and accept such application, he shall enter into a written contract with the applicants, in which the applicants shall agree to pay the National Treasurer, for the use and benefit of the Nation, an annual tax of five (5) cents on every acre they shall enclose, which tax shall be due and paid quarterly, on the first day of January, April, July and October in each year, at the rate of five (5) cents per acre on each acre per annum, as certified, to the National Treasurer.

SEC. 346. Every citizen or company of citizens contracting with the Principal Chief for the building of large pastures, shall file a bond with the Principal Chief with approved security in a penal sum of twice the amount of his or their quarterly dues of tax, conditioned upon their prompt payment of all taxes on pastures when the same shall become due, and if any citizen or company of citizens, who shall have built pastures under this act, shall fail to pay their tax when due and shall be in default thereof for the period of thirty days after the same shall be due and unpaid, they shall forfeit all improvements constituting their pastures, to the Nation, and shall also forfeit all their rights and privileges acquired under this act, and the Principal Chief shall contract such pasture or pastures, so forfeited, to any citizen or citizens who may apply for the same.

SEC. 347. All pastures under this act. shall be built of posts, and set not over thirty-two feet apart, with three stays between the posts, and four strands of wire; provided, the line of fence to be built on the western boundary line of our Nation shall be of seven strands of wire, built so as to be a hog-proof fence.

SEC. 348. All cattle escaping from contract pastures as herein provided for shall be subject to the law on estrays found in preceding chapter.

SEC. 349. All citizens, who, by consent, are included in a pasture made and erected under the provisions of this act may enlarge their farms from time to time as the growing necessities of the family may require, but this Section is not

intended to permit any citizen so included by consent, to lease land within such pastures to be improved by noncitizens, but any citizen shall have the right to cut hay in such pasture for his own use.

SEC. 350. It shall be unlawful for any citizen to make a claim, or any improvement whatever, within a pasture lawfully erected under the provisions of this act, without the consent of the party or parties contracting for said pastures.

SEC. 351. The National Treasurer is hereby required to keep a separate account of the contract pastures provided for in this act, and he shall submit annually to the National Council a statement of existing contract pastures, also contract pastures that may have lapsed or have been forfeited. The statement shall include the acreage of each pasture, the price per acre as fixed by the law and also the amount paid on each pasture, with date of each respective payment.

SEC. 352. The funds derived from the lease of pastures provided for in this act shall be divided as follows: Twothirds of the amount thereof shall be set apart exclusively for the school fund, and the remaining one-third shall go into the national fund for general purposes.

SEC. 353. All pastures herein provided for shall have gates at the points of ingress and egress of all neighborhood and main traveled roads, and such other gates, from time to time as may be needed for the convenience of travel, within reasonable limits, to be determined by the Judge of the District in which the pasture lies, upon petition of the citizens of said District.

SEC. 354. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and are hereby repealed. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after date of its passage and approval by the Principal Chief.

Approved November 3d, 1892.

SURVEY OF PASTURES.

SEC. 355. When the Treasurer shall be furnished with

certificates as provided by law, showing the correct number of acres in the several contract pastures previously built and operated, and it shall appear from official records or sworn statements of officers receiving payments on said pastures in the past, that the owners of said pastures failed to pay the full amount or amounts due to the Nation on a computation at five (5) cents per acre on the number of acres accurately ascertained to be enclosed, it shall be the duty of the National Treasurer to present to each owner of such pastures an accurate statement of the amount of balances due from said owner to the Nation, who is hereby required to make settlement with the Treasurer within sixty days after notice has been served, which if he shall fail to do, is hereby declared sufficient cause for the forfeiture of his rights and privileges as provided in Section 346 of the Contract Pasture Act.

CHAPTER XXVII.

Section

TOLL BRIDGES AND FERRY BOATS.

356. Privilege to Delilah Drew to build a toll bridge. 357. Length of time in force.

358.

359.

360.

361.

362.

363.

364.

365.

366.

367.

268.

369.

370.

371.

372.

373.

Non-citizens refusing to pay toll.

Exclusive right to build.

Privilege to Wm. F. McIntosh to build a toll bridge.
Non-citizens refusing to pay toll.

Exclusive right to build.

Length of time in force.

Charter to Short John to build a toll bridge.

Shall keep bridge in good repair.

Amount of toll lawful.

Exclusive right to build.

Non-citizens refusing to pay toll.

Interfere with any other rights similar, shall not.

Act renewing charters of toll bridges.

Privilege to Dick Greenwood to build a toll bridge.

Exclusive right to build.

Non-citizen refusing to pay toll.

374. Length of time in force.

375. Public ferry boat landings.

CHARTER TO DELILAH Drew.

SECTION 356. Privilege is hereby granted to Delilah Drew to establish a toll bridge at a place on the public road in this Nation, leading from North Fork Town to Ft. Gibson, on Little Elk Creek, on the following conditions and terms:

That if said Delilah Drew builds a good and substantial bridge across the said Little Elk Creek, and keeps the same in good repair, she shall be entitled to demand and receive therefor from all persons, not citizens of this Nation, the rate of tolls as follows:

For each wagon drawn by more than four horses,
and driver

75c

For each wagon drawn by four horses, and driver...... 50c
For each vehicle drawn by one or two animals, with

For each animal in every drove of horses, cattle, hogs,

SEC. 357. The privilege of receiving toll herein given shall not take effect until said bridge is completed, and shall continue in force for the period of fifteen years, provided said bridge is kept in good order and repair.

SEC. 358. If any persons, not citizens of this Nation, refuse to pay the toll aforesaid, upon application being made to the United States Indian Agent, with proper proof, he shall take such steps as may be necessary to receive and collect the same.

SEC. 359. No other person or persons shall have the right to establish a bridge or make a public road across said creek within one-half mile on each side of the bridge provided for.

Approved March 9th, 1871.

CHARTER TO WILLIAM F. MCINTOSH.

SEC. 360. Privilege is hereby granted to William F. McIntosh to establish a toll bridge on the public road leading from North Fork Town to Ft. Gibson, on Big Elk Creek, on the following conditions and terms:

That if said William F. McIntosh builds a good and substantial bridge across the said Elk Creek, and keeps the same in good repair, he shall be entitled to demand and receive therefor from all persons, not citizens of this Nation, crossing the bridge, the rate of tolls as follows:

For every vehicle drawn by more than four animals
and driver.......................

75c

For each vehicle drawn by four animals and driver... 50c
For each vehicle drawn by one or two animals and
driver..

25c

For one man and horse......

10c

For each animal in every drove of cattle, horses, hogs,

SEC. 361. If any person, not a citizen of this Nation, refuses to pay toll as above mentioned, upon application, upon proper proof being made to the United States Indian Agent for the Muskogees, he shall take such steps as may be necessary to receive and collect the same.