Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-02-13
THE RESERVE OPENED.
TEXT OF PRESIDENT HARRIsON's
PROCLAMATION.

The Limitations or the New Land Open
to Settlement Set Out and Vested Rights
Protected-Two New Land Districts Pro-
yided For.
The president on the 10th issued the
proclamation opening the Sioux reserva-
tion. After setting forth the provisions of
the act of March 2, 1889, the proclamation
says that satisfactory proof having been
pr, sented that the acc ptance and consent
BY the different bands OF the Sioux nation
were obtained in the form requirei:
Now, therefore, II Ben iaiaizi Harrison, presi-
dent Of the United States, by virtue Of the
power vested In me- do llersoy make known
and proclaim tho acceptance of said act by the
different binds of the Sioux nation Of Indians,
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be in full force and effect. subject to all pro-
visions, conditions, limitations hnd restrictions
tice Of the pros isions of said act and the
conditions, limitations and restrictions therein
contained aud be governed accordingly.
Il furthermore notify all persons 70 partic-
ularly observe that by said act certain trscts
or portions of the great reservation of the
Sioux nation in the territory of pakota
are set apart us separate and permanent res
ervations for Indians receiving rations and
nnnuities at the respective agencies therein
named.
THAT any Indian receiving and entitled
to rations and annu ties at either OF
the agencies mentioned In this act ut tire time
any portion OF said great reservation not in
cluded In either of the separate reservations
herein established may, at hts option within
one year from the time when this act shall
take effect, and within one year after having
been notified of his fatd right of option In such
manner as the secretary OF the interior shall
proper agent at the agency to which he belongs,
have an allotment to which he would be other
wise entitled upon one of the said separate res
ervations upon the land where such Indians
may then reside.
THAT each member of the Ponca tribe Of In
dians now occupying g ps;., par, 1f y the 9la p.nsa
upon said old Ponca reservation. in the guam
tity as therein set forth, and when allotments
other Indians as allotments are provided for
by this act, shall have been made
upon that portion Of said reservation
titled An act to extend the northern boundary
of the state of Nebraska approved March %.
1882 tho president shall, In pursuance of said
lands described ini said act not SO allotted here
under, and thereupon I'll of said land not SO al
loted and included in said act of March .S,
1882, shall be open to settlement as provided IN
this act.
protection is guaranteed to such Indians
as may h we taken allotments either within or
without said separate reservations under the
provisions of the treaty with the great ionx
nation. concluded April %, 1883 and provision
is made in said act for the release of all title
on the part of said Indians receiving rations
each separate reservation to the lands de-
scribed in each of the separate reservations,
and to confirm in the Indians entitled to re-
ceive rations at each said separate reservation,
respectively, their separate and exclusive use
and benefit to all title and interest Of every
name and nature secured to the different bands
of the Sioux nation by said treaty Of April 90
1858; and said release shall not affect the title
of any individual Indian to his sep rate reser-
| yation, nor any agreement heretofore made
| with the Chicago. Milwaukee q St. Paul Rail-
| road company or Dakota Central Railroad COM
| any
"fi is therein provided that il any land in the
| said great Sioux ersation is occupied and
used by any religious society at the date OF said
act for the purpose of missionary or educational
work among the same. not exec ed ng 160 acres
in tho tract. sh II be granted to said society,
subject to the conditions and limitations act.
"It is therein provided that all lands in the
| greet Sioux reservation outside the separate
reservations described in the said act, except
the American island, Form island and Niobrara,
regarding which islands special provisions
made. and sections III and 81 in cns h
county thereof (which reserved for
school pupposes) stall be disposed of by tho
| United States, upon the terms, at the price and
| in the manner tnerein set forth, to actual set
| tiers only. under the provisions Of tho home
| stead law Except section zaI thereof and
| under the law refating to townsites. Persons
who, In good faith and being legally entitled to
| do SO, entered upon or made settlements with
| stead pre-emption laws of tho United
| States upon the Crow Crock end
| Winnebago reservations under the presi-
dents proclamation of February 81 1875,
| sh all, for the period of n nety days after II
| proclamation of the pr sident have right to
| fe-cntcr upon said claims and procure title
| therel under the hom stead or pr -emptien
| laws OF the United States, and complete the
| same required therein and said claims hall
for such time Enye preference over later entries.
| Provided. that tne presumption claimants shall
! reside on their land the same length of time
before procuring title as the homestead claim
ants under the act. The price TO be paid for
| town site en- ries shall be the same as is
| quired by law in other cases, and shall be
paid into the general fund provided for by the
act"
| The proclamation further cites the reserva-
| tion from entry or settlement of the land occu-
| Lower Brule and Cheyenne River agencies and
also q tract OF land situated in Nebraska, be-
| ginning at point on the boundary line between
tween ranges ii and Is, west 9Th principal
| meridian, in Dakota, intersects the boundary
| line; thence east along said boundary line five
| mi es thence due south five milcs thence due
| west ten miles thence due nor b to said bound
| ary lin J; thence due east along said boundary
line to the place of beginning The same is
| continued in state OF reservation so long as it
| may be needed for the use and protection OF
Indians receiving rations and annuities at Pine
| Ridge agency.
| hereby also expressly given to all persons not
| to enter to make settlement upon any tracts of
! act. or by this proclamation or any portion Of
| any tract of land to which any individual mem
| ber, either of the bands OF the great Sioux
| right under the provisions Of said act ; and.
with the occupancy Of any said
| tracts by any of the said indians, or in
| any manner to disturb. molest or prevent q
| peaceful possession of said tracts by them.
| The surveys required to be made of the lands
/ to be restored to the public domain under the
1 provisions Of said act. and in this proclamation
(, set forth, will be commenced and executed as
| early as possible.
| The proclamation throws open to settlement
| 5000 900 acres of land, which will be disposed
J of to settl RS under the proyiaions Of the
| home stead law. In addition to thu fets each
| settler will be required to pay &I25 per acre.
| and upon full payment of the money will be en-
titled to patent.
Two New Land Districts.
4 An executive order was issued on the 10th
4 fixing the boundary lines of the two land dis
| tricts in the newly eeded Sioux reservation ii
| South Dakota. The location of the land office
| of the northern district will be at Pierre. and
that of the southern district at Chamberlain.
Registers and receivers will be appointed at
once and two clerks from the land office
| will be sent to the new off1ces with the neces-
| sary blanks and papers 10 carry on public busi-
ness. All that portion of the newly cedod
| land south of the forty third parallel Of lati-
tude is added to the O'Nein land dis
trict of Nebraska. The lines of the Black Hills,
Huron and Mitchell land districts will be
| changed to conform TO the lines OF the
new districts. Indian Inspector Armstrong
/ has lefS Washington for the Sioux reservation.
| 1t will be his special duty to see that none Of
the settlers who enter the reservation under The
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