542 FIFIY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3572. 1906. mission, and all other ro r expenses necessary in making the selections and division of lzindxas herein provided shall be paid by the Secretary of the Interior, out of any Osage funds derived from the sale of town lots, royalties from oil, gas, or other minerals, or rents _ from grazin land. ____ _ hggsblgiw ****1***** Seventh. That the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, at the request and upon the petition of any adult member of the tribe, may issue to such member a certificate of competency, authorizing him to sell and convey any of the lands deeded him by reason of this Act, H,gd"*°“°°"’ °"‘ except his homestead, which shall remain inalienable and nontaxable upfor a period of twenty-five years, or during the life of the homestead allottee, if upon investigation, consideration, and examination of the request he shall find any such member fully competent and capable of transacting his or her own business and caring for his or her own indi-
vidual affairs: Provided, That upon the issuance of such certificate of
T°”°°"'°"' com tency the lands of such member (except his or her homestead) shalimbecome subject to taxation, and such member, except as herein provided, shall have the right to manage, control, and dispose of his` or her lands the same as any citizen of the United States: Itwuided, That the surplus lands shall be nontaxable for the period of three years from the approval of this Act, except where certiiicates of competencyare issued or in case of the death of the allottee, unless otherwise p£°,},‘{,§Q{l·°“··l°“d“ provided by Congress: And lprovided further, That nothing herein shall ° authorize the sa e of the oi , gas, coal, or other mineraLs covered by said lands, said minerals being reserved to the use of the tribe for a period of twenty-five years, and the royalty to be paid to said tribe as m£*‘j,{j§“,glyG;’;§°" hereinafter provided: And]{mweIdedfurt}a,e1·, That the oil, gas, coal, and other minerals upon said a otted lands shall become the property of the individual owner of said land at the expiration of said twenty-five years, unless otherwise provided for ·by‘Act of Congress. d§¤¤¤°*S=*¤*F¤¤· Eighth. There shall be reserved from selection and division, as Land donated no. herein provided, one hundred and sixty acres on which the Saint Louis School, near Pawhuska, is located, and the one hundred and sixty acres on which the Saint John’s School, on Hominy Creek, Osage Indian Reservation, is located, said tracts to conform to the public surveys; and said tracts of land are herebv set aside and donated to the order of the Sisters of Saint Francis; and said tracts shall be conveyed to said order, the Sisters of Saint Francis, as early as practicable, by deed. G};,”g’°’,‘j'f"°" “°*“ 'l`hcre shall also he reserved from selection and division forty acres of land near Gray Horse, to be desi mated by the Secretary of the Interior, on which are located the dwelling houses of John N. Florer, Wzrlter O. Florer, and John L. Bird; and said John N. F lorcr shall be allowed to purchase said forty acres at the appraised value placed thereon by the Osage Allotting Commission, the roceeds of the sale to he placed to the credit of the Indians and to be distributed like other funds herein provided for. ` ,,wL§’{§,“g §,"§$p'§§§,_'°' Ninth. There shall be reserved from selection and division, as herein provided, the northeast quarter of section three, township twenty-five, range nine east, of the Indian meridian, and one hundred and sixty acres to conform to the public surve at the town of Gray Horse, including the Government doctor's building, other valuable buildings, and the cemetery, and the one hundred and sixty acres to conform to the public survey, adjoining or near the town site of Hominy; said lands or tracts are hereby set aside for the use and benefit of the Osage Indians, exclusively, for dwelling purposes, for a period of twenty-five _ years from and after the iirst day of January, nineteen hundred and §&"'·’g·, reserved seven: ]"/vwzdcd, That said land may, in the discretion of the Osage mas. tribe, be sold under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe; and the proceeds of the same under such sale shall be apportioned and placed to the credit of the individual members of the tribe according to the roll herein provided for. -
