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 all the provisions of the aforesaid Acts of Congress and to all other laws of the United States, pertaining to the alienation and taxation of land included in such allotments, or otherwise affecting the same and applicable to the said allottee or his heirs. 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. COMMISSIONER TO THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES. In the matter of the allotment of the lands of the CHOCTAWS and § 1183. freedmen. tion, which is as follows: there is reproduced here the form used in the Choctaw Naof the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation is identical, and The allotment certificate issued to the freedmen Allotment certificate of Choctaw and Chickasaw -acres of the Indian base and meridian, containing- Total appraised value of the land described in this certificate: Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes. § 1184. Allotment patent of Choctaw and Chickasaw freedmen. The allotment deed or patent issued to the Choctaw and Chickasaw freedmen, pursuant to the certificate above set out, is as follows: 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 Choctaw and Chickasaw freedman, land equal in value to forty acres of the average allottable land of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, which shall be inalienable during the lifetime of the allottee, not exceeding twenty-one years from the date of certificate of allotment; 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 freedman, as an allotment: 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 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 provisions of the Act of Congress, approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat., 641). 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. § 1185. Creek certificate of selection.-In the Creek Nation three forms of certificates were used, being styled "certificate of selection," "homestead certificate" and "allotment certificate." The "homestead certificate" was issued for the land selected as a homestead, the "certificate of selection" for the land selected in excess of a homestead, and the "allotment certificate" was issued to the minor Indians, entitled "new-born allottees." The "certificate of selection" is as follows: has this day filed his selection of the following described land, viz.: Subdivision of Section Town Range of the Indian Base and Meridian in Creek Nation containing- This certificate is not transferable. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Chairman. |