People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-09-01
CHEROKEE OUTLET
The Presidents. Procla-
nation Opening it to

Settlement.

" congress approved March 3 1893, entitled an
oct making appropriations for current and
contingent expenses, and fulfilling treaty slip
ulst1on with Indian tribes for the fiscal year
ending June 20. lS94, the Cherokee nation OF
Indians by written agreement made on the
nth dy OF May, 1893 has ratified the agree.
Eent Tor tho ceSS.On OF certain lands hereinaf.
ger described as amended by SAID act oil March
:, 1888, and thereby coded, conveyed. trans
Serred reltnquiShed and surrendered all title.
claim and interest OF every sind and charact r
N and to that part Of the Indian territory
bounded On the west by the l0Jth de rec OF
vest longitude; on the north by the state OF
kansas on the east by the ninety sixth az. rec
20 OF vest longitude, and on the south by the
Ereek nation, the territory of Oklahoma and
she Cayenne and Arapahoe reservation Gre
ateo Or defined by executive order dIted Au-
gust 10, 1860:
Provided, That any citizen OF the Cherokee
cation. who, prior TO the LIST day Of November
iSSl, was bona tide resident upon and iurt Ter
nsa. Us farmer and for farming purposes
ihaue permanent aud valuable improvements
Upon any part OF the land so Ceded and who
mss no. diSpo ed OF the same but desires to
occupy the particular lands so improved as a
homestead and for farming purposes, shall
nave the right 10 select One-oi hth OF a section
OF land. TO CONFORM, however to the United
States surveys. such selections 10 embrace as
tar as the above limita lion will admit. such
improvements. The wi lie and Chi dren OF any
such citizen shall have ne same right OF Sc.
lection that is above given to the citizen. and
they sha1 have the preference in maxim /.
Selaetlors 10 take any tlDd Improved by the
husband and father thit he cannot take. until
all OF his Improved land snail be taken and
that any citizen OF the Cherokee nation not a
resident within the land so ceded who prior
10 The Isl day Of November. le9I, had for farm.
lpg purposes, m1do valuable and permanent
improvements upon any OF the land
so eeded shall have the right TO select one.
eighth OF "a section Of land to conform 10 the
unlteu States surveys, such selection 10 en-
brace. as far as the above limitation will ad-
init, such improvements, but the allotments
so provided Tor snail not exceed seventy I'm
IN nnmbeY and the land allotted Shall not ex.
ceed five thousand and six hundred (56OO
acres; and such allOtments Shall be made and
confirmed under such rules and regulations
as Shall be prescribed by the secretary OF the
INTERIOR and when so made and confirmed
shall DC conveyed to the allOttees respectively
Dy the United States in ice simple and from
'Ihn price TO be paid TO the Cherokee nation
tof Che cesSion so made there Shall be de-
duoted the sum OF Sl.4g for elcn acre so taken
In allotment; and provided that d. w.
BUshyhead, having made permanent or val.
uable improvements prior to November l.
1871, slall have the right to remain On the
lands so ceded whether reserved or otherwise,
prior 10 che openln1 OF said lands to pubiJ
settlement but ne shall be required to pay for
such selection, at the same rate per acre as
other settlers, into the treasury OF the United
states IN such manner as the secretary OF the
interior shall direct and
WHERE'S, 1t is provided in section 10 Of the
aiGscsaid act Of con ress, approved March 3
1855. that said lInds, except the portion 10 he
allotted 10 provided in said agreement, shall
upon the payment Of the sum Of 49, 7s6 here N
appropriated, TO be Immediately paid, become
ald be taken to DO and tire ted as a mart of the
proilo domain But in any opening OF the
same 10 settlement sections 10 and So In eacn
township, whether surveyed or unsurveyed.
snail DC and arc hereby reserved Tor the use
ana Denelt Of the public schools to be e,tIb.
&lshai W.tlil the limits o such lands, und
such Jhdlii0ls and regulations "a NAV no
hereafter enacted by congress.
sections Is, II, 10 10, q, -, 90, 81, %, 90 q
% ana tue east half Of sections H. 20 and -, all
10 township numbered y north of ran e mum
otfeu cast Oh the Indian meridian tne SINE
oelng lands reserved by executive order. d tel
july Y, 1884, Tor use Of nd in connection W TN
'lhe ChliOceo Indian industrial school, in the
luolan territory, shall not be subject TO puulic
settlemenL but shall, until the further action
OF congress- continue TO be reserved for the
purposes for which they were set apart in the
salo executive order. And the president of
the United States in any order or proclaim /.
lioh which nc Shall make for the Opening of
toe lanoS Tor settlement, may make such otner
reservations Of land for public PURPOSES "a he
may deem Sc and desirable
Phe president Of the United States Is here
OY authorized, at any time within six month;
alter the approval OF this act and the ac.
