Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-11

entry and settlement will, at the time Of
said opening and not before, become sub
ject to settlement. entry and disposition
under the general townsite laws Of the
United States. None Of said coded lands
will be subject to settlement, entry or
disposition under such general townsite
laws except In the manner herein pre-
scrihed, until after the expiration Of 60
days from the time of said opening
Attention is hereby especially called to
the fact that under the special provisions
Of the said act of congress, approved
March 3, 1901, the townsites selected and
designated at the county seats Of the
new counties into which said lands have
teen formed cannot be disposed Of under
the general townsite laws of the United
States, and can only be disposed Of In
the special manner provided In said act
OF congress- Which declares.
Restrictions In T0wnsites.
1.-The lands so set apart and designated
shall, In advance Of the opening be sur
veyed subdivlded and plated, under the
direction of the secretary of the interior,
into appropriate lots, blocks, streets, al
leys and sites for parks or public build
ings so as to make townslte thereof;
provided, that no person shall purchase
mole than one business and one resi-
dence lot. Such town lots shall be Of
fered and sold at public auction to the
highest bidder, under the direction Of
the secretary OF the interior, at sales to
be had at the opening and subsequent
thereto
An AdmOniti0n.
All persons are especially admonished
hat under the said act of congress, ap-
proved March 8, 1901, 1t Is provided that
no person shall be permitted to settle
upon, occupy, or enter any of said coded
lands except In the manner prescribed In
this proclamation until after the expira-
ton Of 60 days from the time when the
same are opened to settlement and en-
try, After the expiration Of the said
period Of 60 days, but not before, any of
said lands remaining undisposed Of may
be settled upon, occupied and entered un-
der the general provisions Of the home
stead and TOWNSHIP laws Of the United
States in like manner as II the manner
of effecting such settlement occupancy
and entry had not been prescribed here
in In obedience to law.
Must Respect Indian Fences.
1t appearing that there are fences
around the pastures into which, for con-
venience, portions of the coded lands have
heretofore been divided, and that these
fences are of considerable value and are
still the property of the Indian tribes
cedng said lands to the United States,
all persons going upon, examining, en-
rering or settling upon any of said lands
are cautioned to respect such fences as
the property Of the Indians and not to
destroy, appropriate or carry away the
same, but to leave them undsturbed so
that they may be seasonably removed
and preserved for the benefit of the In
dams.
The secretary of the interior shall pre-
scribe all needful rules and regulations
necessary to carry into full effect the
opening herein provided for
| IT. 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 9Th
day of July, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and one, and of
the independence of the United States
the one hundredth and twenty-sixth.
WILLIAM MKINLEY.