The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-13
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Washiugton News

wAsmSoroS, Aug, 20 Tho irlok-
ing pfoclsmntion by thr PRESIDENT waa
lssund -ds,;
By the President OF tn United strio' a
America. - Pr0olauntloui
WHEREAS, Pablo palsy demand"
that tho public domain shall va ro'
served for tho occupancy OF
gctusl settlers In GOOD taitu, npd
that our people VINO seok homes
upon such domslu shall, 10 no wise,
be prevented by wrongful inteIler-
enc8 from tho iroH and sale entry
thereon, 70 which they are entitled
and,
WHEREAS, To secure aud maintain
this beneficial policy statute waa
passed by tho Congress ol
The Usitod Staios on tho
25th day al February, in tho
year 1880, which declared 10
be unlawful any inclosure OF public
lands in any Sta 0 ar Territory, To any
OF which land Included within suir
inclosure the person, party, aNsorla'
ton on corporation making or con-
trolling sucn Enclosure had no claim,
or color OF tile, made or acquired In
good faith, or an asserted right thereto
faith, with view Ia ontrY Jhereui at
the proper land ufliie; and which the
statute also prohibited any persons by
force, threats, intimidation or by
any foncing, inriosure, or other
unlawful means, nom preventing
OF obstructirg any persons from
peacoebly entering upon or establish
ing settlement or residence on any
tract of public land subject TO settle
ment or entrv under the public land
laws OF tho United States, and from
preventing or obstructing tree passage
and transit over or through tho public
lands; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is b. the iiflh section
OF tho SAID act provided as follows:
"Thst the president is hereby author
lied t9 remove and destroy any unla'Y-
full enclosure OF any said lands, and to
employ civil or military force as may
be necessary tor tho purposes" and,
WHEREAS, IL has been brought 10
my knowledge thgg unlawful en-
closures ana such as are
Prohibited by the terms OF the aiore-
said statute exist upon tho pubic 90,
main, and that actual legal settlement
thereon Is prevented and obstructed
by such enclosures AND by force,
threats and intimidation; now,
Therefore, !, Grover Cleveland,
president OF the United States, do
hereby order and direct that any and
every unlB " full enclosure of the pub
lie lands, maiutaiBed by amy person,
association or corporation, be i'm
mediGtelv removed, ara | 60 hereby
forbid any person, association cr cor
poration from preventing or
obstruCting by means OF
such enclosures or Ivy force,
threats or intimIdatlons, any person
entitled thereto, into pc tceaOiy enter-
ing upon and establishing 4 sevtlement
or residence upon aDy such part OF
public land wHich is subjscJ to entry
and settlement aNGer tie laws Of tho
United States.
And / command and require each
and every officer OF tho United States
upon whom the duty has legally de-
volved TO cause this order to be obeyed,
and ell tho provisions of tho acJ OF
Congress herein mentioned to be- faith
fully enforced.
In testimony Whereof L
have nereuntO set my
hand and caused Che seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
18th day OF August, in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty five, and OF tae Independence
OF the United States of America, The
one hundred and tenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the president: 2 f.. BAYARD, 70
Secretary OF State.