The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-08-20
THE FENCES FINALLY TO GO.
For President Clereland Publicly Proclain,s
to this Effect.

For President Cteretand Publicly Proctotnts
to this Effect.
The following proclamation has been is
sued by the president:
WHEREAS, Public policy demands that
public domain shall be reserved for occu-
pancy of settlers in good faith, and hat
our people who seek homes upon such do
main shall in no wise be prevented by any
wrongful interference from the safe and free
entry thereon to which they may be en-
titled; and
WHEREAS, To secure and maintain this
beneficient policy a statute was passed by
the congress of the United States, on the
25th day OF February in the yea 1885,
which declared to be unlawful all Enclosures
OF any public lands, in any state or terri
tory, to any OF which land included within
the i%nclosure, the person., party, a~ssocia-
ton or corporation making or controlling
such enclosure, had nc 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 a view to entry
thereof at the proper Land office, and which
statute also prohibited any person by force,
threats, intimidation, or by fencing enclos-
ures or other Unlawful means, from pre-
venting or obstructing any person from
peacefully entering upon or establishing n
settlement or residence on any tract OF
public and subject to settlement or entry
the public Ian laws OF the United States,
and from preventing or obstructing free
passage n transit over or through the
public lands, and
WHEREAS, 1t is by the fifth section Of
said act provided as follows: "That the
president is hereby authority to take such
means as shall be necessary to remove and
destroy any Unlawful enclosure OF any Of
said lands, and to employ such civil or
military force as nay be necessary for hat
purpose, and
WHEREAS, 1t has been brought to my
knowledge that unlawful enclosures and
such as are prohibited by the aforesaid
statute exist upon the public domain, and
that actual legal settlement thereon is pre-
vented 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 un-
lawful Enclosure OF public lands, maintained
by any person, association or corporation
be immediately removed, and I do hereby
forbid any person, association or corpora-
ton from preventing or obstructing by
means OF such Enclosure or by force. threats
or intimidation, any person entitled thereto
rom peaceaoiy entering upon and estab-
fishing a settlement or residence ON anv
part OF such public land which is subject to
entry and settlement under the laws OF the
United States.
And l command and require each and
every officer OF the United States upon
whom the duty is legally developed to cause
this order to be obeyed, and ali provisions
OF the act OF congress therein mentioned TO
be faithfully enforced.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Done in the city of Washington this
seventh day OF August, 1885, and of the
independence OF the United States OF Amer.
lea the one hundred and tenth.
(Signed) GROVER C~LEyE1.Sp
President.