The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-09


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schools; Provided That sections 16
and SO embraced in permanent reser.
ations for national purposes shall not
at any time be subject to the grant
nor the indemnity provisions Of this
act, ncr shall any lands embraced in
Indian. military or other reservations
of any character, nor shall land own.
ell by Indian tribes or individual mem-
i Sers of any tribe be subject to the
grants to- the indemnity provisions
of this act until the reservations shall
have been extinguished and such lands
be restored to and become a part Of
the public domain: Provided. That
there Is sufficient untaken public
land within said state to cover this
grant And provided. That in case
any of the lands herein granted to the
state of Oklahoma have heretofore
been confirmed to the territory of Ok
lahoma for the purposes specified in
d AhAE d1At NilG dAnOull oR NOnhA
shall be deducted from the quantity
specified in this act.
There Is hereby appropriated out
of any moneys in the treasury not 9th
erwise appropria ed. the sum of five
million dollars for the use and bene.
fit of the comm, N schools of said state
in lieu OF sections 16 and SO. and 9th
er lands of the Indian territory. Said
appropriation shall be paid by the
treasurer of the United States at such
time and 10 such person or persons
as may be authorized by said state to
receive The same under laws to be
enacted by said state. and until SAID
s'a shall enact such laws said ap-
propr alton shall not be paid, but
said state shall be allowed interest
thereon at the rate OF three per cent
I'm per annum. which shall be paid to
said s'ate for the use and benefit of
its public schools. Said appropria--
tion of five million dollars shall be
held and invested by SAID state. Ia
trust for the use and benefit of said
schools. and the interest thereon shall
be paid quarterly and used exclusive
ly in the support and maintenance of
said schools.
That section 13 in the Cherokee out
let the Tonkawa Indian reservation.
and the Pawnee Indian reservation.
reserved by the president of the Unit
cd States by proclamation issued
August l9. 1898. opening to settlement
the said lands and by any act or acts
of congress since said date. section
Is in all other lands which may be
opened 40 settlement IN the territory
cf Oklahoma, and all lands heretofore
settled in lieu thereof Is hereby re-
served and granted to said state for
the use and benefit of the university
of Oklahoma the nohmal schools. and
the agricultural and mechanical col
lege Of said state, one-thtrd 10 each
ten same 10 be disposed OF as the leg
'sIature OF said state may prescribe:
Provided, That the said lands so re-
served ar the proceeds Of the sale
thereof shall be safely kept or invest
ed and held by said state, and the in
come thereof, interest rentals or 9TH
erwise. only shall be used exclusively
for the benefit OF said educational in
situtions Such educational nstitu.
lions shall remain under the exclusive
control Of said state no part of the
proceeds arising from the sale or dis
posal of any lands herein granted for
educational purposes. or the income or
rentals. thereof. shall be used for the
support of any religion or sectarian
school, college or university.
Tha sections 80. and all lands here
t6fcre sSseeted in lieu thereof, here
tofore reserved under said proclama.
tion and acts for charitable and penal
institutions and public buildings, shall
be apportioned and disposed OF as the