Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-06-24
North Dakota.

or tIl LAX a.
Whereas BY an arg cement between.
the Sisseton, Wahpston, and Cut Head
bands Of the Sioux tribe Of Indians on
the Dsyils Lake reservation in the
state of North Dakota, on the one part.
and James Mclaughlin, q United
States Indian inspector, on the other
part, amended and ratifei BY act Of
sconglesa approved Arils ~, 1904 Pub
ic No. ti9 the said bands of the
said Indian tribes ceded. conveyed 1
transferred, relinquished, and SUR
rendered, forever ana absolutely,
without any reservation whatsoever.
expressed Or implied unto the United
States 4 America. all their claim.
title, and intsre.t Of every kin and
characte, ia and to- the unall Gifted
lands embraced in the following des-s
scribed tract OF country now in the
state Of North Dlkota to-wiit:
All that part Of The Devils Like Reservation,
4 Of land at present known as the Fort Totten
Military Reserve, situated within the bound
aries Of the said Devils Lake Indian Reserva-
Thousand one hundred and sixty acres require d
for allotrnents to- sixty-on dianss OF said
reservation entitled to all llotments.
The unallotted and unreserved land
l to be disposed Of hereunder approxi-
mates sS, 600 acres. s#s vs.
And whereas, in pursuance Of said
act Of congress ratifying the agree
nent named the lands necessary for
church, mission, and agency purposes,
and for the Fort Totten Indian
school. and for public park, are BY
this proclamation, as hereinafter ap.
pears, reserved for sucn purposes, res
pectively
And whereas, in the act of congress
ratif yine ths said agreement II is
provided:
4 SEC. A That the lands ceded to the United
a States under said agreement, including the
which are exclusive Of six Thousand one hun.
dred and sixty acres which are required for
a!lotments, excepting sections sixteen and
each township, and such tracts as may be re.
served BY the Preside, n as hereinafter pro:
vided, shall be disposed OF under the general
laws Of the United States, and ,shall be opened
Y to tlement and entry by proclamation Of the
President, which proclama zion shall prescribe
4 upon, occupied, and entered by persons en-,
titled to make entry thereof, and no persor
4 shall be permitted to settle upon, occupy oi
\ Of sixty days from the time when the came are
i opened, to settlem ant and entry Provided
Il Union soldiers and sailors OF the late civil and
2 the Spanish war, as defined and described in
sections twenty three hundred and four and
4 twenty-three hundred and five OF the Revised
Statutes, as amended by the Act of march first,
nineteen hundred and one, shall not be abridg.
I'd And provided further: That the price. Of
Act shall be four dollars and fifty cents per
acre, payable as ollows: One dollar and fifty
4 cents when the entry is made, and the remain
der in annual installmentS of fifty cents per
q acre until paid for: Provided further That in
u case any entryman fails to make such pay
nsnts e Of Of them within the tine stated
s her entry shall at once cease, and any pay
ments Heretofore made shall be forfeited and
the entry M shall , be cancelled !: And provided
cancelled entry shall, after the cancellation 81
( such entry, be subject to entry under the prov
h isions Of the homestead law at four dollars and
II fifty cents per acre up to and until provision
may be made for the deposition Of said land
y by proclamation of the President as hereinafter
e aa see
( from committing their entries under section
4 twenty-thres hundred and one, Revised
credit s
price to- be paid for the land, the entrymaI alt
the time o s manu- Ito 81 @ na stry a.
h provided by law, where the price Of the land II
one dollar and twenty five cents per acre; And
4 clared their Intention to become citizens 81 the
United States may become purchasers Of thii
~ Act, but before wing up and acquiring title
~ And provided further, That when. ID the iudg
! ment of the President. no more of the land
4 herein ceded can be disposed of at said price
Discretion, sell rom time ne to e time s tie remain in
i ing lands subject to the provisions Of the
y homestead law or otherwise as he may deem
L most advantageous, at such price or prices. il
3 such manner. upon such condi itions, with such
restrictions, and upon such terms as he may
deem best for all interests concerned: Ana
\ provided further, That the President is here
by authorized TO reserve, in his proclamation
4 the tracts heretofore reserved for church, mis-.
necessary. not Is exoeed nine hundred f acres acres
tions for ,he Fort Tottsn Indian school, and and
8 Tor said reserved lands at the rate Of three
dollars and twenty five cents Der acre. The
Y Preside lent is also authorized to reserve q trac,
L embracing Sully's Hill, In the northeastern
Il portion OF the abandoned military reseryation
4 about nine hundred and sixty acres, de d publi,
SEc. 5. That sections sixteen ana tbirty.a;,
& ct the lands hereby acquired IN each townshii
shall NOT pc subject to entry, but shall be re
served Tor the use OF common schools and spsiS
for by the United States at three dollars AMI
twenty-five cents per acre, and the saril, An
hereby granted to the State OF North Dakot
tions, or parts thereof, OF the land IN Gle sai,
Deyils Lake Indian Reservation or Fort Totfa
81 abandonad rnilitery reservation should sbe la
70 said North Dakota by reason of allotment
thereof TO any Indian or Indians nov holdin
the same, or otherwise, the governor nf saj
State, with the approval OF the Secretary 81 III
" nperior, 1s hereby authorized to locate otht,
LANDS not occupied, in the townships wher
saia lands are lost, provided sufficient land
aEe si 70 bs had IA the said townships, otherwis
tns sections To be made elsewhere within III
Geeqeo tract, which shall be paid for by III
II 9Initeo states, as provided In article two q
4 sne treaty as herein amended III auaf,tit
Il equal 20 the: loss, and auch selections shall 5
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