The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-23
NO NEW RED TAPE
ON new MEASURE
Opposition to New Regime
Melting Rapidly
Away


has been drafted To wind up some of
the afralrs Of the Five Civilized tribes
contempates the closing up OF all
tribal affairs Just a. soon as possible
and Is noticeable that az through
the bill dates are set for the compile
ton OF different items.
The bin has the endorsement OF
every member OF the Oklahoma dele
CATION except Congressman Mcclure,
VINO objects 10 certain featuges OF r.
And the bin this year Is an OklGhoma
hll. Il Includes the Indians Of west.
ern Oklahoma as well as those OF the
Five tribes
The bin as introduced In The house
calls upon the secretary Of the inter
lor 10 complete All allotments 70 per-
sons on the Indian rolls not later ihau
July A 1909. Wnege there IS O frac-
tlonal allotment due an allotiee not ex
eeeding $50 III appraised value aiiiesa
the allettee specifically applies for
the IGma. The secretary OF the interior
shall give the allutiee douhie that
amtdint III money. instead Of lhe land
Immediately after July ! 1909 the
aeeretary of The interior ehall classi.
Iy and appraia2 81 naall0ttei lands Of
the Five tribes not included In town.
sites of mineral aegregallons Tho
elassfcations TO be agricultural graz.
Ing and timber lands, and snail ad.
verlise and sell sait lands unaer rules
ani regulations prescribed by the sac-
fetary. AMI an lands shall po adyer-
slsed end sold prior 20 January l.
1910. NJ sale made prloT to thai date
snail Be for less than the appraised
value o. the lana aud the agricultural
land shall be sold IN tracts OF not
more than i80 acres 10 one person, nc
more than $50 acres of grazing or
timber land
alf there is land remaining unslod
alter Januaey 1 1910, the secretary
shall, under rules wnlch he may pre-.
scribe, advertise al auch lands To be
sold N sized tracts. ami AT the last
sale he Is 10 accent the highest bid
made, regardless Of whether II Is ecu.
81 TO the arpsaiaei value Or not And
shese cleanup sales be completed not
later than July I, 1910
III these sales made prior 10 Jan.
Hsry !, 1910. payment of twenty per
rent IN cash snall be male al time
Of purchase. and forty per cent in six
months the remainlng Forty per cent
IN twelve months. On land sold after
that date iifgy per cent must be paid
In cash and ilfiy FER cent IN six
months.
Indians admitted 70 the rolls by
court decisions are entitled 10 select
alloiments from afy nnallollel lands
not segregated. wnen they are placed
IN The rolls. or II they elect "a re.
relve IN lien thereof Va money from
the tribes namount equal TO the val
ue Of such an allotment
The provision for the sale Of the
surface Of the mineral lands Is the
same IN classification, appralsement.
size ~ tracts TO be sold and payments
maze IS well az dates ln which Il Is
to bn sold. as the uhallotted landa
mentioned above. except that there
Il 10 be provision IN the patents
aaereby a purchaser ot the mineral
rights shall have the right to Condemn
such lsnd as may Be necessary 70 np.
crate bis mineral rights Aud there
Il 4 further rrnYlslnn that where sur'
face Is bought ovar existing coal leas.
Is. or the mineral flght Is purchased
before the surface u soil then such
purchaser of mnefnl Fights may &C.
Qulre not 10 exceed five pereeni Of the
surface for operating his mIaes. and
Ia such eases the purchase price must
be ten pef cent more taan the ap
praised value 81 ihe surface lands ae
qulred.
The secretafy Of she Interior sbaI
classify the noal ana asphalt IN tht
segregated srqa andffx an appraised
value upon Il independent Of the SUI
face land the appralsemeul @ b
made bp commlaslOn aEnnlutel b
the secretary. and this shail be duns
not later lhan September l. 1909 Al
ter classification the land shall b
Hold III tracts 0f nas more than as#l
acres ttha number Il subject t
ehangel IN compact bod unde
healea bids at nat less lhan the an
nsalsament and these sales shal
close JuIy /: ieln. After these sales
ne remaining uHspla mineral shah D
sold At cIuan.nn ssle zIIhllai lp lha
outlined lof lha HnaI|olleA laid Win
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