The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-08-30

GENERAL LAND OFFICE
August I, 1872.
Registers and Receivers at Ldepeadenee, Eanea.
and UicAaa.
GENTLEMEN The following is al
act of congress approved May II, 1872
to carry out certain provisions of tn,
Cherokee treaty of 1866. and for til,
relief of settlers on the Cherokee land
in the state of Kansas:
WHEREAS, in order that certain pro
visions of the treaty of July ninetecth
eighteen hundred and sixty-six. be
tween the United States and the Chero
kce nation, may be rendered clear and
made more satisfactory to settlers
upon the lands known as the "Chero
kce strip in the state of Kansas. said
settlers having moved thereon since
the date of said treaty, and for the
purpose Of facilitating the sale of said
lands; therefore.
BE 1t enacted by the .SeaGtc and House
Of Representatives Of the United
, !Stotes of -tmefico IN Congress as
ScmL1ei:
That the strip of land lying west of
the NeoshO river. and included in
the state of Kansas. conveyed to
The Cherokee nation of Indians by
the United States and now belonging to
said nation. shall be surveyed. under
the direction of the commissioner of
the general land office. in the same
manner as the public lands Of the
United Statee are surveyed. and shall
be by him offered for sale under the
provisions and restrictions of this act.
and all the lands in said tract living
east of the Arkansas river shall be sold
at two dollars per acre, and all lands in
said tract living west of said river shall
be sold at one dollar and fifty cents per
acre. except as hereinafter provided:
Poridcd. That when there is irac-
ton of land less than forty acres. the
same shall be sold with the contigu-
Gus tract, expense of survey to be paid
ont Of the proceeds of said lands in ac-
cordancc with the treaty ofJuly ninth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
SEC. ,. That each person being the
head of family or over tw enty-one
years OF age. who has made bona-iide
settlement ana improvement upon any
portion of said lands. and is now occu-
pying the same, or, iii ease of his or
her death, the heirs of sacli. or. if such
heirs are minors. their guardians for
them. shall be entitled to enter and
purchase the lands so settled upon and
occupied. not exceeding one hundred
and sixty acres. at the price fixed in
the first section of thi, act. payment
for which shall be made at any time (,
within one year from the date of the /
approval by the secretary of the imte- /
nor of the acceptance of the provis- /
ons of this act, as provided for in the |
fifth section hereof: and all persons. |
heads of families or over twenty-one
fears OF age. who may settle upon said +
ands at any time within one year from
he date of the passage of this act. may
the land SO settled upon. not
one hundred and sixty acres.
It the price fixed in the first section of
his act, and shall make payment there
or within one year from the date of
aid settlement: Prociie{. That all
ands not sold under the foregoing pro-
-isions of this section. and all lands
ettled upon but unpaid for at the cX-
'iration of the limitation named in the
orcgoing provisions Of this act. shall.
lnlcss such payment be suspended by
eason of contest or appeal. be sold by
he secretary of the interior. on scaled
ids. after due advertisement. in tracts
ot exceeding one hundred and sixty
cres. and AT not les, than the price
xed in the first section of this act
'roriied further, That proof settle
ient, entry and payment shall be made
I the land office OF the proper district.
uder such regulations as the commits
ioncr Of the general land Office shall
rescribe: Ind procided further. That
ne town site laws shall be, and hereby
re. extended To and made applicable
, said lands, subject to the provisions
+ this act: -ind prorited further.
hat the secretary of the interior may
,use public advertisement 10 be made
t the provisions this act.
SEC. 3. That any Cherokee citizen.
r the heirs at law of such who had
ghts under the Cherokee laws To any
Drtion of said lands. and hose titles
ere valid at the date of the treaty OF ,
-hteen hundred and sixiv-six. and
no may be able 10 establish such va
iity within one year from the date of
e passage of this act. under such !
lies as the secretary of the interior !,
az prescribe, shall receive the pro- /,
eds of the sale of such Identical :
nds. not exceeding one hundred and y
XIV acres. instead OF their being in :,
.sted a. hereinafter provided fer in q