The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-17
elve INDIANS CITIZENSHIP.
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NthA DC NeGEoadlt U pANNg>A eNtf@ " lend such homesteader In his elaim.
 Sec. {, That where the land so settled and entered upon by such Indian h0mestoader Is unsurveyed land it shall be the duty of the gov ernor to cause the same to be sur yeyed. under such rules and reguia- tons as the Secretary Of the Inter LOT may from time to time prescribe, and at the cost and expense ot the United States.
 Sec. 3. That when any Indian as aforesaid has settled and is residing upon such homestead. and the same aas been surveyed. and the survey has been approved by the Secretary 5i the Interior. it shall be the duty Of the governor to certify the facts to the Secretary of the Interior, whereupon the Secretary of the h. rerior shall cause a patent for said land Co be issued to the homesteader. which patent shall be of the legal ef- feet and declare that the United states does and will hold the land thus patented for tho period Of 25 ears an trust for the sole use and benefit or the Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or,
 n case Of his decease. Of his heirs, according to the laws of the Terri tory of Alaska. and that at the ex- pirauou of said period the United states will convey the same by pat mt 60 said Indian, or his heirs, as aforesaid. in fee. discharged Of said
 rust and free Of an charge or en- .umOrauCe whatsoever: Provided, mat the President of the United .sJl,cs may in any case. in his dis .rggua. extend the period and if suy conveyance shaH be made of the .aads set apart and allotted as here .n pro, lueu. or any contract made
 uu,aug the same. before the eXpir- tuon uf the time above mentioned. sucn youyoyauce or contract shaIl be absolutely uuH and void. and it shai ge lae uuly Of the governor, as soon sS he s0au have information that auy such conveyance or contract has ..rea uaae or that any person other ,aaa Jae uuiau alotDce or his hcIrs gr lWIy iS residing upon or claim ,uE Uue ur any interest tn saiG ,aHd. to require the United States msJr.gt attorney Co take such action hs V4l protect the Iadian, his famig Jr hDrs, iB the sole and exclusive i.lSsossIou of such lands: Proyiueu, mat the law Of descent and partition ,u force in the Territory Of Alaska suau apply thereto after patent there .Jr have been enacted ana delivered .,ud proyideI further. That when any such h0meSteader is married the patent saau convey an undivided half ,4ore1G Co the husband and the other undivided haG thereof to the wife.
 Sec Q. TAal for the purpose of .e.srmiuluE the descent of land to
 ae hg.rs of any deceased Indian un- der the provisions of this Act, when ever any male and female Indian small have cohabited together as hus- oand and wife according to the custom and manner Of Indian life the issue of such combination shall be, Tor the purpose aforesaid, taken and deemed to be the legitimate issue of Jae Indians so living together. and every Indian child otherwise ineEia- mate shall for such purpose be tax. en and deemed to be the legitimate issue of the father of such child
 Sec. .. That no tax of any kind tor any purpose shall be levied upon any such Indian homestead prior to the expiration Of the % years of limitation upon restraint Of sliena- ton mentioned in the patent, and neither the Territory of Alaska nor any State shall pass any law or do any act which shah create any lien upon the said land
 Sec. $. That every Indian born within the Territory limits of Alaska to whom an allotment of land shall have been made under the provisions of this Act, who has voluntarily tax en up his residence on his said homestead and has adopted the ha- bits of civilized life, is hereby de olarod to be a citizen of the United States, and is entitled Co all the rights, privileges, and immunities of such citizens, except that he shall not be allowed or permitted to buy or seg intoxicating liquo,s, and all the laws Of the United States or Of the Territory of Alaska or Of any State created therefrom prohibiting the sale CT intoxicating liquors to In- diaRs shah be held to apply to all such Indian homestesders, their wives children. and heirs. until the twenty five year period of restraint upon