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Show 62 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONEB OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. INHERITED SALES. The sale of inherited Indian land is authorized under the act of May 27, 1902 (32 Stat. L., 245-275). The act of May 25, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 444), modified the first-named act in that provision is made for the issuance of a patent in fee to the purchaser of Indian lands located in all States except Oklahoma, hhnnesota, and South Dakota. The act of May 8, 1906 (34 Stat. L., 182), provides for the issuance of a patent in fee to the purchaser of land in Oklabonia, Minnesota, and South Dakota, provided the allotment was approved after May 8, 1906. If the allotment was approved prior to May 8, 1906, there is no law under which. a patent in fee can issue to the purchaser in these States. In these cases title is given the purchaser by warranty deed approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Under this act the heirs of i deceased alldttee, by petition to the proper field officers, can have the land sold under sealed bids. The handling of the funds is under regulations similar to t,hose for non-competents. Table 34 shows areas and prices of inherited lands sold during the year. SALES OF INDIAN LANDS OTHER THAN INHERITED AND LANDS OF NONCOMPETENTS SINCE JULY I, rgo8. The sales of Indian lands other than inherited land and lands of noncompetents since July 1, 1908, are as follows: I Absentee Shawnee.. .............................................................. Yi s e ekne~u~..... ................................................................. Total .................................................................... The Absentee Shawnee lands were sold under acts of August 15, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 295), and May 31, 1900 (31 Stat. L., 247). This schedule does not include a number of deeds in which the con-sideration is only nominal, such as transfers between members of the ! 'same family for "$1, love, and affection," quitclaims, etc. SALE OF KAW AND OSAGE SURPLUS LANDS. i The act of March 3, 1909 (35 Stat. L., 778), provides: That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered, upon application, to sell, under such rules and regulations aa he may prescribe, part or all of the surplus lands of any member of the Kaw or Kanaaa and Oaage tribes ~f 1 Indians in Oklahoma: Provided, That the sales of the Osage lands shall be subject to the reserved rights of the tribe in oil, gas, and other minerals. I I On March 9, 1909, the Secretary of the Interior prescribed regula-~ tions governing the sale of the lands. Applicatio'm must be made in Acm, 321.03 26.23 W mmidem. t100. --. . 15.811.00 3.M?.50 8.63.50 |