Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-11
rlir rnEspnNr's rnocr NmArloN.

WArulNGroN, Aug. 0.--rhc following
proclamation by the president was issued
to-day;
ly the President OF tho unltcd States
- America Proclamation,
Whereas, the public policy demands
that the phblic domain shall be reserved
for the occupancy Of actual settlers ia
good faith, and that our people who oc-
cupy homes upon such domain shall ia
nowisc be prevented by amy wrongful IN
reference from the safe aud free entry
thereon 10 which they are entitled;
And, whereas, 60 secure aud maintain
this beneficial policy statute was passed
10y the congress of the United States ON
tho 10Th day OF February, Ia the year
1883, which declared 60 bc unlawful any
Enclosure OF public lands In any state or
territory, to any OF which land Included
within said Enclosure the person, party,
association on corporation making on
controlling lnclosnrc 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 u View Ia ontry thereof at
the proper land Office; and which
statute also prohibited any person by
forces, llTcats, intimidation, OF by amy
fencing, inclosnre or other unlawful
means, from preventing or ohstructing
any persons from peaceahly entering upon
or establishing settlement cor residence
on any tract of the public land subject Ia
settlement or entry under the public land
laws of the United States, and from pre-
venting or obstructing free passage and
transit over or through by the public aud
Whereas, II Is by the nth section Of The
said act provided as fOllowss
"Ghatthc Presidents hereby authorized
To remove aud destroyany unlawful inclos-
ure on any OF said lands, ana 70 employ
civil or military force as may be- nCcch-
sary Tor the pnrposc:r aud
whereas, II has been brought 10 my
knowledge that unlawful Enclosures, such
as are prohibited by the aforesaid statute,
exist upon the public domain and that
actual legal settlement thereon Is pre-
vented and obstructh by such Enclosures
and by force, threats and intimidation;
now,
Therefore, |, Grover Cloyelnnd, prcsi-
dent Of the United States, do hereby or
der and direct that any aud every unlaM-
inl Enclosure of the public lands main
alHed by any person, association or cor
F'ihiA'if ~ lillnihiNNlN lfttloNfNt unu
do hereby forbid any person, association
or corporation from preventing or OH
structing by means of such Enclosures or
by force, threats or intimidation, any per-
son entitled thereto from peace
fully entering upon md IS
settlement or residence
ON any part Of such public land,
which Is subject 10 entry settlement un-
der the laws Of the United States; and
command and require each aud every
officer Of the United States upon whom
the duty Is legally involved 10 cause this
order 10 be obeyed and ail the provisions
VI the act Of congress herein mentioned
70 be faithfully enforced.
In testimony whereof have hcreunto
SCI my hand aud caused the seal OF The
United States 10 be affixed at the city Of
this, the 9TH day Of August,
ss5, Of the Independence Of the United
states Of America the one hundred mud
cnti. GROyEg CbryEfANb.
iiy The president
T. y. BArAnD, Secretary % stats.
THE WHITE IfOtisE s,Io.Ieft