The Globe-republican., 1893-09-01

therefore not subject to entry under the home
stead laws, may b entered as o townsite At the
proper district land once (See section Z3s7.
United States revised siatu,esl
II the town Is Incorporated the entry may Be
made by the corporate authorities thereof
through the mayor or other principal oficer
daily authorized so &c do II the town is not
Incorporated the entry NAV be made by the
Judge OF the county court for the county in
which said town is situated In either case the
entry must be made in trust for the use and
benefit of the occupants thereof according 10
their respective interests
The execution OF such trust as TO the disposal
OF lots and the process of sales is 10 be con-
Quoted under the regulations prescribed By the
territorial laws Acts Of trustees not in accord
ance with such regulations void (See
sections 1851 and 1901. United States revised
StAtutesl
The oficer authorized 70 enter q TOWNSHIP
may make entry at once. or he may initiate an
entry by filing . declaratory statement Of the
purpose Of the inhabitants to make q TOWNSHIP
entry OF the land described
The entry or declara.ory statement shall in
elude only such land as is actually occupied By
the town. and the title TO which is in the United
States and its exterior limits must conform to
the legal subdivisions OF the public lands (See
sections 2SSS and 1853. United States revised
: statuteS)
| The amount OF land that may be entered nm
/ oCE ucluOV u pOpOruOuatc 10 the
/ OF inhabitants-l0O and less than 10 inhabitants
may enter not to exceed 80 acres I'D and less
I than 900 Inhabitants may enter not 10 exceed
/ go acres, and where the inhabitants number
l 1000 and over, an amount not 10 exceed i.2S
acres may be entered. and for each additional
LOO inhabitants, not TO exceed 500 in all, a
further amount OF ~ acres may be allowed
When the number Of inhabitants Of a town is
less than 100 the townsite shall be restricted 10
/ the land actually occupied for town purposes
/ by legal subdivisions tSee section 2SS9, United
| States revised statutes
Where an entry Is made OF less than the max
\ imum quantity OF land allowed for TOWNSHIP
| purposes additional entries may be made of
contiguous tracts occupied for town purposes,
/ which, when added to the previous entry or en-
/ tries, will not exceed 2:6) acres: hut no addi
/ tionsl entry can be allowed which will make
/ the total area exceed the area TO which the
/ town may be entitled by virtue Of its popula-
] ton AT the date OF additional entry. See Sec
| ton OF the act Of March 3 1877, 18th statutes
| S92)
The land must be paid for at the government
| price per acre and proof must be furnished re-
/ lating, first, to municipal occupation Of the
/ land: second. number Of Inhabitants; third, ex.
/ tent and value of town improvements; fourth,
date when land was drst used for townsite pur-
! poses fifth. Official character and authority Of
| officer making entry: sixth. il an Incorporated
| town, proof Of Incorporation. which should be
. certified copy Of the act OF Incorporation, and
| seventh, that majority Of the occupants or
| or owners Of the lots within the town desire
| that such action be taken Thirty days pub
/ LEGATION Of notice of intention to make proof
must be made and proof of publication fur
nished (See section 23ss United States revised
statues.
All surveys for tow nsi,es on said lands shall
contain reservations for parks (of substantially
equal area II more than one park and for
schools and other public purposes embracing in
| the aggregate not less than ten or more than
twenty acres and patents for such reservations
| to be maintained for such purposes will be is
sued to the towns respectively when organized
as municipalities. (See section %, act OF May
2, 1890. 18th Stat 81
In case any Of said lands which may be en-
| tered under the homestead laws by person
who Is entitled TO perfect his title thereto under
such laws are required for townSite purposes.
! the entryman may apply TO the secretary OF
| the interior to purch ise the lands embraced In
| said homestead or any part theref not less than
| q legal subdivision for TOWNSHIP purposes The
| party must file, in the district ONCE with his
| application, plat OF the proposed TOWNSHIP and
evidence Of his qualifications to perfect title
under the homes,el Id law and of his com pliance
| with all the requiem eDtS of the law and the
instructions Hereunder. and MIST deposit with
! the secretary of the interior the sum of 30 per
| acre for all the lands embraced in such town.
| site, except the lands to be donated and MAIN
! tanned for public purposes as mentioned IN the
proceeding paragraph (See section g, act OF
May 2, 1897, 10Th Stat, 9a)
Notice, moreover is hereby given that it is
| by law enacted that no person shall be per-
/ mitted 10 occupy or enter upon any of the
| lands herein referred TO. except in the manner
! prescribed oy this proclamatio0, and an. per-
| son otherwise occupying or entering upon any
| OF said lands shall forfeit all right to acquire
| any of said lands and that the officers OF the
4 ,y,,.
provision
And further notice is hereby given that far n
! land districts have been established in OKLA
| homa territorI. with boundaries as follows:
| Perry district bounded and described fol-
| lows: Beginning at the middle of the main
/ channel OF the Arkansas river. where the same
| is intersected b.: the northern boundary OF Ok
| lahoma territory: thence west 70 the north
| west corner of township 70 north. range west
/ Of the Indian meridian: thence south on the
| range line between ranges and west 10 the
| southwest corner oflot of section 81, township
| - north, range west; thence east TO
| the southeast corner OF lot
| o. section IS, township % north,
| range east; thence south on the range line
! between ranges and east TO the middle OF
/ the main chanrel Of the Cimarron river; thence
down said river in the middle OF the main
/ channel thereof 10 the western boundary OF the
Creek country: thence north 10 the northwest
corner Of the Creek country thence east on
the northern boundary OF said Creek country
/ to the middle Of the main channel OF the Arkan-
/ sas river: thence up said river in the middle OF
/ the main channel thereof 20 the place o. begin
| ming the local land offics OF which viii be To-
| Gated at the town Of Perry, in county p.
| Enid district bounded and described as fol-
/ lows: Beginning at the nor beast corner OF
township % nori b, range west OF Indian me-
! ridiap, thence west 70 tle northwest corner OF
/ township % north range west thence south
! on the range line between ranges and west
70 the southwest corne- OF lot OF section 81,
| township - north r.nge west thence east 10
| the southeast corner OF lot OF section 70
| township % north, range west thence north
| on the range line between ranges and west
to the place of beginning: the loc Il land office
| Of which will be located 81 the town OF Enid, in
| county o
Alva district bounded anc described as FOL-
lows: Beginning At the northeast corner Of
! township 20 north. rang ives, OF the Indian
| meridian; thence west to the northwest corner
Of township - north. racge Is west: thence
| south on the range line between ranges 10 and
II west, TO the southwest corner o: lot OF sec
! ton 81, township - no-tL, range 10 west thence
I east 70 the southeast cor Ter Of lot OF section
| g. township - north, range west; thence