The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-24
STATEHOOD BILL TEXT
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proceeds 20 constitute a permanent school
innd' anc the interest OF which only shall
De expended In the support Of Sucn
scnools- But said lands may. under such
regulations as the legislature may pre-
scribe, be leased for periods not TO cx-
coed I'VE yeaTh; and such lands shall not
De SUBJECT 10 homestead entry under the
land laws OF the Unite1 states. whether
surveyed or unsurveyed. but shall be re
served for school purposes only.
Section 10. That said sections thirteen
and thirty-three aforesaid when sold shall
be appraised and sold under such rules
| and regulations as the legislature Of SAID
state may prescribe. preference right 10
purchase being given 10 the Jesse al the
time OF such sale; but the same may be
! leased fo- periods of ont more than five
years. under such rules ga regulations
as the legislature shall prescribe. and
shall not be subject TO homestead entry
4 or any other entry under the land laws Of
The United States, whether surveyed or
unsurveyed, but snail be reserved for
designated purposes only, and until such
time as the legislature shall prescribe the
same shall be leased under existing rules
Provided. that. in case of the sale of said
lands under the provisions of sections nine
and ten OF this Act. the lease holder does
I not become the purchaser, all improve
nents shall be appraised at their fair
/ and reasonable value the lessee to receive
the amount of said appraisement under
such rules and regulations as the legis-
lature may prescribe.
Section II. That ten per centum of the
! dc Nf he 0- rtffoIi lam "
ing within said state. which shall be sold
by the United States. shall be paid TO the
said state. TO be used as a permanent
fund, the interest Of which only shall be
expended for the support of the common
schools within said state.
Section u That in lieu of the grant OF
land for purposes of internal improve
ment made to ney states by the eighth
section Of the act Of September fourth
eighteen hundred and forty-one, which
section is hereby repealed as 10 said
! state, and in lieu of any claim or demand
/ OF the state OF Oklahoma under the Act
/ of September twenty-eighth. eighteen
hundred and nifty. and section twenty
four hundred and seventy-nine OF the Re-
vised Statutes, making a grant of swamp
and overlooked lands. which grant 1t IS
hereby declared is not made to said state,
for the purposes indicated. namely:
For the benefit OF the Oklahoma Uni
versity. two hundred thousand acres; for
the benefit of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, two hundred and fifty
! thousand acres; for the benefit of the
Colored Agricultural end Normal Univer
sity, one hundred thousand acres; for
he ~ he
hundred and fifty thousand acres; and
FIVE hundred and fifty thousand acres TO
be disposed of as the legislature may pro-
vide, said lands to be selected in such
manner as the legislature may provide.
with the approval Of the secretary of the
interior
Section 13. That said state, when admit
ted. shall constitute one judicial and also
one internal-revsaue district under the
name OF the district of Oklahoma and the
circuit and district courts thereof shall
be held at the capital of such state for
the time being: and said district shall.
for judicial purposes. until otherwise pro-
vided be attached to the eight judicial
circuit There shall be appointed for SAID
district. one United States district Judge
one United States attorney, and one Unit
ed States marshal. The judge of the
said United States district court shall
receive yearly salary OF five thousand
dollars. payable in four equal INSTALL
ments on the first day OF January. April.
July. and October of each year. and shall
reside in the district. There shall be APP
pointed clerk of said court. who shall
keep his Office at the capital of said state.
at the place aforesaid on the first Mon
day in April and the first Monday of No
vember and the judges thereof. respec-
lively, shall possess the same powers and
jurisdiction and perform the same duties
required to be performed by the other
circuit and district courts and judges Of
the United States, and shall be governed
by the same laws and regula tons. The
marshal, district attorney, and the clerk
of the circuit and district courts of said
district, and all other officers and per
sons performing duties in the administrs-
ton of justice therin. shall severally pos
sess the powers and perform the duties
lawfully possessed and required to be
performed by the similar officers in other /
districts of the United States; and. shall. (
for the service they may perform. re
ceive the same compensation by law 10
them in the Territory or Oklahoma
Section IA. That ali cases Of appeals or
writs of error heretofore prosecuted and 4
now pending in the supreme court OF the 4
United States or the circuit court cf ap-
peals for the eighth circuit. and upon
any record Of the supreme court OF said
Territory, or that may herafter lawfully
be prosecuted upon any record from
either of said courts may be heard and
determined by said supreme court OF the
United States and the said circuit court
OF appeals. And the rgancate Of exccli-
ton or other proceeding snail be direct
ed b. the supreme court Of the United
States. or said circuit court Of appeals
to the circuit or district court hereby es-
tab.ished within the said state succeed
ing the territory from which such record
is or may be pending. or 10 the supreme
court Of said state or other state court
therein established. as The nature Of tie
case may require.
Section Il. That the said circuit ard
district courts and the state eouffs shan.
be the successors 81 tia
courts or said territory IS 70 80 sucn
cases arising within tke limits u The
territory described in the first sector =
his Act, with fun power 20 proceed wifh
The same and AWARD Tnesue OF Grai pro
,sss therein and OF n Judgments and
;ecrees OF the supreme court o. ssii Ter
-i;ors or the United states court Tor the
laid Territory mentioned 60 tbs Acf 81