The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-05-22

reservation, aud prior TO the opening
Of such reservation to settlements"
and.
Whereas, All the terms, conditions
and considerations required 10y said
agreement made with said tribes OF In
dians and 10y the laws relating there
to, precedent to opening said lands to
settlement have been, as I hereby de-
clare, complied with.
Now, therefore, /, Grover Cleveland,
president Of the United States, by vir-
tue of the power in me vested 10y tue
statutes hereinbefore mentioned, and
by other the laws of the United States
and by the said agreement, do hereby
declare and make known that all OF
said lands hereinbefore describ bed, ac-
quired from the Kickapoo Indians by
the agreement aforesaid, will, at and
after the hour of IL o'clock noon, (Cen-
tral standard time, Of Thursday, the
twenty third day OF the month Of
May, A. d. 1895 and not before, be
open 20 settlement under the terms OF
aud subject 20 all the conditions limi
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
as have been allotted, reserved or Sc
lccted under the laws herein referred
TO, and 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 2, 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
/ ticularly described in the accompany
/ ing schedule, entitled Schedule of
lands within the Kjckapoo reservation,
| Ok Ter to be opened to 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
aud in accordance with the provisions
Of said act OF congress, approved
/ March ., 1895 prior to the time herein
/ fixed for the opening of said lands 10
settlement, such tracts will not be
subject to settlement or entry.
Notice, moreover, is hereby given
that it is 10y 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 tc
make entry of any of said lands, OF
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 ol
! the township line between townships
/ 13 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
Ia 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 and
ninety y.fve, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred
and nineteenth
SEAL
CSignedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
by the President:
(Signedl Edwin f. I'm,
Secretary Of State.