504 FIITY—SEVENT H CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1323. 1902. "°‘- 3*- P- S"- 17. Section 37 of the agreement ratified by said act of March 1, 1901, is amended, and as so amended is reenacted to read as follows: G¤¤i¤s1¢¤¤¤¤ "Creek citizens may rent their allotments, for strictly nonmineral purposes, ,for a term not to exceed one year for grazing purposes only and for a period not to exceed five years for agricultural purposes, but 1·¤·;,<>=b wg iymgrr without any stipulation or obligation to renew the same. Such leases liiile 1st4in3i. U for a riod longer than one year for grazing purposes and for a periodqdnger than ive years for agricultural purposes, and leases for mineral purposes may a so be made with the approval of the Secretary L¢¤S·¢¤·¤¤¢·»v¤i<!- of the Inter1or, and not otherwise. Any agreement or lease of any kind or character violative of this paragrap shall be absolutely void and not susceptible of ratification in any manner, and no rule of estop- T¤¤¤1¤¤ pel shall eveplprevent the assertion of its invalidity. Cattle grazed upon leased otments shall not be liable to any tri al tax, but when cattle are introduced into the Creek Nation and grazed on lands not Gmini °¤· selected for allotment by citizens, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect from the owners thereof a reasonable grazing tax for the bene-
- ’~·S··*°°·'m*·P-"°· it of the tribe, and section 2117 of the Revised Statutes of-the United
° States shall not hereafter ap ly to Creek lands." P°¤¤*°· wm"- _ 18. When cattle are introdluced into the Creek Nation to be grazed upon either lands not selected for allotment or upon lands allotted or selected for allotment the owner thereof, or the party or parties so _ introducing the same, shall first obtain a permit from the United States _ Indian A nt, Union Agency, authorizin the introduction of such
- “’*"‘°“"’°“’· cattle. Tl; ap lication or said permit shadl state the number of cattle
to be introduced, together with a description of the same, and shall specify the lands ugm which said cattle are to be grazed, and whether R¢S¤¤i¤¤ <>f<=•¤J¤· or not said lands ve been selected for allotment. Cattle so introduced and all other live stock owned or controlled by noncitizens of the nation shall be kept upon inclosed lands, and if any such cattle or ` other live stock trespass upon lands allotted to or se ected for allotment by any citizen of said nation, the owner thereof shall, for the P_}jjP°’°‘*°“ *°’ ““‘ first trespass, make reparation to the party injured for the true value ` of the damages he may have sustaine and for every trespus thereafter double damages to be recovered with costs, whether the land upon which tresplass is made is inclosed or not. m¤;g:*¤¤¤¢¤* *0* *‘*°· Any person w o shall introduce any cattle into the Creek Nation in ` violation of the rovisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and) punished by afine of not less than $100, and shall stand committed until such fine and costs are paid, such commitment not to exceed one day for every $2 of said fine and costs; and every day said cattle are permitted to remain in said nation without a permit for their introduction having been obtained shall constitute a separate offense. V¤1.31.r·-¤•‘»¤- 19. Section S of the agreement ratined by said act of March 1, 1901, is amended and as so amended is reenacted to read as follows: m;g:·¤¤i<>¤ of ****0*- ‘“'I`he Secretary of the Interior shall, through the United States ` Indian agent in said Territory, immediately after the ratification of this agreement, put each citizen who has made selection of his allotment in unrestricted possession of his land and remove therefrom all persons objectionable to him; and when any citizen shall thereafter make selection of his allotment as herein provided and receive certificate therefor, he shall be immediately thereupon so placed in possession of his land, and during the contmuance of the tribal overnment ,,_;’¤‘•¤*¢**°¤ of ¤“"*· the Secretary of the Interior, through such Indian agent, slnall protect ` the allottee in his right to possession against any and all persons claimjug under any ,lease, agreement, or conveyance not obtained in conormitv to w.
- $° l· 20. This a reement is intended to modify and su lement the
`m’P`m agreement radfied by said act of Congress approved l\f)ali·ch 1, 1901,
