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Show 64 COMMISSIONER INDIAN A F F ~ S . Rum 10. Deeds conveying inherited lands of full-blood Indian heirs shall be approved only on the verified petitions of grantors, which shall set forth the names of the parties, description of the land, roll number of the decedent and grantors and quantum of blood, the permanent residence of the deceased ellottee at the time of death, and the character and extent of the interest sold. Said petitions shall be set down for hearing not lessthan 10 days from the date of filing, and on one of the two days hereinbefore provided for the confirmation of sale by guardian, advertised in the county where the land is located for one week, and probate attorney or local counsel for the tribe of which the grantor is a mem-ber shall be notified upon the filing of the petition. Said land shall be a p praised, and testimony of disinterested Parties may be required as to the value of the land conveyed when deemed necessary by the court. The grantors shall be present and be examined in open court, and before such deeds shall be ap proved, and the court must be satisfied that the consideration has been paid in full in the presence of the court. No petition will be considered when any deed has been previously placed of record upon the land or taken within 30 days after the death of the allottee. The evidence shall be transcribed by the stenographer and filed of record in the case, the expense of which, including attorneys' fees, must be borne by the grantee. When it shall appear for the best interests of the Indian, approval will be withheld unless the grantor agrees in writing for the deposit of the proceeds derived from the sale of the land, to be expended subject to the approval of the county court. RULE 11. Guardians shall not expend for or op account of their wards any sum unless first authorized by the court. exceut in case of sickness of the ward. or other emergency, in which event notice must be given immediately to the c o k . The natlonal attorney or any of the probate attorneys for the Five Civilized Tribes or the representative of the Department of the Interior (or Department of Justice in the Seminole Nation) will be recogni5ed in any matter involving the person or property of a citizen of such nation. Trust funds must be deDosited bv the enardlan as trustee. and not to his personal account; and where an individual is guardian for several persons or estates, the accounts shall be deposited and kept separate and apart. Rum 14. In the settlement of a guardian's account, where the guardian is the parent of the ward, no allowance will be made from the ward's estate for board and keep, except it is made to appear a positive injustice would result from the enforcement of such rule and unless said parent is unable to support said ward. An guardians shall be required to secure loans for funds in their hands be-longing to their wards with real-estate first-mortgage securitg. not to exceed 60 per cent valuation of the land, approved by the county court, for such length of time as will insure the collection of the principal and interest before the arriving at majority of the wards. |