The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-22


would not be gobhlcd mp by the per
sons who would take advantage OF
them.
Mr.. CARTER. 40. sir. do not
pretend to tell the committee that
all the full bloods are competent, but
many Of them are. | will come 10
that in Little while. My bin pro
yides that the restrictions shall be
removed from all lands except the
full blood Indians homestead, but that
his homestead shall remain inalien
able for twenty years.
Atoka Agreement.
The Five Civilized Tribes had made
such rapid strides in civilization in
their new home, and their country
had been developed and settled 20
such an extent that by the closing
year of the nineteenth century it
again became necessary 10 modify
their conditions, 50 that i'm the year
1895 certain agreements were enter.
ed into with these several tribes
looking to a complete change of the
Federal relation with these people.
These agreements were negotiated by
authorized tribal commissioners and
United States Commission, com
monty known as the Dawes Commls-
] af frb.,s VnynfrnI VatfTigu tfnrt
of Congress and a majority of the
! popular vote of the tribe before they
| became effective. These agreements
provided for a dissolution of the trib-
/ al governments within eight years, al
lotment of lands in severalty, and
| speedy settlement OF all tribal affairs
Among other things certain restric.
tions were placed upon the alienation
of Indian lands. the provision for
such restrictions being practically
the same in all the different agree
ments. | will read the provision in
what is known as the Atoka agree.
ment, made with the Choctaws and
Chickasaws, which will suffice to re
veal the intent Of all
All the lands allotted shall be non
taxable while the title remains In
the original allottee, but not to eV
ceed twenty-one years from date 0i
patent, and each allottee shall select
from his allotment a homestead OF
100 acres, for which he shall have q
separate patent, and which shall b'
alienable for twenty-one years from
date OF patent The provision shall
also apply to the Choctaw and Chick
asaw freedmen TO the extent of hi
allotment. Selections for homestead
for minors TO be made as provide,
herein in case of allotment, and tn,
remainder OF the lands allotted (,
said members shall be alienable for
price to be actually paid, and to in
clude no former indebtedness or obi
CATION, oue-fourth OF said remainde
, in one year onc-fourth in three years
and the balance OF said alienab'
lands in five years from the date O
patent
That all contracts looking to IN
sale or mcumbrance in any OF th
land of an allottee, except the sal
hereinbefore provided, shall be nu
and void. No allottee shall lease hi
allotment, or any portion thereof, 70
a longer period than five years, an
then without the privilege of renewa
y. Every lease which Is not evidence
by writing, setting out specificall
the terms thereof, or which Is not r.
corded in the clerks office Of IN
United States court for the distrl,
in which the land is located, With
, three months after the date Of its g
~ ecution, shall be void and the pu
" chaser or lessee shall acquire I
" rights whatever 10 an entry or hol
" ing hereunder, and no such lease {
any sale shall be valid as against n
= allottee unless providing to him