The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-11
A FENCE CUTTER.
The President Orders that all
Illegal Holders and En-.
closers of Land
Belonging to the Public Do
H,aiu. Shall vacate and Re
move Their Fences.
The Bona Eide settlers Must
Neither be Fenced ont
Nor scared out.
The Day of the Land Grabber
~ RaptdIy Closing Under
Reform Rule.
THE PUBLiU LANDS.
Roma Fidc SETTLERS Rights must be
Respected.

bona fidc settlers Rights must De
Respected.
Washington, ID. c., August l0.--Thc
following proclamation by the Prcsi-
dent was issued to-day!
by the President of the United
States of America. A PRoCLAMA-
TON. WHEREAS, Public policy de.
mands that the public domain shall be
reserved for the occupation of actual
settlers in good faith, and that our
man, shall in nowise be prevented by
any wrongful Interference from the
safe and free entry thereof, to which
they are entitled; and
Whereas, TO secure and maintain
this beniiicent policy statute was
passed by the congress of the United
States, on the 25th day of February, in
the year 1885, which declared to be I'M
lawful any Enclosure of public lands in
any state or territory, to any of which
land, included within said Enclosure.
the person, party, association or cor
poralion making or controlling
such Enclosures, had no claim
or color of title made or
acquired in good faith, or ali asserted
right thereto, by or under claim
made in good faith, with view TO the
entry thereof ut the proper land office,
and which the statute also prohib.
tied any persons, by force, threats, in
timid alton, or by any enclosure or
other unlawful means, from prevent.
ing or obstructing any persons from
pcaceably entering upon or establish
nItEE In IL
tract of public land subject to settle.
ment or entry under the public land
laws of the United States, and
from preventing or obstructing
tree passage and transit over or
through the public lands, and.
WHEREAS, il is by the Fifth section
of the said act provided as follows
That the, president is hereby author
lied to remove and destroy any I'M
lawful enclosure of any of said lands
and TO employ civilians or a military
force AS may be necessary for the
purpose" and,
WHEREAS. it has been brought to
my knowledge that unlawful en-
closures, and such as are pro.
hibited by the terms of the
aforesaid statute, exist upon the
public domain and that actual, legal
settlement thereon is prevented and
obstructed by such enclosures and by
force, threats and intimidation. Now,
therefore, |, Grover Cleveland, presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby
order and direct that any and every
unlawful enclosure of the public lands,
maintained by any person, association
N nnrnnpatinn hn t.nu,AItaNnltr
moved, and do hereby forbid any
person, association or corporation
from preventing or obstiucting by
means of such enclosures, or by force,
threats, or intimidation, any per-
son entitled thereto from peace
ably entering upon and estab-
ishing IA settlement or residence on
any part of such public land which is
subject to entry aud settlement under
the laws ofthe United States. And
command aud require each and every
officer OF the United States, upon
whom the duty is legally devolved, to
cause this order TO be obeyed and all
The provisions of the act of congress
herein mentioned to be faithfully en-
| forced.
In testimony whereof, have here.
unto set my baud and caused
SEAL the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
9TH day of August, 1855, aud of the
Independence of the United States OF
America 10Th.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
BY the president.
4. +. BAYARD,
Secretary of State.