'ccp'anoe OF the same by the Cherokee natioa
as horeln provided, by proclaim alton. 10 omen
70 settlement any or all OF the lands not
allotted or reserved In the mlnner proyiaed
~ section j. OF the acs OF congress approved
march : lSe9, entitled An act maxim ap
preparations for the current and contin gcnt
EXPENSES Of the Indian dep lrtment and for
luillllng treaty stipulatiOnS with y.rions
lndlan tribes, for the year ending June 20
issO, ana for other purposes" (25th Uni,el
'HV'tts statutes, pa,e LOO and also sub Get
10 tne provisions OF the act OF tOn gress m
proved May ., 1890 entitled AN act to provide
temporary government for the territory of
Gkiah9ma to enlar5e the Jurisdiction of the
Shlted States court in the Indian territory
anu lot Other purposes also subject to tne
second proylso of section :, the who,e of Sc !.
zion D of the act Of March 3, 1891, entitled An
act making appropriations for the current ex
penses or tae Indian department and for full.
lnlinS treaty stlpuiationS with various tribes
Ior tno year ending June 30, 1892. and or otner
purp SeS, except as TO so much Of said acts
ana sections IS mag conflict with the pro.
'Sisions of this act
E2ch settler Oh tho land so to be opened TO
se.tiellent as aforesaid shall. before receiving a
patent Ior MS homestead. pay TO the Unite
STATES Tor the land so tiken by him. IN nd.
. luton TO the fees provided by law, the sum of
ESQ per acre for any land east of 97k de re IS
VeSt longitude, the sum Of Sl.50 per a re for
Any lana between ~. degrees west longitude
Alu sc,s degrees west longitude aud the 81 n
OF u per acre for any land west Of 49, d..
grees vest longitude, and sh Ill also pay in
tsTest upon the amount SO to DO paid Tor said
lana from the dato Of entry to the dale OF lin II
payment therefor at The rate OF four per
'centum per annum
90 person shall be permitted 10 occupv or
enter upon any of the lands herein referred to.
except in the manner prescribed by the protl.-
nation OF the president Openin; tn sans to
%ctClement and any person otherwise Occupy.
ing or entering upon ans OF the said land, sh vi
forfeit the II bit to acquire any of said lands
Tho secretary of the interior shall. un or the
g direction OF the president, prescribe rules and
Tegolations. not inconsistent with this act Tor
clse occup ltion and settlement OF said lands
10 ineorl orIte in the proclamation Of the
president which shall bc issued at least twenty
days DO ore the time fixed for the opening OF
SAID lands; and
WHEREAS, BY O written agreement m lde on
she list day Of October. 1891, the Tonk AVA
sriOe OF Indians in the territory OF 0kahomA
'ceded. conveyed and forever relinQu shed 10
the United States ali their right title claim
ana interest OF every kind and character in
anf TO the lands particularly described in arti-
Gle OF the agreement, provided that the
auctments OF land 10 said Tonkawa tribe Of
4ndl ms therefore made, or 10 be made under
SAID agreement and the proVis ons of the en-
efal allotment act approved February 8 1887,
ana on oct amendatory thereof, approved Fob
irtlary q, 1891, shall be confirmed, and provide
that in all cases where The allottee his died
since land has been set OF and scheduled to
such person, the llw OF descent and partition
IN force in Oklahoma territory shall apply
thereto. existing law to the contrary nO.Witl-
standing; and
WHEREAS. By o certain other agreement
with the Pawnee tribe OF Indians in said terri
tory. mlde on the I'd day OF November. lSJs
said tribe oeded, conveyed. released relin-
Quished and surrendered to the United Stat S
Ill its title, claim and interest OF every kind
aud character in and 20 the lands particular 1T
described in article Of the reement.
Provided That the abOtments made or to be
made ia said indians in the manner and sub.
lect 10 tho conditions contained in said agree
tneni Shall be confirmed: and
L l. ovid 81 IN. o.Ne. q