The Globe-republican., 1893-09-01

ing four ac,es reserved for the site OF
courthouse. to be designated by lot and
block upon the official plat OF survey OF
said reservation for county seat pur'
poses hereafter TO be issued by the com.
missioner of the general land Office.
said reservation to be additional to the
reservations for parks. schools and
other public purposes required to be
made by section 90. of the act OF May
2. 1890.
For county L, the southwest quarter
of section 1, and the southeast quarter
of section 2, township % north. range
8 west, of the Indian meridian. except
ing four acres reserved for the site OF
courthouse. See regulations for Coun-
ty K.
For county NJ. the south half of the
northeast quarter and the north half OF
the southeast quarter of section % and
the south half of the northwest quarter
and the north half of the southwest
quarter of section "a, township q
north, range IA west, of the Indian
meridian, excepting one acre reserved
for government use for the site of
land office and four acres to be reserved
for the site of a courthouse.
For county n. the south half of sec
ton 25, township % north. range 81
west Of the Indian meridian, excepting
one acre reserved for government use
for the site of land Office, and four
acres to be preserved for the site OF
courthouse.
For county o. the southeast quarter
of section Z and the southwest quarter
of section s township % north. range
west Of the Indian meridian, excepting
one acre reserved for government use
for the site of land Office. and four
four acres to be reserved for the site of
a courthouse.
For county P, the northeast quar-
ter of section % and the northwest
quarter of section 49, township 81 north,
range l west of the Indian meridian,
excepting one acre reserved for govern
ment use for the site of land Office
and four acres reserved for site OF a
courthouse.
For county Q the southeast quar-
ter of section 81. the west half of the
southwest quarter of section 81, town.
ship % north, range 5east, lot of sec
ton and lot l of section 8. township
q north. range ) east of the Indian
meridian. excepting four acres reserved
for the site of courthouse
Whereas, 1t is provided by act of con-
gress for temporary government Of Ok
lahoma, approved May ,, 1898. section
20, statutes. page %, that there shall
be reserved public highways between
each section of land in said territory.
the section lines being the center of
said highways, but no deduction shall
be made where cash payments are pro-
vided for to the amount to be paid for
each quarter section of land by reason
of such reservations, and
Whereas. All the terms and condi.
lions required by said agreements made
with said nation and tribes of Indians
and by the laws relating thereto, pre-
cedent to opening said lands to settle
ment. have been, as l hereby declare.
complied with. now. therefore. l,
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States. by virtue of the power
in me vested by the statutes hereinbe-
fore mentioned, and by the laws Of the
agreements, do hereby declare and
make known that all the lands ac-
uuirei from the Cherokee nation of In
dams. the Tonkawa tribe of Indians
and the Pawnee tribe of Indians by
the three several agreements aforesaid,
will, at the hour of l. o'clock, noon
central standard time), Saturday, the
10th day of the month of September,
A. D. 1898. and not before then, open
to settlement under the terms OF and
subject to ali the conditions, limita-
tions, reservations and restrictions con.
tanned in said agreements, the statutes
above specified, the laws of the United
States applicable thereto and the con.
ditions prescribed by this proclamation,
saving and excepting lands described
and identified as follows. to-wit:
Here follows description of the
lands set apart for the Usage and Kan
sas Indians. the confederated Otoe and
/ Missouri tribes. the government land
offices and other excepted lands.
Said lands so to be opened as herein
proclaimed shall be entered upon and
occupied only in the manner and under
| the provisions following, to wit:
| Regulations for Settlement.
| A strip Of land 10 feet in width around and
| Immediately within the outer boundaries Of the
entire tract Of country to be opened to settle.
ment under this proclamation Is hereby tenn.
| porarily set apart for the following purposes
and uses, viz: Said strip, the inner boundary
| Of which shall be 100 feet from the exterior
bouniarv OF the country known - The C1ero-
kee outlet shall be open to occupancy In ad-
| vance OF the day and hour named for the open.
| ing OF said country by persons expecting and
| intending TO make settlement pursuant to this
proclamation Such occupancy shall not be
regarded as t-espass. or in violation OF the
| proclamation, or Of the law under which Il Is
made: nor shall any settlement rights Be
gained thereby.
The comm ssioper Of the general land ONCE
shall, under the direction OF the secretary Of
the interior, establish on said l0c-foot strip
| booths to be located As follows:
One in township . north, range east; one
In township . north, range west; one in
township % north range west; one in town
ship g north, range west; one in township q
north, range IL west: one in township % north,
range east one in township - north, range
II l.