The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-08

eeeding 100 acres, may obtain such an ex.
tension OF his existing entry. without
to the dra wing herein provided for, only
Dy making proper application, accom-
proper new land office at some time prior
% Ine 9pesnnl j nsrsln proylded Tor;
SITES.
Any person or persons desiring to found
or to suggest esta blishing a toWnSite up
on any of said eeded lands at any point
not IN the near vicinity of either of the
and designated as aforesaid, may, at any
time before the opening herein provided
written application to that effect describ-
ing by legal subdivisions the lands in
tended to be affected and stating fully
and under oath the necessity or or pro-
priety of founding or establishing a town
with transmit said petition to the com
missioner OF the general land office. WiSA
sne1EE accommodation IN the premises.
public interests will be stbserved there
approve thereof, issue an order withdra W.
ing the lands described in such petition
entry and settlement, and directing that
the same be held for the time EeiEE for
6oWnsitg settlement. entry and disposition
held from homestead entry and settles
ment viii. at the time of said opening
and not before. become subject to settle
ment entry, and disposition under the
general townsite laws of the United
States, None Of said ceded lands viii be
subject to settlement. entry or disposition
under such general townsfte laws except
ter the expiration Of so days from the
'''''s AT JSs.iS 1STii Of TOWN LOTS.
"A Attention is hereby especially called to
March 1901 the townsitses sslectesd f and
designated as the county seats OF the new
formed cannot be disposed of under the
general toWnsite laws of the United
States. ana can only be disposed of in the
special provided said
congress which Declares:
THE lands so set apart and designated
shall. in advance of the opening, he sur
veyed, subdivided and plated, under the
direction of the secretary Of the Interior
into appropriate lots. blocks streets. al
ings. SO as to make q townsite thereon
Provided, that no person shall purchase
lot. such town lots shall be offered and
sell at public auction to the highest bid
der, under the direction of the secretary
of the interior at sales to be had at the
opening and subsequent thereto.
All persons are especially admonished
that under the said ACT of congress, APP
no person shall be permitted to settle up
on, occupy or enter any of said coded
this proclamation until after the expira-
ton of 50 DAYS from the time when the
After the expiration of said period Of
50 days. but not before, any Of said lands
upon. occupied and entered under the
general provisions Of the homestead and
LOWHSlte laws OF the united states IN like
manner as II the manner of effecting
such settlement, occupancy and entry
had not been prescribed herein in obedf-
indian. FENCES PROTECTED.
It 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
ceding said lands to the United States. all
persons going upon, examining. entering.
or settling upon any of said lands are
cautioned to respect such fences as the
property of the Indians, and not to de-
stroy, appropriate or carry away the
same, but to leave them undisturbed 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 ueedful rules and regulations
necessary to carry into full effect the
opening herein provided for
IN witness whereof have hereuntO set
my hand and caused the seal of the Uni
ted States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this
fourth day of July. in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one
and of the independence of the United
states one hundred and twenty-Sixth.
BY THE PRESIDENT