516 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 517. 1898. the said nation in and to the land which shall have been allotted to him -a>m.,st¤. in conformity with the requirements of this agreement. Said patents shall be framed in accordgncp wigh the plrovisions of éhis aplreeinenlt and shall embrace the lan al otte to suc patentee an no other ant . -m¤pm.cs of pn. The acceptance of his patent by such allottee shall be operative as an •¤*- assent on his part to the allotment and conveyance of all the land of the said nation in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, and as a relinquishment of all his rights, title, and interest_in and to any and all parts thereof, except the land embraced in said patent; except, also, his interest in the proceeds of all lands herein excepted from allotment. R•co¤l0fln¤d¢itl¤¤· 13. The United States shall provide by law for proper record of land titles in the territory occupied by the said nation. · Town sites. T()WN SITES. °u<{¤¤¤¤i¤¤i<>¤ *0 lv 14. Thege sha1l_b<;¤3ppoimt:d a coimnissipn£hwh§h shall consést olf ' one mem er appom y e execu ive o` e uscogee or ree Nation, wlho shall nlpt behinterpitlei in tovgdipoperty othpir thai; his home, an one mem er w o sha appoin the President 0 the United States. Said commission shall lay out towh sites, to be restricted as far as possible to their present limits, where towns are now located. No town laid opt aréduplatted by said commission shall cover more than four square mi es o rritory. Swag}? of *¤· 15. When said towns are laid out, each lot on which substantial and ' valuable improvemients hay3e beein made shall be valued by the commission at the price a. ee-simp e tit e to the same would bring in the marklpt at the time the lvaluation is made, but not to include in such value t e improvements thereon. Mggmtdpgégcusider- 16. In appraising the value of town lots, the number of inhabitants, " the location and surrounding advantages of the town shall be considered. Prlgurehasebgf gil: 17. The owner of the improvements on any lot shall have the right ,m,',,°“‘°“_ to buy the same at fifty per centum of the value within sixty days from the date' of notice served on him that such lot IS for sale, and 1f he purchase the same he shall, within ten days from his purchase, pay into ' the Treasury of the United States one-fourth of the purchase price and the balance in three equal annual payments, and when the entire sum is paid he shall be entitled to a patent for the ame, to be made as herein ‘ provided for patents to allottees. c g31g;;:: sppmn- 1S. In any case where the two members of the commission fail to ` 2§.'t°t‘§‘3i€};2.Y?.¥‘§t‘E5“"¥iZ.‘?“.$i"I.i.""·" “1"‘“°t“ “'1"'i·"°2"“°“’i"}’°
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who shall act with them to determine said value. , fm13m:;; gltltzvigggf 19. If the owner of the improvements on any lot fail within sixty ,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,_ days to purchase and make the first payment on the same, such lot, with the improvements thereon (said lot and the improvements thereon -¤¤l<>·>fl¤¢.¤r¤- having been theretotore properly appraised), shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, under the direction of said commission, §v1jg‘I¤;;g;m*;;1tgv¤¢* at a price not less than the value of the lot and improvements, and the purchaser at such sale shall pay to the owner of the improvements the pace for whmh said at and ghe improviamepts thereon shall be sold, less y per cen um o e said appraiser va ue of the lot and shall a fifty per centum of said appraised value of the lot into the Un£ed States Treasnry,_under regulations to be established by the Secretary R··J•·¤ri··¤·»fM·1». of the Interior, in four installments, as hereinbefore provided. Said commission shall have the right to reject a bid on any lot and the saw { I J intprovements thereon which it 'may consider below the real value. _ I(_tS. ~- > ¤¤¤·¤v¤>r·<-0. All lots not having improvements thereon and not soapprarsed shall be sold by the commission from time to time at public auction, after proper advertisement, as may seem for the best interest of the said nation and the proper development of each town, the purchase price to be paid in four installments, as hereinbefore provided for improved lots.
