An Act to provide for the relocation and reestablishment of the Village of Sil Murk and of the members of the Papago Indian Tribe inhabiting the village of Sil Murk, and for other purposes
PL 88-462 (H.R.11329), enacted 08/20/1964

78 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-462-AUG. 20, 1964 
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Public Law 88-461 
AN ACT 
To convey certain federally owned land to the Cherokee Tribe of Oklahoma. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That all the right, 
title, and interest of the United States in the following described land 
comprising 40 acres, more or less, heretofore set aside for school pur-
poses, are hereby conveyed to the Cherokee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, 
and such land shall not be subject to any exemption from taxation, or 
restriction on use, management, or disposition, because of Indian 
ownership: 
North half southeast quarter northeast quarter, and that part of the 
northeast quarter northeast quarter lying south of United States High-
way Numbered 62, section 20, township 16 north, range 22 east, Indian 
meridian, Oklahoma. 
SEC. 2. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the lands con-
veyed under the authority of this Act should or should not be set off 
against any claim against the United States determined by the Com-
mission subsequent to the conveyance. 
Approved August 20, 1964. 
August 20, 1964 
[H. R. 6496] 
Indians. 
Cherokee Tribe 
of Okla. 
Land convey-
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Public Law 88-462 
AN ACT 
August 20, 1964 
To provide for the relocation and reestablishment of the village of Sil Murk and 
[H. R. II329] 
of the members of the Papago Indian Tribe inhabiting the village of Sil Murk, 
and for other purjwses. 
Indians. 
Papago Tribe. 
Sil Murk village 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to receive and hold in trust for the 
Papago Tribe an amount of $269,500 out of funds available for the relocation 
Painted Rock Dam and Reservoir project to be used solely for the 
relocation and reestablishment of the village of Sil Murk, and its 
inhabitants, including the purchase of a replacement site, construction 
of community facilities, and other improvements: Provided, That title 
to the replacement site and such community facilities shall be held 
by the United States of America in trust for the Papago Indian Tribe: 
Provided further, That said funds held by the Secretary of the In-
terior in trust for the Papago Tribe shall be expended in accordance 
with plans approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. As a condition of the payment authorized in section 1 for the 
relocation of the village of Sil Murk, the individuals who may assert 
an interest in the improvements in the village and the Papago Tribe 
shall, by appropriate resolution and deed, quitclaim and release to 
the United States whatever interest the tribe and the individuals may 
have in the site of the present village of Sil Murk. 
SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $269,500 
to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved August 20, 1964,