In the matter of the allotment of the lands of the CHOCTAWS and -has this day been allotted as a homestead, the following described land, viz.: § 1171. Tribes designated as his homestead and is as follows: Subdivision of Section Town Range Acres 100th of the Indian base and meridian, containing acres more or less, as the case may be, according to the United States sur- In the matter of the allotment of the lands of the CHOCTAWS and -has this day viz.: been allotted the following described land exclusive of a homestead, is as follows: exclusive of or in excess of the homestead. Choctaw and Chickasaw Tribes refers to the lands selected The allotment certificate issued to the members of the § 1172. Choctaw and Chickasaw allotment certificate. This certificate Subdivision of Section Town Range Acres 100th of the Indian base and meridian, containing acres more or less, as the case may be, according to the United States § 1173 ALLOTMENT CERTIFICATES AND PATENTS § 1173. Choctaw and Chickasaw homestead patent.Pursuant to the homestead certificate a patent or deed is issued entitled "homestead patent," form of which is as follows: OKLAHOMA. To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: WHEREAS, By the Act of Congress approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., 641), and ratified by the citizens of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations September 25, 1902, it was provided that there should be allotted, by the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, to each citizen of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, land equal in value to three hundred and twenty acres of the average allottable lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations; and, WHEREAS, It was provided by said Act of Congress that each member of said tribes shall at the time of the selection of his allotment, designate, or have selected and designated for him, from his allotment, land equal in value to one hundred and sixty acres of the average allottable land of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, as nearly as may be, as a homestead, for which separate certificate and patent shall issue; and, WHEREAS, The said Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, or its lawful successor, has certified that the land hereinafter described has been selected by or on behalf of a citizen of the ..... Nation, as a homestead: NOW THEREFORE, We, the undersigned, the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation and the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, by virtue of the power and authority vested in us by the twentyninth section of the Act of Congress of the United States, approved June 28, 1898 (30 Stat., 495), have granted and conveyed, and by these presents do grant and convey unto the said.. all right, title and interest of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and of all other citizens of said Nations, in and to the following described land, viz.: of the Indian Base and Meridian, in Oklahoma, containing acres, more or less, as the case may be, according to the United States survey thereof, subject, however, to the conditions provided by the Act of Congress approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., 641), pertaining to allotted homesteads. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We, the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation and the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, have hereunto set our hands and caused the Great Seal of our respective Nations to be affixed at the dates hereinafter shown. 8 1174 ALLOTMENT CERTIFICATES AND PATENTS § 1174. Choctaw and Chickasaw allotment patent.-A patent or deed called an "allotment patent" is issued conveying the lands described in the allotment certificate and this deed or patent is in the following form: Allotment Patent. No.. (185A) Roll No.. Date of Certificate.. THE CHOCTAW AND CHICKASAW NATIONS. (Formerly Indian Territory.) OKLAHOMA. To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: WHEREAS, By the Act of Congress approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., 641), and ratified by the citizens of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations September 25, 1902, it was provided that there should be allotted, by the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, to each citizen of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, land equal in value to three hundred and twenty acres of the average allottable lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations; and, WHEREAS, It was provided by said Act of Congress that each member of said tribe shall at the time of the selection of his allotment, designate, or have selected and designated for him, from his allotment, land equal in value to one hundred and sixty acres of the average allottable land of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, as nearly as may be, as a homestead, for which separate certificate and patent shall issue; and, WHEREAS, The said Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, or its lawful successor, has certified that the land hereinafter described has been selected by or on behalf of Nation, as an allotment, a citizen of the exclusive of land equal in value to one hundred and sixty acres of the average allottable lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations selected as a homestead, as aforesaid: NOW THEREFORE, We, the undersigned, the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation and the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, by virtue of the power and authority vested in us by the twentyninth section of the Act of Congress of the United States, approved June 28, 1898 (30 Stat., 495), have granted and conveyed, and by these presents do grant and convey unto the said all right, title and interest of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and of all other citizens of said Nations, in and to the following described land, viz.: of the Indian Base and Meridian, in Oklahoma, containing acres, more or less, as the case may be, according to the United |