Concerning Land Titles of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma: Hearings Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, Seventy-ninth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 1200, H. R. 1197, and H. R. 1199, Bills to Validate Titles to Certain Lands Conveyed by Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes and to Amend the Act Entitled "An Act Relative to Restrictions Applicable to Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma," Approved January 27, 1933, and to Validate State Court Judgments in Oklahoma and Judgments of the United States District Courts of the State of Oklahoma. March 1 and 2, 1945 |
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... present were Hon . John R. Murdock , Hon . Antonio . M. Fernandez , Hon . Cleveland Bailey , Hon . William J. Gallagher , Hon . Berkeley L. Bunker , Hon . Karl E. Mundt , Hon . Robert F. Rock- well , Hon . Hal Holmes , Hon . Wat Arnold ...
... present were Hon . John R. Murdock , Hon . Antonio . M. Fernandez , Hon . Cleveland Bailey , Hon . William J. Gallagher , Hon . Berkeley L. Bunker , Hon . Karl E. Mundt , Hon . Robert F. Rock- well , Hon . Hal Holmes , Hon . Wat Arnold ...
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... any part of their heritage than they have at the present time . Mr. SEMPLE . No , Mr. Congressman , we do LAND TITLES OF FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA 9 that there is no fundamental distinction to be drawn between ...
... any part of their heritage than they have at the present time . Mr. SEMPLE . No , Mr. Congressman , we do LAND TITLES OF FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA 9 that there is no fundamental distinction to be drawn between ...
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... present acts of Congress dealing with the status of these Indians , our titles have been vested and have been acquired on the basis of the exist- ing laws as we understood them to be ; whereas now the Supreme Court of the United States ...
... present acts of Congress dealing with the status of these Indians , our titles have been vested and have been acquired on the basis of the exist- ing laws as we understood them to be ; whereas now the Supreme Court of the United States ...
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... present a copy of this resolution to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from Oklahoma , and furnish the committee , to whom such legislation has been referred , with any additional information which would aid in the ...
... present a copy of this resolution to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from Oklahoma , and furnish the committee , to whom such legislation has been referred , with any additional information which would aid in the ...
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... present time , according to our financial statement , to $ 67,000,000 . In the meantime we have paid out $ 71,000,000 out of the earnings received . Up until recently most of the business had to do with loaning money to farmers on farm ...
... present time , according to our financial statement , to $ 67,000,000 . In the meantime we have paid out $ 71,000,000 out of the earnings received . Up until recently most of the business had to do with loaning money to farmers on farm ...
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47 Stat act of Congress Act of January Act of June allotted lands April 12 April 26 Berkeley L bill to validate certiorari Chairman Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Circuit Court Committee on Indian Congressman consent and approval conveyances county court Court of Appeals courts of Oklahoma decision decree deed Department DISNEY District Court FERNANDEZ filed Five Civilized Tribes FLANERY fraud full-blood heirs full-blood Indian heirs funds GALLAGHER Hellard Hughes County Indian Affairs Indian lands Indian Territory indispensable party inherited lands Interior invalid involved January 27 Judge Rice judgment June 14 jurisdiction to partition lands of full-blood lawyers legislation loans MARLIN Meadors ment MUNDT notice oil companies Oklahoma Supreme Court opinion partition lands partition proceedings passed probate attorneys question removed restricted Indians restricted lands restrictions against alienation SCHWABE Secretary Section 9 SEMPLE Senate statute of limitations STIGLER suit Superintendent Supreme Court void WHITE
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Page 81 - If any provision of this act, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Page 81 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House oj Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Civil Rights Act of 1964".
Page 43 - Persons who not only have an interest in the controversy, but an interest of such a nature that a final decree cannot be made without either affecting that interest, or leaving the controversy in such a condition that its final termination may be wholly inconsistent with equity and good conscience.
Page 46 - In our opinion, the combination described in the declaration is a combination " in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States," in the sense in which those words are used in the act, and the action can be maintained accordingly.
Page 47 - That the death of any allottee of the Five Civilized Tribes shall operate to remove all restrictions upon the alienation of said allottee's land : Provided, That no conveyance of any interest of any fullblood Indian heir in such land shall be valid unless approved by the court having jurisdiction of the settlement of the estate of said deceased allottee...
Page 48 - Provided, That where the entire interest in any tract of restricted and tax-exempt land belonging to members of the Five Civilized Tribes is acquired by inheritance, devise, gift, or purchase, with restricted funds, by or for restricted Indians, such lands shall remain restricted and . tax-exempt during the life of and as long as held by such restricted Indians, but not longer than April 26, 1956, unless the restrictions are removed in the meantime in the manner provided by law...
Page 85 - Budget and, therefore, no commitment can be made concerning the relationship of the views expressed herein to the program of the President. Sincerely yours, ORME LEWIS, Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Page 44 - The Indians are not here seeking to establish any power or capacity in themselves to dispose of the lands, but only to prevent a threatened disposal by administrative officers in disregard of their full ownership. Of their capacity to maintain such a suit, we entertain no doubt. The existing wardship is not an obstacle, as is shown by repeated decisions of this Court, of which Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock, 187 US 553 is an illustration.
Page 25 - We will now adjourn until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. (Thereupon, at 12 o'clock noon, the committee adjourned...
Page 47 - All lands, except homesteads, of said allottees enrolled as mixed-blood Indians having half or, more than half and less than three-quarters Indian blood shall be free from all restrictions. All homesteads of said allottees enrolled as mixed-blood Indians having half or more than ' half Indian blood, including minors...