, 1890-02-13
THE PROCLAMATION.
President Harrison Declares the
. ReacrrAtIt,n Oreu.

EhE PkOCL.AMA ATOM
presideat Harrison Declares the
~ Reservation Orep.
WAsHiKaros, Feb. i0.-The president
to-day issued proclamation opening the
Sioux reservation.
Alter setting forth tho provisions of
tho act OF March 2, 1880, the prociama-
ton says: Unsatisfactory proof having
been presented that the acceptance and
consent OF tho different bands OF tho
Sioux nation has been obtained In tho
form required, now, therefore, l, Benja-
min Harrison, president Of the United
States, by virtue Of the power in me
vested, do hereby make known and pro-
claim acceptance of said act by tho
different bands OF the Sioux nation Of
Indians. and thoir consent thereto by
them a. required by the oct. and said
act Is hereby declared TO be In full force
and effect, subject to all tho provisions,
conditions, limitations and restrictions
therein contained.
''All persons will take notice or the
provisions of said act and the conditions
and limitations and restrictions therein
contained, and will be governed accord
ingly.
II Furthermore notify all persons to
particularly observe that by said act
certain tracfs or portions Of the great
reservation Of the Sioux nation In the
territory of Dakota are set apart AZ u
separate and permanent reservation for
the Indians receiving ratipns and annui-
ties at tho respective agencies therein
named; that any Indian receiving and
,s,st f.t A.. a a 4. II
Of the agencies mentioned In this act at
the time tho same shall take elect,
but residing upon any portion
OF said great reservation not included in
either OF tho separate reservations here
in established, may at his option, with
In one year from the time when this act
shall tal<o effect, and within one year af-
tor he has been notified OF his said right
Of option In such manner as tho secre-
tary Of the interior shall direct by re-
cording his election with the proper
agent at the agency to which he belongs,
have the allotment 10 which he would
be otherwise entitled ON one Of said sep
nrate reservations. or upon the land
where such INDIAN may thon reside that
each member OF the Ponca tribe Of In
dians, now occupying n part Of the old
Ponca reservation, shali be entitled to
allotments upon said old Ponca reserva-
fion In quantities US therein set forth,
and when the allotmcnts to the Ponca
tribe Of Indians, and to such other In
dians as allotments are provided for by
this act shall have been made
upon that portion Of said
reservation which is described In the
act, entitled. an act TO extend the north,
ern boundary Of the state Of Nebraska
approved March 2s, 1882, the president
shall, In pursuance OF said act, declare
the Indian title extinguished to all the
lands described In said act, not so
allotted hereunder. Thereupon, all of
said land not so allotted and Included In
said act of March 2S, 1887, shall be open
to settlement, as provided In this act.n
Protection Is guaranteed 10 such In
dians rs may have taken allotments un-
der the provisions ofthe treaty.
tits provided that II any lands in said
great Sioux reservation Is occupied and
used BY nny religious society, at the date
Of said act, for the purpose OF missionary
or educational work among the Indians
not exceeding 100 acres In any one tract,
It shall bc granted to said society, sub
ject to the conditions of tho act.
Ii is therein provided that all lands in
the great Sioux reservation outside of
its separate reservations described in
said act, except American island. Farm
island, and Nisboard island, regarding
which islands special provisions are
made, and sections sixteen. and thirty
six in each county thereof, which are
reserved for school purposes, shall be
disposed Of by the United States to
actual settlers, only under the provis-
ions Of the homestead law, except
section 2,s0i thereof; and, under the
law relating to townsites persons who
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tered upon or made settlement with
the Intent to enter the same
under the homestead or prc-cmption
laws of the United States upon the
Grow Creek and Winnebago reservations,
under the presidents. proclamation Of
peora5y ~ issp ss sss iUs ps,lod Of
the president have tho right to
enter upon said claims and procure title
to them under the homestead or pre-
emption laws of the United States and
TO complete the same as required there
in, and said claims shall for such time
have. the preference over later entries,
provided that the pre-emption claimants
shall reside on the lands for the same
length Of time as the homestead claim
ants under the act. The price TO be paid
for townste entries shall be such as is
required by law In other cases, and shall
be paid into the general fund provided
for by the act,
The proclamation further cites the
reservation from entry or settlement
Of certain lands occupied by school
buildings, agencies, etc. and concludes:
"A warning Is hereby also expressly
given to all persons not to enter or make
q settlement on any tracts of land
especially reserved by tho terms of said
act, or by this proclamation, or any
portion of any tract OF land 10 which
any individual member, either of the
bands OF the great Sioux nation or the
Ponca tribes, shall have a preferred
right under the provisions OF said act,
and further to in no wise, interfere
with the occupancy of any OF said tracts
by any Of said Indians, or in any
manner 10 disturb, molest, or prevent
the peaceful possession OF said tract by
them"
Surveys are required to be made ofthe
lands TO bc restored to the public do
main under the provisions Of said act,
and this, the proclamation sets forth,
will be commenced and executed as early
as possible, The proclamation throws
open to settlement 1900, 900 acres of
land, which Is TO be disposed OF TO set
tiers under the provisions Of the homo
stead law In addition TO the fees, each
settler Is required TO pay for the An
swers to prayers.