The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-21
NOTICE TO TRespAsseRs.

me President Issues . 1roefnPzssaoo Or
asring All Tresp~ss-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 PrOclamat on:
WHEREAS. Public policy demands that the
public domain shall be reserved for the &C.
cupancy OF actual settlers in good faith. ana
that our people who seek homes upon such
domain shall in no wise be prevented BY any
wrongful; interference from the safe and
free entry thereon to- which they may b
entitled.
WHEREAS. 10 secure and maintain this
poIcy STATURE was passed BY Congress OF
1881. which declared to be unlawful any
Enclosure OF any public lands in any
State or Territory to any OF which la2d in
cludod 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 ONCE. and which
statute also prohibited any person by force..
closure or other unlawful means from pre-
venting or instruct.ng any person from
peaceably entering upon or establishing o.
lie land subject to settlement or entry under
the public land law OF the United States. and
from preventing or obstructing free passage ;
and transit over or through the public lands.
WHEREAS. 1t is by the fifth section of said
act provided rs follows:- THAT the President
is hereby authorized to take such means IA
shall be necessary to remove and destroy
any unlawful enclosures OF any OF said lands.
and to employ civil or military force as may
be necessary for that purposes" aud
WHEREAS, II 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.
l. Grover Cleveland. President of the
United States. do hereby order and direct
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 peacefully entering
upon and establishing settlement or resi-
dence on any part Of such land. which
IL subject to entry and settlement
under the laws OF the United States.
command and require each and every Of
duty is legally devOlved to cause this order
to be Obev ed and al! thu provisions of tho.
act of Congress herein contained to be faith
fully enforced
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my 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 CLKvELAND.
T. 7. BAYARD. Secretary of State.