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654 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C1-1. 1362. 1902. tion for cash under the direction of the President as hereinafter provided, and the proceeds thereof dislposeld of aslpereip provided respecting the rocee s of the sale of coa an aspha lan s. Ss}; of we; ¤¤<1 57. All coal and asphalt deplosits which are within the limits of any W t °p°°`town site so established, whic are at the date of the final ratification · of this agreement covered by any existing lease, shall, at the expiration of two years after the final ratification of this ggreement, be sold at public auction under the direction of the President as hereinafter ` proviged, and the prplcieeds thereof ldisposed otfd as provlidpd in tlhellalsg _ _ prece ing section. e coal or asp a t cover by eac ease s a E"““‘*' l°"“°°*separately sold. _ The purchaser shall take such coal or asphalt deposits subject to the existing lease, and shall by the purchase succeed to all the rights of the two tribes of every kind and character, under the lease, but all advanced royalties received by the tribe shall be retained by them. _ ,1{,},l,{§,ff?°"°d°°m 58. \Vithin six months after the final ratification of this agreement the Secretary of the Interior shall ascertain, so far as may be practicable, what lands are (principally valuable because of their deposits of coal or asphalt, inclu ing therein all lands which at the time of the final ratification of this agreement shall be covered by then existing coal or asphalt leases, and within that time he shall, by a written order, segregate and reserve from allotment all of said lands. Such segregation and reservationlshall conform toitlf subdivisions of the Government survev as near y as may be an the total segregation and reservation shall not exceed live huiidred thousand acres. No lands so reserved shall be allotted to any member or freedman, and the improvements of any member or frac man existilng upon any of the lands so segre ted and reserved at e time of their segregation and reservation gah be appraised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and shal be paid for out of any common funds of the two tribes in the Treasury of the United States, upon the order of the Secretary of the Interior. All coal and asphalt deposits, as well as other mgnerilalpl vghicg maygne found irg arlry lpndls not srilselgregated and reserve s a e eeme a part o the an and s al pars to the allottee dr other person who may lawfully acquire title to subh lands. d§gl°° °*¥’“"“" ““°‘ 59. All lands segregated and reserved under the last preceding section, exceplting those embraced within thelimits of a town site, estab- 2z2rés:::;:*::€*1*;&.P;‘°:;;’.$.<;·.2h:1‘i Katia Ef."’2i·y°‘l‘“i-“°"} ::8 ‘ ‘ e rsso u ion o e _ l tribal governments, be sold at public auction for cash, under the direcmC$sg¤{¤¤g$;e¤ag]rg¤¢_$j tipln lp 1fhlebI;res1dc_nttLléy·ba puomlpnssilon tcomposephoi three pegons, nance ssa. w 1C s a ap in e residen one on e recomm t' P P of the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, who shall be a Clliocdjw py] lilood, mlidt one ohn thel;·p)con1(mlpndati<>n }pfbthedGoxErnor of the `ic asaw aionwosa ealic asaw y oo. ith f 'd commissioners may, at any time, be removed by the Presidentnfo(i· gsddd "°mP°¤*¤“°¤· cause shown. Each of said commissioners shall be paid at the rate of four thousand dollars per annum, the Choctaw commissioner to be paid by the Choctaw Nation. the Chickasaw commissioner to be paid B_ by the Chickasaw Nation, and the third commissioner to be aid by the "l“· Lmted States. In the Sale Of coal and asphalt lands and coal and asphalt deposits hereunder, the commission shall have the right to reject any or all bids which it considers below the value of any such C€£>;r¤¤·¤ri·>¤ of pm lands or deposits. The proceeds arising_ from the sale of crial and gsphalt lanpshang cgll zgrglmasphag depofus fshalldbe deposited in the reasury o e n1s to the cre it o said tribe d 'd t par capita to tpelmemberks of sai? Qgeedmcn excepgeld) giilh the o ermoneys eonging osai ri sm ema e· 'd db·la . $¤¤¤¤·*·= MS- The lands embraced within any coal or asphalt le?».ge1sliiiEl»1e§spaiamlg» sold, subject to such lease, and the purc aser shall succeed to all the