The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

NANe ElNlNhtN AtlNHa tN lMNiHN eL"
ritory and for other purposea.f ap-
proved April rs, 1906 Is hereby
amended by adding at the end OF said
section, the words "or a judge Of
county court Of the state OF Okla
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Sec. 9 That the death OF any allot-
tee Of the Five Civilized Tribes shall
operate to remove all restrictions
upon the alienation of said allottee's
land Provided, that no conveyance
of any interest Of any full
blood Indian heir in such
land shall be valid unless ap-
proved by the court having iurisdic-
ton Of the settlement Of the estate
Of said deceased allottee: Provided
further that II any member Of the Five
Civilized Tribes of one-half or more
Indian blood shall die leaving issue
surviving, born since March 4, 1906,
the homestead OF such deceased al
lottee shall remain inaiienable un-
less restrictions against alienation
are removed therefrom by the Secre-
tary OF the Interior IN the manner
provided IN section / hereof, for the
use and support of such issue, during
their life or lives, until April rs, 1885,
but If no such issue survive, then such
allottee, If an adult, may dispose Of
his homestead by will free from all
restrictions; If this be not done, or
in the event the issue hereinbefore
provided for die before April rs, 1881,
the land shall then descend to the
heirs, according to the laws OF de-
scent and distribution Of the state OF
Oklahoma, free from all restrictions;
Provided further, that the provisions
of section % of the act Of April 26,
1906, as amended by this act are
hereby made applicable to ell wills
exected under this section.
Sec. 10. That the Secretary Of the
IiteTior is hereby authorized and d.
rected to pay out OF any moneys in the
treasury Of the United States, belong
ing to the Choctaw or Chick
asaw nations respectively, any
and all outstanding general
and school warrants duly signed
by the auditor Of public accounts Of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations,
and drawn on the national treasurers
thereof prior to January /, 1907, with
6 per cent interest per annum from
| the respective dates Of said warrants:
Provided that said warrants be pre-
sented to the United States Indian
agent at the Union Agency, Musko-
gee, Oklahoma, within sixty days
from the passage Of this act, togeth-
er with the affidayits Of the respec-
tive boIders of said warrants that
they purchased the same in good
faith for valuable consideration
and had no reason to suspect fraud
fraud in the issuance Of said war
rants: Provided further, that SUCH
warrants remaining In the hands OF
the original payees shall be paid BY
said Secretary when it is shown that
the services for which said warrants
we're issued were actually performed
by said payee.
Sec. II. That all royalties arising
on and after July /, 1908, from min
| eral leases of allotted Seminole lands
heretofore or hereafter made, which
are subject to the supervision Of the
Secretary of the Interior, shall be
raid to the United States Indian
agent, Union Agency, for the benefit
of the Indian lessor or his proper rep
resentatiye to whom such royalties
shall thereafter belong; and no such
/ lease shall be made after said date
except with the allottee or owner Of
the land: Provided, that the interest
Of the Seminole Nation in leases OF
royalties arising hereunder on all
allotted lands shall cease on June 80
1908.
Sec. 70. That all records pertain
ing to the allotment of lands Of the
Five Civilized Tribes shall be finally
deposited in the office Of the United
states Indian agent, Union Agency
when and as the Secretary of the In
terror shall determine such action
shall be taken, and there is hereby ap
propriated, out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated
to be Immediately available as th'
Secretary Of the Interior may direct
the sum of $4,000, or SO much there
OF as may be necessary to enable thu
Secretary Of the Interior to furnisl
the various counties Of the state 0
J Oklahoma certified copies of sucl
portions of said records as aflec
. title to lands in the respective coun
ties.
Sec. 1S. That the second para
!. graph Of section II Of an act entities
AN Act to provide for the final dis
position of the affairs of the Fivl
Civilized Tribes in the Indian Terri
2 tory, and for other purposes" az
proved April 26, 1905, Is hereb,
amended to read as follows:
= That every officer, member or rep
r resentative of the Five Civilize'
3 Tribes, respectively, or any other pei
? son, having in his possession, custod.
7 or control, any money or other proI
/, erty, including the books. documents
r records or any other papers Of an,
of said tribes, shall make full AM
| true account and report thereof f
: the Secretary Of the Interior, AM
shall pay all money of the tribe in hi
possession, custody or control AM
Z shall deliver all other tribal proper
ties so held by him to the Secretar,
OF the interior, and If any persol
shall wlllfully and fraudulently fai
to account for all such money an
+ property SO held by him, or to pa
I and deliver the same as herein prr