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 858 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 675. 190]. said nation and made applicable to the cities and towns therein, the g>.—»»;·ao. same as if specially enacted in reference thereto: I ’1·0wicZecZ, That the "l"”“‘ whole amount of bonds issued under this provision shall not exceed five per cent of the value of all the real and personal property in the town; and the town authorities may cause such bonds to be issued for the purpose of carrying out this provision, and no bonds shall be issued without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Public buildings. PUBLIC BUILDINGS_ _£<·§A·<>1 lrmds re- 56. The buildings of the Cherokee Male Seminary, with forty acres ` ‘of land; and of the Cherokee Female Sem1nary,with forty acres of land; and the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, with one hundred and twenty acres of land; and the Colored High School, with forty acres of land, such lands in each case to be in one body, embracing lands upon which the buildings are located, and to be selected by the Dawes Commission, shall, before completion of allotment, be set aside for school purposes uptil final allotment, when the same shall be subject to the provisions o section sixt. m€$hbiL0i'$fdS’ °t°" 57. All 0the5i‘ public buildings and other public property of whatso- ` ever character belonging to the Cherokees not herein otherwise disposed of may be sold or otherwise disposed of by the nation, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the IIltB1‘lO1‘. MlS*‘°*‘**"€°“· M1scnLLANnoUs. g0Q;},€;;;f,‘g},,°* mbal 58. The tribal government of the Cherokee Nation shall not con- ' tinue longer than March fourth, nineteen hundred and six, subject to such future legislation as Congress may deem proper. m‘§g‘,‘{§{ ‘° °°“"’°t 59. The collection of all revenues of whatsoever character belonging to the tribe shall be made by an officer appointed by the Secretary of 'the Interior, under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and the Expenses of such collection shall be deducted from the funds collecte . d,§§,§‘§§,’},§e‘Qft,"'j,‘f,§§§ 60. No funds belonging to said tribe shall be used or paid out for sary. any purposes by any officer of the United States without consent of the trglbg expressly given through its national council, except as herein 1‘0V1 e. S€§§,‘§,§§?‘},‘}1§§,°,§‘}‘§,@°Z p 61. All things necessary to carry into effect the dprovisions of this rivragreement not otherwise herein specifically provide for shall be done _ under the authority and direction of the Secretery of the Interior. ,,(Q,“;,Q§;§,§‘“" “°’“ 62. No noncitizen renting lands from acitizen for agricultural purposes, as provided by law, whether such lands have been selected as _ _ _ an allotment or not, shall be required to pay any permit tax. _ c,};`,'§§;}?,§ ‘§,§‘“$,‘ff,§‘,§f 63. Each Cherokee citizen shall, on the date of the ratification of kw- this agreement, become a citizen of the United States and be entitled to all the rights and privileges thereof, but the same shall in no wise _ affect his rights as a member of said tribe. ,_,,}°§,?€}1§,9é‘,‘}§,“{’,f j§§§g, 64. The transfer of the title of the Cherokee tribe to individual {1513%) Ejggsgff me allottees and to other persons, as provided in this agreement, shall not ’ inure to the benefit of any railroad company, nor vest in any railroad gnkpipalpy xiy right, t1tle, or interest in or to any of the lands in the ero ee ation. ` ,.§§p,§‘§°’ °f S"' 65. The United States shall pay all expenses incident to the survey, platting, and disposition of town lots an all allotments of lands made under the rovisions of this agreement, except where the town authorities may Tiave been or may be duly authorized to survey and ylglat their respective towns at the expense of such towns, except w en towns are auth0r1zed to survey at their own expense. · _ _ m§gg"§,${],”m€i°T,e;’; 66. All moneys to be paid to the tribe under any of the provisions my to credit of tribe. of this agreement shall be paid under the direction of the Secretary of °°°' the Interior into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the