The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-28
OKLAHOMA LANDS.

Proclamation Opening Them to Settlers
and After the 22d Of April.
WASHINGTON. March 27-The President
to-day issued the following proclamation,
opening the Oklahoma lands:
Whereas, Pursuant to Section of the act OF
Congress approved March 3, 1885, entitled " An
act making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian department.
and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with vari
Gus Indian tribes, for the year ending June 80.
1886, and for other purposes" certain articles
of cession and agreement, the 10th day OF
January. in the year OF our Lord, 1889, by and
between the United States OF America and the
Muscogee Tor Creek nation OF Indians. whereby
the said Musc0gee Tor Creek nation OF Indians,
for the consideration therein mentioned, ceded
and granted to the United states, without reser-
vation condition, full and complete title to
the entire western half of the domain of the said
MuscOgee Tor Creek nation In the Indian Terri
tory lying west of the division line surveyed and
established under the treaty with said nation
dated the 14th day of June, 1866, and also
granted and released to the United States all and
every claim, state right or interest OF any and
every description in and TO any and all land and
territory whatever, except so much OF the former
domain Of said Muscogee tor Creek nation as
lies east of said line Of division surveyed and
tablshed as aforesaid, and then used and occu-
pied as the home OF said nation, and which arti-
cles of cession and agreement were duly ac-
cepted ratified and confirmed by said Muscogee
Tor Creek nation of Indians by act of its council
approved on the 31st day Of January. 1889, and
proved March 1, 1889; and
Whereas, BY Section IL of the act entitled "An
act making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian department,
and for fulfilling treaty stipuiations with various
Indian tribes for the year ending June 80 1890,
a asse. i y sum of money was appropTiated TO pay
in full the Seminole nation OF Indians for all the
right, title. interest and claim which said nation
ceded by Article 8 Of the treaty between the
United States and said nation OF Indians. con-
cluded June IA, 1865, and proclaimed August
16 1866, said appropriation I'd become oper-
ative upon the execution. by the duly appointed
delegates of said nation, specially empowered 70
States of all right, title. interest and claim OF
said nation of Indians in and TO said lands, in
manner and form satisfactory TO the President
of the United states; and
Whereas, Said release and conveyance, bearing
date the 18th OF March, 1889, has been duly and
fully executed, approved and delivered; and
Whereas, Section IA of the act last aforesaid.
relating TO said lands. provides as follows:
.Section Ii That the lands acquired by the
United States under said agreement shall he a
part of the public domain, 10 be disposed OF only
as herein provided, and Sections 10 and SO OF
each township. whether surveyed or unsurveyed,
are hereby reserved for the use and benefit of the
public schools TO be established within the limits
OF said lands, under such conditions and regllla-
tons may be hereafter enacted by Congress.
That the lands acquired by conveyance from the
Seminole Indians hereunder, except the 10th
and Seth sections, shall be disposed OF to actual
settlers under the homestead laws, only except
23O1 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply,
and provided further that any person who. hav-
ing attempted 10, but for any cause failed to
secure title in fee 10 homestead
under existing laws, or who made entry under
what is known as the commuted provision OF the
homestead laws, shall be qualified 10 make a
homestead entry upon said lands: and provided
further, that the rights OF honorably discharged
Union soldiers and sailors In the late civil war.
! as defined and described I'm Sections 2304 and
23O5, OF the Revised Statutes, shall not he
abridged; and provided further, that each entry
4 shall be In square form nearly as practicable.
| and no person be permitted TO enter more than
| one-quarter section thereof But until saidlands
/ are opened for settlement by proclamation ofthe
President, no person shall be permitted TO enter
| upon and occupy the same, and no person violat-
ing this provision shall ever be permitted 10 en-
ter on said lands acquire any right thereto.
/ The Secretary Of the Interior may, after said
| proflamation, and not before, permit