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 500 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 1322, 1323. 1902. decided by the [Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations _ and proofs of the parties. ,i£“‘° °‘ °°"““"" Sec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction ' ‘ of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within two ears from the date of the approval of this Act. expressly reserved. Approved, June 30, 1902[ Jmw 30. I902· CHAP. 1323.-An Act To ratify and confirm a supplemental agreement with the Creek tribe of Indians, and for other purposes. ' ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Resentatives of the Unxtted  .}‘}.nf§,$ States of Amenwa in Oongness assembled, mt the following supple- Supplcmenwlamw- mental a eement, submitted by certain commissioners of the Creek }’Q°€E{,a,Mm C‘°°k° tribe of Lridians, as herein amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed on the part of the United States, and the same shall be of full force and eifect if ratified by the Creek tribal council on or before the first day of September, nineteen hundred and two, which said supplemental agreement is as follows: mgsxjgmswm °°'¤‘ This agreement by and between the United States entered into in ` its behal by the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, Henry L. Dawes, '1`ams Bixby, Thomas B. Needles, and Clifton R. Brecken- Indian commission- ridge, duly a pmnted and authorized thereunto, and the Muskogee ·°”‘ (or Creek) Thi of Indians, in Indian Territory, entered into in behalf of the said tribe by Pleasant Porter, principal chief, Role McIntosh, Thomas W. Perryman, Amos McIntosh, and David Hodge, commissioners duly appointed and authorized thereunto, witnesseth, that in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein contained it is agreed as follows: DEFINITIONS. · D°“’““°“° °‘°°"““· The words “Creek" and “Muskogee " as used in this agreement shall be deemed synonymous, and the words "Nation" and “ tribe" shall each be deemed to refer to the Muskogee Nation or Muskogee tribe of Indians in Indian Territory. The words "principal Chief" shall be deemed to refer to the principal chief of the Muskogee Nation. The words "citizen” or “0lhlZBllS” shall be deemed to refer to a member or members of the Musko ee tribe or nation of Indians. The word " Commissioner" shall be deemed to refer to the United States Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. Ai.1.o·rMnxr or LANDS. $fff‘g}‘°;f8'gQ_l““‘l5·  Section 2 of the agreement ratified by act of Congress approved l March, 1901 (31 Stat. L.. 861), is amended and as so amended is reen- _ _ acted to read as follows: mQ§‘{‘}_;,‘;fc,';P"“"°‘ All lands belonging to the Creek tribe of Indians in Indian Territory, except town sites and lands reserved for Creek schools and churches, railroads, and town cemeteries, in accordance with the piovisions of the act of Congress approved March 1, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 861), shall be appraised at not to exceed $6.50 per acre, excluding only lawful improvements on lands in actual cultivation. ‘*"*"‘“°'°“"’“"‘- Such appraisement shall be made, under the direction and supervision of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, by such numbe1· of committees with necessary assistance as may be deemed necessary to expedite the work, one member of each committee to be appointed
 * ·¤¤°¤d¤°¤*· Sec. 6. That the riglit to alter, amend, or repea this Act is hereby