The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-04
Usage Bun Signed

affixed his signature TO the Usage
extension bill yesterday morning.
according to telegram received
from T.. B. Howard at noon yester.
day. There iH one thing certain, and
that Is, that w. NJ, Davis OF Barties-
Vile, president OF the Mld-Continent
OH and Gas association, Senators
owen and Gore. and Congressman
Howard are entitled to credit for
having this hill put through without
a hitch and. inusmuch AS it was
given such wonderful support, the
chances are that Il might have
passed without the gross production
tax feature, which is the only OBJ
jectionable thing so far as the own.
crs OF Usage leases are concerned In
the entire bill. The Usage will con
tinue to be operated under the Sc.
Verest restrictions and largest royal
" OF any district OF Oklahoma.
The MI as finally passed, wired
to The world by It's Washington
correspondent, Is as follows:
That all that part OF the act Of June
IS 1905 90 stat l.. r, b3el, entitled An
act for the division Of the lands and
homa, and for other purposes" which
reserves 70 the Usage tribe the oil, gas.
coal or other minerals covered by the
which provision is made In that act 40
hereby amended 40 that the oil, gas
coat. or other minerals covered by SAID
lands are reserved to the Osagc tribe,
for the period ending April Z. lsi6; pro-
ylded. that Ill EaIid existing oil ,s1i sna gas gas
hereby renewed upon the same terms and
extended. subject 10 all other conditions
and provisions thereof, until the sth day
Of April. 1919 ana as long thereafter
as oil or gas is found In paying quaint
ties, and the secretary OF the interior
and the Usage council are hereby author
tied and directed 20 offer for lease for
oil and gas purposes all OF the remain.
ing portion Of tho Unbiased Usage land
prior TO Aprli 3, 1871, Offering tho same same
annually at the rate of not less than
one-tenth OF the unleased area.
Section .. That the bona f,de ovner
or lessee OF the surface OF the land shall
be compensated, under rules and reeula-
tons prescribed by the secretary Of the
Interior In connection with oil and gas
mining operations, for any damage that
shall accrue after the passage Of this act
as result Of the use Of such land for
OIL and gas mining purposes or out or
damages to the land or crops thereon oc-
casloned thereby, but nothing herein con
talned shall be construed to deny TO the
surface owner or lessee the right to ap-
peal TO tho courts without the consent
Of the secretary OF tho interior. in the
event he is dissatisfied with the amount
OF damages awarded him.
Section .. That all members OF the
Usage tribe OF Indians are horeby declared
to be citizens OF the United States, but
this shall not affect their interest In
tribal property or tho control Of the
United states over such property as 10
now or may hereafter he provided by law.
and all restrictions against alienation OF
their allotment selection, both surplus and
homestead OF all adult Usage Indians OF
less than one-halt Indian blood, are here.
by removed, and the secretary Of the
Interior shall within four months after
the passage Of this act, determine what
members OF soid tribe are Of less than
n 10 hal "A ~ a nd
his determination thereof shall be final
and conclusive The homestead allot'
shall not be subject to taxation IL held
1881. '''
Section I. That from and after the
Interior shah cause to be paid at the end
Of each fiscal quarter to each adult mem.
cate Of competency his or her pro rata
share either as a member OF the tribe
or heir Of deceased member OF the
interest ON trust funds, the bonus re-
royalties received during the previous
fiscal quarter. and so long as the In
msmhefs h Of said tribe no; having a Ger.
tifcate Of competency 81 600 quarterly ex-
cept where incompetent adult members
have legal guardians IN which case the
income Of each incompetent shall be
paid to their legal guardians or legal
guardians actually having TO the parents
or natural EuhidlanA or leHhl
actually having minor members under q
years ~ age personally in charge $500
quarterly out Of the income OF said minors
all of said quarterly payments 10 legal
tificatcs Of competency to he paid under
the supervision OF the superintendent az
malnder after paying all the taxes Of
such members either In United states
bonds or IN oklahoma state. county. or
school bonds, or place the same on time
deposits at Interest In banks IN the state
Of Oklahoma fE the benefit OF each
individual member under such rules and
terror may. prescribe provided. that at
the beginning of each fiscal year there
| shall first be reserved and set aside out
that purpose, q sufficient amount Of
money for the expenditures authorized
by congress out OF the Usage funds for
that fiscal year; provided, further, that
all Just existing individual obligations OF
adults not thaving certificates OF com.
potency outstanding upon the passage OF
this. act. when approved by the superin.
tendent Of the Usage agency, shall be
paid out OF the money Of such individual
as the same may be placed TO his credit
in addition to tho quarterly allowance
Section S. That the state Of Oklahoma
Is authorized from and after the passage
production tax upon all oil and gas pro-
duced In Usage county, Oklahoma, and
all taxes so collected shall be paid and
and county taxes levied upon the pro-
! duction on oil and gas as provided by
the law of oklahoma, the secretary Of
| tho interior ia hereby authorized and
directed to pay, through the proper Of
| ficers OF the Usage agency, to the state
OF Oklahoma, from the amount received
| by the OsaEe tribe OF Indians as royalties
| from production Of oil and gas the per.
| cent levied hs gross production tax, 20
| he distributed as provided by the laws Of
| Oklahoma; provided, that the secretary
| Of the interior is hereby authorized and
directed TO pay, through the proper ot
ficers Of the Usage agency. 20 Osage
county Oklahoma, an additional sum
| equal TO per cent of the amount re
| wed by the Usage tribe Of Indians az
| royalties from production OF oil and gas
which sum shall he used bv said county
only for the construction and maintenance
| ~ roads and bridges thereln' provided
| further. that the proper officials ot Usage
county shall make an annual report 20 the
| secretary OF the interior showing that
| said fund has been used for road and
bridge construction and maintenance