Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-11

WASHINGTON, August 10.-The fol-
lowing proclamation by the President
was issued to-day:
By the President of the United States of America
"A proclamation:
Whereas, public policy demands that
public domain shall be reserved for the
occupancy of actual settlers in good faith,
and that our people who seek homes
upon such domain shall in nowise be
prevented by any wrongful interference
from the safe and free entry thereon to
which they may be entitled; and
whereas, to secure and MAINTAIN this
benefcent policy a statute was passed by
the Congress of the United States on the
which declared to be unlawful any in
closure of any public lands in any State
or Territory, to any of which land in
cluded within said inclosure the person,
party, association or corporation making
or controlling such inclosure had no
claim or color of title, made or acquired
in good faith, or an asserted right thereto
by or under claim made In good faith,
with view to entry thereofa at the proper
land office, aud which statute
also prohibited any person by force,
threats, intimidation or by any fencing,
inclosure or other unlawful means from
preventing or obstrueting any person
from peaceab'y y entering upon or estab
fishing settlement or residence on any
tract of public land, subject to settle
ment or entry under the public land
laws of the United States, and from pre-
venting or obstructing free passage and
transit over or through the public lands;
and whereas, it is by the fifth section of
said act provided as follows: That the
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such means as shall be necessary to re-
move and destroy any unlawful inclosure
| of any of said lands, and to employ civil
| or military force, as may be necessary,
| for that purpose" and, whereas, it has
been brought to my knowledge that un-
| lawful Enclosures, and such as are pro-
hibited by the terms of the aforesaid stat
ute, exist upon the public domain, and
that actual legal settlement thereon is
prevented and obstructed by such in
closures and by force, threats and intimi-
dation.
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States, do here
by order and direct that any and every
unlawful inclosure of the public lands
maintained by any person, association OF
corporation be Immediately removed
and | do hereby forbid any person, asso-
citation or corporation from preventing OF
obstructiug, by means of such Enclosures
/, or by force, threats or intimidation, any
person entitled thereby from peaceably
entering upon and establishing a settle
ment or residence on any part of sucf
public lands which is subject to entry anC
settlement under the laws of the United
States, and command and require eacl
and every officer of the United State
upon whom the duty is legally devolvet
to cause this order to be obeyed, and al
the provisions of the act of Congress
herein mentioned to be faithfully en-
forced
In testimony whereof | have hereunt
set my hand and caused the seal of tn
United States to be affixed. Done at tn
city of Washington, this, the 7th day @
August, 1885, and OF the independence @
the United States of America the 110tl
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President.
Il. q. BAYARD. Secretary of State.