The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-07
INDIAN LAND SALE.
Not all of oklahoma to be
Opened.
. boomers who Camp ON the Land
View VIII he Barred in the
Future.

0ASaESSgox, Ma-cA s.-In the conf
sion aftsa'1&1s gps1 the clossnx hoarS "a
Congress she exact nzture and efsssss "a
The amendments made 20 the IaSIza sn.
ss-opssasfoa kilI have not heea clearly nzs-
sfe-siooa. The impression has gained eur
reley that ali tae provisions Of tAe biIa or.
gsnixing she Terxisr-y Of Oklahoma III ef.
feet were eEabodies4 in tAe fnsign snrro-
prAetioa Il Thss Is act the ease. he
zraea2EeEts agreed 10 relate TO seminole
and Cherokee iaads. aud are A. follows.
The suza of si-sla.asa s app-ogrik.ea 4,
T.2y ia TAI the Seminole nsefaa Tor all ths
rights. usse, interest and claims fhey may
have II AID 10 ce-sgSc lands eed 81 bg szs
tTesEy OF iss6. co1saiHing a.ss-, as acres
81 inEs sssa. 81 .s3. sss9 saAli remain In tie
treasury; > per cent. interest shall DC paid
S3f1fa3SuAslg % the fFe&xuFx OF TIE Ia
ton. and s8i2-sss shall BE immediately
available for distribution TAiS spprupri-
AXIOM 10 become operative gySn saae exeessa-
ton hY The duly appointed delegates os
said natio2 Of . release aad conve sauee to
TIE Unised states OF al the right. little. in
seres- and claim oE said nation Of Indians
Ia aud 30 said ian9s, IA manner and forya
satisfactory - the Fresideat of the United
states 10 Is further provided tI1zs sccA
release, conveyance and SxtsHgulShrneat
shah noE inHEe 70 the benes.f or eanse 30
yess IN aay railrod 3csnpany any righs.
title or interest whatever IN or to alsy OF
said lands, and all laws and pxyfs os laws.
50 far a. fhes conflict wstA the soregoassg,
are repealed, except figa;s Of way 4aa
depot grounds
The aznds thus acquired shah Dc part os
Tue public Gomala, two sscsioas II eaea
10 0gnsn1p fp n& reserved for sae use 4fsa
benefit OF public schools % 5e erected
within the limits of said Lands thus ae-
q sstsed, and ali except the school sections
70 81 disposed ef 10 actual settlers under
the homestead law ouly, EXCEPT IS herein
otherwise provided.
And provided further, that any person
who has attempted h1i Tor any cause
faxied % secure title sc fee TO q homestead
nnder the existing iRw, or who had made /
entry under what Is knowsa as the eemmu-
tzfzon provision Of the homestead law. /
snail De qualified 70 make homestead entry
upon sEcn lands
And provided further, that the rights OF
discharged Union soldiers and .
sailors In the late csyti war. as defined aaa 4
described Is the revised statutes. shall not j
be abridged.
And provided further, that each entry /
shsl be ia square form IS nearly as pos I
slhle, aud uo person shall be permitted 10 i
enter more than one gHArterseciaon i
thereof
But until such lands are opened for set.
'iement by proclamation OF the president i
10 person shall be permitted TO elter up0n /
and occupy the same, and no person vio- /
laTing this provision shall even BE- allowed /
70 enter any of said lands O. acquire any /
tights thereon The secretary OF the in-
terror may. after said proclamation and 1
Dot before. permit entry OF said lands for |.
.ownsifes, but no such entry shah embrace
more than one-half section of land. All
he foregoing provisions shall apply 10 aad
regulate the disposal of lsnds acquired
rom the Maskogee or Greek Indians hy
.fe articles OF eession and agreement OF
January i9, 1Ss9.
The presiden, Is authorized TO appoint
Ihree commissioners 70 negotiate with the
-herokees and ali ether Indians owning or
claiming lands lying west Of the .xssh de-
gree OF latitude. lndiar TERRITORY, fthe
Cherokee outlet for eession 20 the United /
states of sll their title. eiaira CT interest /
The commission Is further sntAor!se 10
snpsnit 70 the Cherokee nation . proposi-
loa that said nation shall cede their lands
20 the United States upon the same terms
- 10 payment ss provided In the agree
Inent with the Greeks.
III the Cherokees shall accept. said lands /
shall thereupon become part of the pub
le domain, for the purpose Of such txlspo-
'ifion as is provided. and the president is
authorised, as soon thereafter Is he may
1eeIn advisable. by proclamation. 10 opea
said lands 10 settlement In the same man
ber and 10 the same effect as provided con.
eerning lands acquired from the Creeks
ihe president may. whenever he deems
necessary, create not TO exceed two land Il
embracing the lands which he
may open TO settlement by proclamation
a. herelnhefore provided. aud il empower /
cd 10 locate the Land Offices for the same,
appointing ozAcsrs thereto. in conformity /
10 tne existing laws relating 20 registers 1
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