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Show 1 among the Five Civilized Tribes died after approval but before de-livery of their patents, and, as title did not pass until the patents were delivered, it became necessary to cancel such patents and issue new ones conveying the land to the heirs of the deceased citizens. Under , the act of April 26, 1906, the patents are issued "in the name of the deceased allottee," and title vests in his heirs. Delivery of patents.-As a general proposition a deed of convev-ance does not convey title until it is delivered. Especially was this true among the Five Civilized Tribes, as the law expressly declared that the title should vest on delivery of the deed. Since great diffi-culty has been experienced in delivering some of the deeds or patents, the act of April 26,1906, provides that title shall vest with the record-ing of the patent or deed by the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes. CITIZENSHIP. I Creeks by blood 10,064 I - Total ..-----.-94-,2-32- ---.- Oreek freedmen- ---.----5,.63-6- .- The Department has approved the enrollment of citizens of the dif - ferent nations as follows: , creekd by b~ood-mwborn.--- I, 017 Imtemarried Cherokees.-The de~isiono f the Court of Clai~nsa s to the rights of white persons intermarried with Cherokees was given - in my last annual report with the statement that an appeal had been taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. The case has since been heard by thesupreme Court, argued and submitted, but no decision has yet been rendered. Under the decision of the Co~rrt of Claims. only those white persons who became Cherokee cit.izens by intermarriage prior to November 28,1875, are entitled to share in the distribution of Cherokee land and other property. Moreover, ihose white persons who after marrying Cherokees hav3 married perions not of Cherokee blood, and those white men whd have abandoned their Cherokee wives; have no title to citizenship in the Ch,?rokee 11.ation. MISCELLANEOUS. Choctaws by blood --...--.15.,-97.1 Choctaws by intermarriage- --1.,5 50 Choctaw freedmen- -----5-,3-78. -- Chodaw+newborn ----.-1,5-58- -- Mississippi Choctaws- -..--1,3-56- - Chickasaws by blood -----4,.99.1 -- Chickasaw8 br intermarriage-- 623 Chickasaw freedmen_----__--_ 4,730 Chickasaws--newborn ...-.--5-67 The act of April 26,1906 (54 Stat. L., 137), " for the final disposl-tion of the affairs of the Five Civilized Tribes," contains other im-portant legislation which has not been referred to. 1 8 3 ~ 4 6M -10 Creek freedmen-newborn .-.- 569 Cherokees by blood --.-.-.32.,8-0-3 - Cherokee freedmen- ----..4,-11-2 .. I Cherokee - Delawares (regis- tered) --.....------19-6 ------ Seminoles by blood- ---.--1-,89-9 .. Seminole freedmen- -----.8-57. -- Seminoles by blood-newborn.- 233 Seminole freedmen-newborn-- 122 |