The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
BILL PROVIDES FOR
SALE OF THE SURFACE
OF MINERAL LANDS

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towns or cities may, in the d, Vetion
Of the secretary Of the interior be
sold in lots or tracts containing not
;ess than one acre each All deferred |
payments shall bear interest at five
per centum per annum, and IL default
be made in any payment when due all I
rights Of the purchaser Hereunder
shall. at the discretion Of the secre.
retary Of the interior, cease and the
lands snail be taken possession Of by
him for the benefit Of the two nations,
and the money paid as the purchase
price Of such lands shall be forfeited
to the Choetaw and Chickasaw tribes
Of indians
Sec. 6. That If the mining trustees
Of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
and the three appraisers herein pro.
vided for, or a majority Of the said
trustees and appraisers. shall find
that such tract Or tracts can not be
rroiitably mined for coal Or asphalt
and can be more advantageously dis
posed Of by selling the surface and
the coal and asphalt together, such
tract Or tracts may be sold in that
manner, in the discretion Of the sec.
retary Or the interior and patents IS
sued for said lands as provided by ox-
isting laws Provided. that this sec
ton shall not apply to land now leas.
ed for the purpose OF mining coal or
asphalt within the segregated and
reserved area herein described.
Sec. z. That when full purchase
price Tor any property sold herein IS.
the chief executive of the two tribes
shall execute and deliver, with the ap
provaI Of the secretary of the interior
to each purchaser an appropriate pat
ent or instrument Of conveyance con.
veying to the purchaser the property
So sold, and all conveyances made un.
der this act shall convey the fee in
the land with reservation to the choc-
taw and Chiekasaw tribes Of Indians
Of the coal and asphalt in such land,
and shall contain a clause or clauses
reeiting and containing the reserva
tions, restrictions, covenants, and con
ditions under which the said proper.
ty was sold, as herein provided, and
said conveyances shall specifically
provide, that the reservations, restric-
tons. eoSenants, and conditions there
in contained shall run with the land
and bind the grantees, successors
representatives, and assigns of the
purchaser Of the surface; Provided
that the purchaser Of the surface Of
any coal or asphalt land shall have
the right at any time before final pay
ment is due to pay the full purchase
price on the surface Of said coal o.
asphalt land, with accrued interest
and shall thereupon be entitled to pot
ent therefor, as herein provided.
Sec. s. That there Is hereby ap
propriated, out OF any moneys in thl
treasury not otherwise appropriate,
belonging to The Choetaw and Chicka
saw tribes Of Indians. the sum OF III
" thausand dollars to pay expenses 0
. The classification, appraisement, an
sales herein provided for, and the prr
ceeds from the sales Of lands hereunt
er shall be paid into the treasury q
the United States 10 the credit Of tn
Choctaw and chickasaws and dispof
ed Of in accordance with section SCI
!, enteen Of an act entitled "An act
Z provide for the final disposition ,
the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribe
in Indian Territory, and for other pm
poses" approved April &c. le0s.
Sec. 9. That the secretary Of "a