bids will be
opened, in such letters and
figures as will be clearly legible
and such lists shall b inaccessible
to the public at all times during
business hours of the ofice.*~
Bids will be received by such
agent or other officer in charge
at his Office for any land to be
sold by sealed bids at any time
before IL o'clock noon Of the
day on which the bids q re open
ed. No bidder will be permit.
ted to include more than one
allotment in any bid. TIA pros
pective purchaser desires tc
bid on more than one allotment
he must submit q separate bid
on each allotment which he de-
sires to purchase, and il he
wishes to purchase less than an
entire Allotment, he may submit,
. bid for one or more legal sub
divisions or any part thereof. -
All bids shall be enclosed in q
sealed envelope, which must be
consplcuously marked IBID FOL
n0ncOmpetent Indian land
The date Of the proposed sale
must also be written thereon.
but nothing else. Each bic
must DO accompanied by q duly
certified check on some eolven,
bank, payable to the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs, for thu
use Of the grantor, for twenty
i've per cent Of the amoun'
offered, O. = guarantee for the
faithful perform nance by the
bidder Of his proposal. II tn,
bid shall be accepted and the
successful bidder shall, within
thirty days after due notice
fail TO comply with the terms .