Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 32 Part 1.djvu/568

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502 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1323. 1902. or may hereafter die, before receiving his allotment of lands and dis- H°“’· tributive share of the funds of the tribe, the lands and moneys to which he would be entitled if living shall descend to his heirs as herein provided and be allotted and distributed to them accordingly. °,%{’gf,$,'f,_‘°"““ "°“ 9. If the rolls of citizenship provided for by the act of Congress VM- 31 1>·¤¤¤- approved March 1, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 861), shall have been comp eted by said commission prior to the ratification of this agreement, the names of children entitled to enrollment under the provisions of sec- — tions 7 and 8 hereof shall be placed upon a sup lemental roll of citizens of the Creek Nation, and said supplemental r¢H1 when approved by the Secretary of the Interior shall in all respects be held to be a Et of §};‘;’“dmmml,_ the final rolls of citizenship of said tribe: Iirovided, That the wes Commission be, and is hereby, authorized to add the following persons to the Creek roll: Nar-wal-le-pe-se, Mary Washington, Walter Washington and Willie Washington, who are Creek Indians but whose names were left off the roll through neglect on their part. B¤•1d¤- ROADS. °¤¤°°*l¤¤¤¤°°- 10. Public highwa s or roads 3 rods in width, bein 1 and one-half rods on each side of the section line, may be estatiished alon all section lines without any compensation bein paid therefor; an§ all allottees, purchasers, and others shall take 518 title to such lands Elsewhere- subject to this provision. And public highways or roads ma be established elsewhere whenever necessary for the public good? the actual value of the land taken elsewhere than alon section linesto be determined under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior while the tribal government continues, and to be paid by the Creek Nation 1>¤¤¤c¤¤· during that time; and if buildings or other improvements are damaged in consequence of the establishment of such public highways or roads, whether along section lines or elsewhere, such damages, during the continuance of the tribal government, shall be determined and paid in the same manner. $<£*¤§1¤i*:¤é3,, . 11. In all instances of the establishment of town sites in accordance Vol: mf pl se-1.1 with the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 31, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 231). or those of section 10 of the agreement ratified by act of Congress approved March 1, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 861), authorizing the Secretary o the Interior, upon the recommendation of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, at any time before allotment, to set aside and reserve from allotment any lands in the Creek Nation not zmrmpn mums. exceeding 160 acres in any one tract. at such stations as are or shall be "‘*“""'“’°“"· established in conformity with law on the line of any railroad which shall be constructed, or be in process of construction, in or throu h said nation prior to the allotment of lands therein. any citizen who shall have previously selected such town site, or any portion thereof, for his allotment. or who shall have been bv reason of improvements mfgé M “¤P'°‘""· therein entitled to select the same for his allotment, shall be paid by ` the Creek Nation the full value of his improvements thereon at the time of the establishment of the town site, under rules and regulations "*"**"”’**· to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, lwweuer,

  • “¤*“‘° P“’°'*“"°· That such citizens may purchase any of said lands in accordance with

"°*· *1- P- 8***- the provisions of the Act of March 1, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 61): Andpm- Um'°‘°"°“‘”°“°*· »:/ded furthe¢· That the lands which may hereafter be set aside and reserved for town sites upon recommendation of the Dawes Commission as herein provided shall embrace such acreage as may be necessary for the present needs and reasonable prospective growth of such rmenaggelor ne: town sites. and not to exceed 6-10 acres for eac town site, and 10 per "°°°°`t’° S" °' cent of the net proceeds arising from the sale of that portion of the land within the town site so selected bv him, or which he was so entitled to select; and this shall be in addition to his right to receive " from other lands an allotment of 160 acres.