The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-11
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Careful Distribution Of Oil
Uoney Among Indians

PONCA CITY, Aprn 10.-Osage
Indians are not to have such n wide
Mug henceforth In the handling Of
their oil bonus and royalty funds as
heretofore, as the bill! enacted by
the recent congress puts tho brakes
On expenditures to a Considerabl
extent by regulating the payment of
the funds to the Indians. IT devel-
ups, among other things, that many
az the indians are in debt and re-
,ently, It is said, numerous guar
dlaus have been named for such
indians. In one instance it IN said
fbut an adult Usage woman Is now
10000 in debt, although receiving
an average of $1,000 month the
last year from royalties and bonus
money. During the past week the
Os.ges have been paid $1,000 each,
but they found that the new regula-
tons were In effect.
when the Usage per capita pay
rents are made, those in authority
are directed to first set aside u suf-
ncient proportionate amount from
the receipts OF the previous quarter
ior the expenditures authorized by
congress for the present fiscal year.
Tho amounts TO be deducted as
gross production tax and for roads
will apply only to amounts received
from and after March ;. 1921.
Must Have Certificates.
All enrolled adult Indians, hay-
ing certificates of competency, shall
he paid their per capita In full, at
such times as payments to the tribe
are made, and to Indians of this
enss also shall be paid $500 per
a
minor children for the maintenance
and education of such children. and
the parents are required to file
statements with the Usage Infian
agent that the minors money has
been go used.
An Usage sadult Indian. not hav-
ing competency certificate. may
draw $1,000 quarterly from his per
capita, provided tho total exceeds
that amount, but IL the quarterly
total does not reach $1,000, then he
shall be paid In full, excepting
where he has legal guardian. In
case there IL "a guardian, then all
the income available, including any
excess OF $1,000 quarterly, shall be
paid to the guardian. To natural
guardians or parents, now having
only $500 for each minor child.
guardians must handle the money OF
their wards under the direction of
the agency and file account with
the county court covering all trans
actions.
Locate Trading Places.
The Indian agent Is directed to
allow each restricted Indian a stated
allowance monthly for spending
money and also to ascertain from
each Indian the places where he de-
sires to trade during each month.
allowing the Indian for such purpose
a fair and reasonable amount for
themselves and families. An Indian
IL asked to name several places,
where he desires TO trade, so that
the Indian agent may take up with
each merchant to ascertain II any
discount will be allowed from regu-
lar prices, provided the accounts are
paid through the Iadian agents Of
flee monthly. To each minor child
may be paid $50 n month for spend
ing money the remainder of the
$500 allowed him to go on accounts
for clothing and other bills al
lowed
II a merchant sells n minor Indian
or an adult without a competency
certificate, the bill will not be al
lowed or paid by the Indian agent
unless first authorized or approved
by the agent. All existing accounts
must he filed at once by merchants
with the agents office, go that they
may be consideyed, approved and
paid out Of an Indians money, II he
has any; or these bills may be paid,
with the Indians consent. out OF the
$1,000 per capita hs is to receive
quarterly. Present Indebtedness OF
minor Indians must be paid out OF
the $500 per capita allowed each
quarterly or continued until such