The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-31

retary OF the interior may find. upon l
investigation, no fraud mas been es-
tablsihde. may be dismissed and the .
title Quieted upon payment OF the .
full balance due on the original ap- .
praiscmeut OF such lot Provided, .
That such iuyesti CATION must be con /
cluded within six months after the /
passage of this act.
Nothing in this act shall he con.
strucd as denial Of the right Of
the United States to take such steps
as may be necessary, including the
bringing Of any suit and the prose-
cution and appeal thereof, to acquire
or retain possession OF restricted
Indian lands. or 10 remove cloud
therefrom, or clear title 20 the same.
in cases where deeds, leases, or con.
tracts OF any other kind or character
whatsoever have been or shall be
made contrary to law with respect TO
such lands prior 10 the removal there
from Of restrictions upon the aliena-
tion thereof; such suits TO be brought
on the recommendation of the sec.
retary Of the interior without Oosts
or charges TO the allottees, the nee.
essarv expenses incurred in so do
ing TO be betrayed from the money
appropriated by this act.
Sec. Z. That no contest shall be
/ instituted after sixty days from the
date OF the selection OF any allot.
ment hereafter made, nor after nine
" days from the approval OF this &C.
in case OF selections made prior
thereto by or for any allottee of the
/ five civilized tribes, and, ls carly
/ thereafter as practicable deed or
patent shall issue therefor.
/ Sec S. That section twenty-three
/ OF an act entitled An act to provide
/ for the 4nal disposition OF the af.
fairs OF the five civilized tribes In
the Indian Territory, and for other
purposes. approved april twenty
sixth. nineteen hundred and six, is
hereby amended by adding, at the
end of said section, the words "or a
judge of a county court OF the state
OF Oklahoma"
Sec. O. That the death Of any al
lottee Of the five civilized tribes
shall operate to remove all restric-
tions upon the alienation of said al
lottee's land. Provided That no con-
ycyance OF any interest of any full
.
be valid unless approved by the court
having Jurisdiction Of the settlement
of the estate OF said deceased allot-
tee: Provided, further. That II any
member OF the five civilized tribes
of ono-half or more OF Indian blood
shall die leaving issue surviving, born
since March fourth, nineteen hun
dred and six. the homestead Of such
deceased allottee shall remain In
alienahle. unless restrictions against
alienation are removed therefrom by
the Secretary of the Interior in the
manner provided in section one here
Of. for the purpose and support OF
such issue, during their life or lives,
until April twenty-siXth, nineteen hun
dred and thirty-one; but II no sucn
issue survive then such allottee, II an
, adult. may dispose of his homestead
hv wiz free from all restrictions; II
, this be not done, or in the event
/ of the issue hereinbetore provided
for die before April twenty-siXth,
p. nineteen hundred and thirty-one. the
! land shall then descend to the heirs,
= according To the laws Of descent and
! distribution Of The state OF Oklahoma,
! free from all restrictions: Provided
p further. That the provisions OF Sec
tion twentythree Of the act OF April
, twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred ami
r six. as amended by this act, are
. hereby made applicable to all wills
B. executed under this section.
4 Sec. H.. That the secretary Of the
S interior Is hereby authorized and di'
4 rected TO pay out Of any moneys In
p the treasury of the United States be
; longing to the Choctaw or ChickasaW
b. nations, respectively, any and all out
q standing general and school warrants
l. duly signed hy the auditor of public
Y accounts OF the Choctaw and Chick
r asaw nations and drawn on the na
|. tional treasurer therefor prior TO Jan
q uary first. nineteen hundred and sew
f en-. with six per cent EterCst pet
n anuum for the respective dates OF
/. said warrants: Provided, That said
>. warrant, be presented 10 the United
4 States Indian agent at the Union
e Agency. Muskogee, Oklahoma, with
r I'm sixty days from the passage of this
n act. together with the afHdavits OF
r the respective holder Of said war
i rants. that they purchased the same
l. in good faith for a valuable consli
s. Grafton. and had no reason to sus
pect fraud in the issuance Of sale
y Warrants: Provided further, Tha'
= such warrants remaining I'm the hands
e of the original payee shall be paiC
D. by said secretary when IL Is shown
& that the services for which said war
Il rants were issued were actually per
II formed by said payce.
Il Sec. IL. That all royalties arising
/ on and after July first, nineteen hun
{. drcd and eight from mineral leases
& OF allotted Seminole lands heretofore
q or hereafter made, which are subjec
/. 10 the supervision OF the sccratav,
3 Of the interior, shall be uarl u 'h'
/, United States Indian agent, InioI
r, Agency, for the benefit Of the In