The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-05

PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS Pursuan. 10 section eight ot the
act ~ Congress approved March thiri. eighteen
hundred and eighty nye. entitled An Act max
ing appropriations for she current and conrin.
gent expenses % the Ind an Department. and
for fulfilling treaty >fipulafions with various
Indian irlbe> for tho year ending June
thirtieih. eighteen hundred and eighty ~is, and
for other purposes. certain articles OF cession
and asrcemcui were made and con
cluded at The city Of Washington
on The nineteenth day Of January. IN the
year ~ our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty
nine. nv and between the United States OF
America and the MuSccgee tor Creek Nation
Of Indians. whereby the said Mnscosce tot
Creek Nation IL Indians. for the consideration
therein ment4 cnet. ceted and granted 70 the
United States. without reservation or condi-
ton. full and complete title 10 the entire west
ern hall Of the domain 81 the said Mu~co<ee lor
Creek Nation. IN the indian Territory. lying
west 81 the division line surveyed and estab-
lashed under the treaty with sad nation. dated
the fourteenth day Of June. eighteen
hundred ara sixty--ix. and also grant
ell and released 70 the United States
all and every claim. estate. right
or interest ~ every description ia and % any
and AL land arl territory Whatever. excep; 80
much Of the former domain 81 said Nuscogee
Tor Creek Nation As lies east o. said line 81
div sion surveyed and e-tabll >nrd A. aforesaid.
and thea used and occupied a. the home Of said
nation. and which articles ~ crssi0n and agree
meat were duly accepfct. ratified and confirmed
py sad Nn~cosee ,or Creek Nation cf Indians
hy act 81 IL Council. approved on The thirty
nrss day 81 January. eighteen hundred and
eigh;y-uine. and me United states ~ ACT 81
Congress approves March hrst. eighteen hun
drrd and eisnt, nine: and
VINE EAS- By section twelve D, the act en-
titled An ACT making appropriations Tor the
curren; ana contingent expenses q the Indian
Department AMI for fulfilling treaty surula-
tons with various Indian tribes, for the year
erling June 'hr;ieth. eighteen hundred and
ninety. snc for cthe- purposes. approved
March second. eighteen hurdrrd and eighty
nine. \ sum 81 money w1s APPROPRIATED TO paw
IA fail the seminole Nation o. Indians ;or ali
the right. title. interest and claim which said
nation o. Indians might hayc in and 20 GER
tain lands coded - article three o. the
treaty between fhc United States
aud SAID nation o. Indians. concluded
June fourteenth. clrhtcen hundred and sixty
SIX. 1nd proclaimed August sixteenth eighteen
hundred ana s.xtysx. sa.t appropriation % he
COME operative upon The execution hy tho duly
appointed Delegates ~ SAID nation. specially
empowered 70 40 80, % . release and convey
arce 10 the United States N all right. little. in-
tercsr and claim of sltf nation of Iaiians. IN
and - sara lands IN manner AMI form. salts
factory 70 the President o. tie Cnsted States 4.
and
WHEREAS. Said release and conveyance
bearing dare tie sixteenth day ar March. eight
cen hundred and eighty nine. has been duly
and feiiy executed, approved and dei.yeFct:
ana
WHEREAS. Section thirteen o, tho net last
aforesaid. relating 70 said lands. provides
- follows. section - T'.at the
lands acquired ~ the United states
under said agreement shall be a rart -
the pubic domain. 10 b. disposed Of only
- r.rntm ~-nrafnI MrH Enn~tou- "a aud ri
OF Teach township whether surveyed or u1sur
4, viewed. are hereby reserved for the use and
b-nent 81 the public schools 10 be established
within the limits " SAID lands ruder such con-
ditions ami regulations ~ may ne hereafter
enacted ~ Congress That the
Lands acquired by conveyance from the sem
mole Indians hereunder. except the sixteenth
and thirty sixth secfions. shall - disposed 0'
to actual settlers under the homestead
Laws only. except a. herein other
wise provided Except thai section -3tl
OF the Revised statutes shall not apply: and,
provided further, Tnat any person who. HAVING
attempted ~. but for any cause failed 10 secure
4 title in Tee 10 . homestead under existing
laws or who made entry under What f. knoNu
a. the Commuted Provision o, the homestead
laws. shall be qualified 20 make . Homestead
entry upon sad Lands. and. provided further
That the rights o. ~honcrably discharged Cnior
soldiers and sailors in the late civil war. as de
fncd and described ia sections sDl and sN5 p
the Revised statutes. shall not be abridged
and. provided further. That each entry
shall b. in square form. a. nearly as prac'
ticabie. and no person be permitted 10 enfe'
more than one-cnarter section thereof Bu
until said lands are opened for settlement b,
proclamation o. the Pres deri. no person shall
b. permitted to enter upon and occupy tn
same. and no person vi0lat NJ this provisior
shah ever - permitted % enter any Of sais
lands or acquire any igat thereto. Tn
$50 So. Nuau~4n~ Alta
said proclarnaton.an not before. permit entri
! 81 aid lands FOR town sites under sections -
and @ss of the Revised Statutes. but no sucf
: entry shall embrace more than ons-hai'
] section of land That III me forexo "a
provisions with reference - lands y p,
acquired from the Seminole Iniian~
Including the prorisionS pertaining u
forfeiture. shall apply ~ and regulate thy Al
rosal OF the lands acquired from the Nnscoge
I. lor Creek Indians hy articles ~ cc~>ion m
: agreement made anil cone udel Al the CHS 2
\ wash.rgt9n. on the nineteenth DAY ~ January
In the year of cur Lori eighteen hundred an
p \ rhfE-nine."
. Vow. therefore. T. Brriam n Harrison. Pres
I. dent 81 the United states. hy virtue of IN
I power Ia rae vested Nv sand act 81 Congress MI
Z proved March second. eighteen hundred an
cirhty-nine. aforesaid. 40 hereby declare nm
4 make kn0wn; That - much % ~
" Lands e. Aforesaid acquired from o. cor
~ y F" 49, - tfM ~
ton or Indians. and from or by N
!, seminole Nation of Indians. respectively. a. 4
I con.ainei with n the follow ing described bour
! da1es. viz. BEGINNING a. a point where n
degree Of longitude ninety-elght west frCr
I. Greenwich. A. surveyed in the years eightee
= hundred ard rfty-eighi and eighteen hundre
2 and seventy one. intcrsect- The Canadian river
thence north along and With sAh degree TO
\ 20 nt where he same intersects the Cimarro
/. RIVER thence w said river. along the right han
!. thereof 70 . point where the same j. int
\ sectei hy the south lire 81 What - known q
, the Cherokee lands. lying west of the Afkan-s
= RIVER OF. ns The Cherokee Outlet sal
line beng the north line of the land
ceded ~ the Muscogee sor crcei
Nation ~ Indians 70 the units
N States by the treaty % June fourteenth. eigh
r. cen hundred and sixty-s x thence east alor
said line - = point where the same intrr>sc
the west line ~ the inris go apart as . rcserv
!, tion for the rawnce Indians ~ act ~ ConEre'
approved April tenth. eighteen hundfcd ~
y srvrufys xii. beng the range line betwe'
y ranges four and i've east 81 The Indian me
dian. thencc south on said line 20 . Dol
4 where thr sane intersect- the middle % y
"A main channel 81 the marion river. thence
~ sail river along the middle ~ the main cha