Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-14

by law for the payment OF the territorial legis-
lature.
section 8. That the next general census or |
until otherwise provided by law, the said state |
Of Oklahoma shall be entitled to two represen- |
tatives in the house Of representatives OF the |
United States. And the said representative TO |
the Fifty.eiRhth congress, together with the !
governor and other ofhcers provided for in snld
constitution, may be elected on the same day
Of the election for the ratification or rejection
Of The constitution; and until said officers are
elected SnG 9ESSd f6S a Hnes ssd ths
into the Union, the territorial officers snail
continue 20 discharge the duties OF their re
spective Offices I'm said territory.
Section !; That upon the admission 9l salu @
state into the Union yections numbered sixteen
and thirty ak in every township od sara pro pro,
part thereof, have been sold or otherwise dis
posed Of by or under virtuo of any act OF con
grese then lands equivalent thereto, are here
by granted to said state for the support Of com
mon schools, and such indemnity land shall be
selected in such manner as the legislature OF
secretary Of the interior. And section sixteen
and thirty-six, embraced in permanent rener-
vations for national purposes shali not at amy
time be subject TO the grant nor to the indemnl-
ty provisions of this act nor shall any lands
embraced in Indian, military, or other reserva-
tions Of any character be subject to the grants
or to the indemnity provisions OF this act until
the reservations shall have been eNtinguished
and such lands b. restored to and become a
part of the public domain. .r
/ Section 8. That section thirteen, reserved by
the president OF the United States by proclama-
ton issued August nineteenth eighteen hun.
dred and ninety three opening to settlement
| theland known pS the Cherokee OutleR the
/ Tonkawa Indian reservation, and the Pawnee
| Indian reservation, and by any act or acts OF
! congress since said date, and in all other lands
! TO be opened 10 settlement in the territory or
! Oklahoma or the state to be formed hereunder
| for the eaual use and benefit OF the universities
of Oklahoma the territorial normal schools
/ and the agricultural and mech hancal college OF
said territory and state, one third 10 each, the
same TO be disposed Of as the legislature OF said
state may prescribe: Provided, That tho said
lands so reserved or the proceeds of the sale
thereof shall be safely kept or invested and
held by said state, and the income thereof in.
terest, rentals, or otherwise, only shall be used
exclusively for the benefit of said educational
institutions. Such educational institutions
shall remain under the exclusive control Of
from the sale or disposal of any lands herein
granted for educational purposes or the income
or rentals thereof shall be used for the support
of any religious or sectarian school, college, OF
That section thirty three heretofore reserv-
ed under said proclamation and acts for char
table and penal institutions and public build
ings, shall be apportioned and disposed OF AZ
the Legislature of the said state may prescribe:
sec9a hh ands said tasen sGtn' s1 atn
} herein granted for the support of the common
schools, shall be disposed Of only at public sale
preference light TO purchase being given to the
. lessee at the time OF such sale the proceeds tC
=. constitute permanent school fund, the inter
= est of which only shall be expended in the sup
port of such schools But said lands may
5 under such regulations as the legislature may
prescribe, be leased for periods not to exceet
4 Ave years; and such lands shall not be subiec
r to homestead entry under the land laws of th'
United States, whether surveyed or unsurvey
l ed, but shall be reserved for school purposes
only
Section TO- That said sections thirteen ant
thirty three aforesaid when sold shall be dis
posed of at public sale the legislature of sait
. state may prescribe, preference right to pur
l chase being given to the lessee at the time o
$ such sale but the same may be leased fo
G periods Of not more than five years, under sucl
n rules and regulations as the legislature shal
d prescribe, and shall not be subject to home
! stead ntry, or any other entry under the lan'
4 laws Of the United States, whether surveyed o
d unsur veyed, but shall be designated for schoo
n purposes only, and until such time as the legi~
4; lature shall prescribe the same shall be leases
n under existing rules.
y Section II. That ten per centum Of the pro
: ceeds of the sale of public lands lying within
|, said state, which shall he sold by the Unite
II States, shall be paid to the said state be use
r as permanent fund, the interest Of which onl
y shall be expended for the support of the con
:, mon schools within said state.
n Section l2. That In lieu of the grant of Ian
n for purposes of internal Improvement made {
r new states by the eighth section Of the act {
K Septepb Der fourth, eighteen hundred and forty
one, which section is hereby repealed as TO sal
h state and in lieu of any claim or demand OF tn
ID state Of Oklahoma under the act of SeptemDC
)f twenty eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, an
le section twentyfo four hundred and seventy-nr
in of the Revised Statutes, making grant {
he swamp and overflow lands, which grant It
IS hereby declared is not extended to said stat
ne of Oklahoma, the following grant of land
# hereby made to said state for the purposes il
lg For the benefit of Oklahoma university tv
ty hundred thousand acres; for the benefit of Il
Agricultural and Mechanical college, two hui
id dred and fifty thousand acres for the bcnei
I'd Of the Colored Agricultural and Normal u
iversity, one hundred thousand acres for ii
or benefit of normal schools, two hundred a.
m fifty thousand acres, and six hundred and ffi
he thousand acres to be disposed Of as the leg Isl
an ture may provide, said lands to be selected
Euel manner n the lppiSluff1rp yil
all with the approval OF the secretary of tile
es terror.
Section 49, That said state, when admitte
nd shall constitute one judicial and also one inte
Iii nal revenue district, under the name Of the d
m trict Of Oklahoma and the circuit and dtstri
di courts thereof shall be held at the capital
he such state for the time being, and said distri
ne vided, be attached to the Eighth judicial e e
all tricts one United States district judge, 0
IN United States attorney, and one United Stat
ms marshal. Tho Judge Of said United Stat
nd district court shall receive a yearly salary
he lve thousand dollars, payable in four equal
ief sediments, ON the first day Of January, Apr
an July, and October of each year, and shall resi-
gal 10 tic district. There shall be appointet
IN cleril Of said court, who shall keep his Office
ult the capital of said state! Regular terms
on, on the first Monday in April and the first NJ
nd day in November in each year. The circ1
ISL ana aistrict courts for sad district, and
re- powers and jurisdiction and perform the zal
his duties required to be performed by the otl
lon circuit and district courts and judges Of I
OF United States, and shall be governed by
ON same laws and regulations. The marshal, {
aid triet attorney and the clerk Of the circuit Z
rti, officers and persons performing duties in
aid administration Of justice therein shall sever
nc y posses the powers and perform, the dut
pom lawfully possessed and required 10 be perfoI
be ed by the similar officers IN other districts
on, Of the United States and shall, for the sery
ual they may perform, receive the same compen
ter ttOQ allowed DV law to them IN the TERRITORY