The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-20
NOTICE TO TREsPAssERs-
The President Issues n Prociamat ton Or
.a-s,~ All Tresp.ss-r. - tk. Puhii,

The President Issues n Proclamation Or
derinS All Trespass-rs On the Public
Lands to Immediately vacate.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE follow
Ing proclamation by the President was is
sued yesterday:
By the President of the United States OF
America-A Proclnmat!On: ~.
WHEREAS. Public policy demands that the
public domain shall be reserved for the oc-
cupancy of actual settlers in good faith. and
that our people who seek homes upon such
domain shall in no wise be prevented by any
free entry thereon 70 which they may be-
entitled.
WHEREAS, To secure and maintain this
policy a statute was passed by Congress OF
the United States on February % in the year
1885 which declared to be unlawful any
Enclosure of any public lands in any
cluded in this said feature the person. party.
association or corporation making or con-
trolling such enclosure 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
thereof at the proper land office, and which
statute also prohibited any person by FORCE
threats, intimidation or by any fencing en-
closure or other unlawful means from pre-
venting or instructing any person from
peaceably entering upon or establishing a.
settlement or residence on any tract of pub
lie land subject to settlement or entry under
the public lane law OF the United States. and
from preventing or obstrucrng free passage
and transit over or through the public lands.
WHEREAS, 1t is bY the fifth section of said
act provided as follows: THAT the President
is hereby authorized to take such means "a
shall he necessary to remove and destroy
any unlawful enclosures OF any OF said lands.
and to employ civil or military force rs may
be necessary for that purposes" and
WHEREAS, 1t has been brought TO my
knowledge that unlawful enclosures and
such as are prohibited by the terms of the
aforesaid statute exist apon the public do
main and that actual legal settlement there
on is prevented and INSTRUCTED by such en-
closures and by force, threats and intimida-
ton. Now, therefore.
|. Grover Cleveland. President of the
that any and every unlawful enclosure of
the public lands. maintained by any person.
association or corporation. be Immediately
removed, and do hereby forbid any person.
association or corporation from preventing
or Obstructing by means OF such enclosures
or by force. threats or intimidation any per-
son entitled thereto from pcaceably entering
upon and establishing a settlement or resi-
dence on any part of such land, which
is subject to entry and settlement
under the laws of the United States.
/ command and require each and every Of
ficer of the Tn ted States upon whom the
duty is legally devolved to cause this order
act of Congress herein contained to be faith
fully enforced.
In testimony whereof have hereuntO set
nv hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this eth
day of August, 1885. and of the independence
of the United States of America, the one
hundred and tenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
7. T. BAYARD, Secretary of State.