The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-05-23

] have been made TO tho Indians OF such
reservation. and prior to the opening
/ Of such reservation to settlement
and.
Whereas. All the terms. conditions
and considerations required by said
/ agreement made with said tribes Of In
diaus and 10y the laws relating there
to, precedent TO opening said lands to
settlement have been, as / hereby de-.
clare. complied with.
Now, therefore, !, Grover Cleveland,
president Of the United states. by vir
tue Of the power in me vested by the
statutes hereinbeiore mentioned, and
by other the laws Of the United states
and by the said agreement do hercb by
declare aud make known that all of
said lands hereinbefore desert bed, ac.
quired from the Kickapoo Indians by
the agreement aforesaid, will at and
after the hour of H. o'clock noon, Gen
tral standard time. Of Thursday. the
twenty third day Of the month OF
May, a. d. lS95 and not before, be
open To- settlement under the terms OF
and subject TO all the conditions. lmi
tatious, reservations and restrictions
contained in the said agreement the
statutes above specified and the laws
of the United states applicable there
to, saving and excepting such tracts
az have been allotted, reserved or Sc
iected under the laws herein referred
TO, aud such tracts as may be properly
selected by the territory of Oklahoma
under and in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the act OF March ?, 1895,
hereinbefore quoted, prior to the time
herein fixed for the opening of said
lands to settlement
The lands to be so opened to settle
ment are, for greater convenience, par
ticu arly described in the accompany
ing schedule, entitled schedule of
lands within the Kickapoo reservation,
OK. Ter. to be opened 10 settlement by
proclamation Of the president but
notice is hereby given that should any
Of the lands described in the accom-
panying schedule be properly selected
by the territory Of Oklahoma under
and iu accordance with the provisions
OF said act Of congress, approved
March ., 1895, prior To the time herein
fixed for the opening Of said lands TO
settlement, such tracts will not be
subject to settlement or entry.
Notice, moreover, is hereby given
that it is by law enacted that until
said lands are opened to settlement by
proclamation no person shall be per
mitted to enter upon or occupy the
same; and any person violating this
provision shall never be permitted to
make entry of any of said lands, or
acquire any title thereto. The officers
Of the United States will be required
to enforce this provision
And further notice is hereby given
that all Of said lands lying north OF
the township line between townships
l3 and IA north, are now attached to
the eastern land district, the Office of
which is at Guthrie, Ok. Ter And all of
said lands lying south Of the township
/ line between townships ~ and IA north,
are now attached TO the Oklahoma
land district, the office Of which is
located at Oklahoma, Ok Ter
In witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed
Done at the City of Washington this
18th day of May in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred aud
ninety.lve, and OF the independence
Of the Inited states the one hundred
and nineteenth
SEAL
lSigned) GROVER CLEVELAND.
by the President;
(Nignrd) EpwIN +. I'm,
Secretary Of state