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1250 srxrr-srxrri oouonnss. sms. III. oa. 120. 1921. Secretary of the Interior in connection with oil and gas·mining operations, for zpy damage that shall gcpmedafteg the passage of this Act as a res t of the use 0 such an or o` an gas minin purposes or out of damages to the_ land or crops thereon occasioned thereby, ml put nothing hefem coatainedltsliall be colnitrnigd to dciny tphthet spif- Ap zoom:. ace owner or essee e I'1 o appea 0 e cour s wi ou e consent of the Secretary ofg the Interior, in the event he is dissatisfied with the amount of damages awarded him. Members <>r_uz¤·i1>e Sec. 3. That all members 0 the Osage Tribe of Indians are hereby d°»i—l§i,°§°°§,?h°`€s °S€& declared to be citizens of the United States, but this shallnot affect °**°°°°d- their interest in tribal property or the control of the United States ,,,,,,0,,, 0, ,,,,,,,,,_ over such property as is now or may hereafter be provided bylaw, tion restrictions- and all restrictions amst alienation of their allotment selections ag 7 both surpllus and homestead, of a.ll adult Osage Indians of less than one-half dian blood, are hereby removed, and the Secretary of the Interior shall, within four months after the passage of this Act, determine what members of said tribe are of less than one-half Indian blood, and their ?ps, and his determination thereof shall be final ,,,,‘gg,*§i,j,,¤,Q,',}:.,<;¤, and conclusive. e homestead allotments of the members of the prior to April 8, mt Osage 'l`r1be shall not be subject to taxation if held by the original allottee prior to April 8, 1931. ,°Q‘c*gIf§¤;{,u1’°¥_{*,*,f,’;; Sec. 4. That from and after thelpassage of this Act the Secretary membe¤,uom1¤oome. of the Interior shall cause to be 8:1 at the end of each fiscal quarter to each adult member of the age Tribe having a certificate of competency his or her pro rata share, either as a member of the tribe or heir of a deceased member, of the mterest on trust fimds, the bonus received from the sale of leases, and the royalties received during the w,1;g1v,:¤:,¤:¤;0¤!{ng&u*;9ci; pregilougdiiilsizal quai1)·9ter, 2}.nd sg lorig as the mcome is sufficient to pay eemaosa. o e mem rs 0 said tri e not avin a certifi te of c m- mggiglmsgmmof potency $1,000 gparterly except where ineomietent adiilt members Hmm ew of ave legal guar ans, in whic case the income of such mcompe- ,,,,,0,,, ,5;,,,,,,,,,,.;,_,,,,_ tents shall be paid to their legal guardians, and to pay for maintenance and education to the parents or natural guardians or legal uardians actually having minor members under twenty—0ne years of age personally in cha¥e $a00 quarterly out of the income of said minors all of said quarter y payments to legal guardians and adults, not having _ certificates of com etency to be aid under the su i f th Inxestment of re- · gx P . pervls. On 0 6 mana.-I for mamapn Superintendent of the Osage Agenc , and to mvest the remainder after

';‘,gf’$,{§,;°"°' P°Y“‘¥ paying all the taxes of such members either in United States bonds

or in klahoma State, county, or school bonds, or place the same on time deposits at interest m anks in the State of Oklahoma for the ,,m,,,,,_ benefit of each individual member under such rules and regulations au:-hrnoggngtgmwwggr as the Secretary of the Interior magprescribe: Provided, That at the peuumues. bégmmng of Gacli H§<>8l Yea? l·l¤lBI‘6 _ all first be reserved and set aside out of the Osage tribal funds available for that p ose a sufficient ,,8 mt 0, 0,,,, amount of money for the expenditures authorizedugy Co ss out ?tl=£ 1ésnti¤¤s¤f of the Qagefunds for that fiscal year: Provided fw·¢he1·?gl`I1at all just existing mdividual obligations of adults not having certincates of competency outst_and.u&g upon the pass of this Act, when approved by the Superinten ent of the Osageaggency, shall be paid out of the_money of sucthhmdividual as the same be placed to his Sm tu auumm credit in addition to e quarterly allowance provided for herein. on or or gas produced. Sec. 5. That the State Of Oklahoma is authorized from and after the puassoplge cg this Act Zgéqvy &¤d collect 8. gnss production tax upon an §;.is1p;odu_ H1 Osage County, klahoma, and all taxes S0 collected s and distributed, and in lieu of all other State and county taxes evned m the production of oil and as prohmmbmmm vided by the_laws of oma, the Secretary of the Tinsterior is easrmms. hereby authorized and directed to pa , through the proper officers of the Osage Agency, to the State 0 gklahoma, from the amount re-