The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-27

thereon at their f0ir and reasonable
vahe. end in case the lepsc-holder
does not become the purchaser the
purchaser at said sale shall. Under
such rules aud regulations as theleeis
lature may prescribe. pay to or Tor
the leaseholder the appraised value OF
said improvements. and TO the state
The amount bid for the said lands. eX.
elusive OF the appraised value of i'm
provemenis; and at said sale no bid
for the said lands. exclusive OF the
appraised value Of improvements. aud
at said sale no bid for any tract at
less than the appraisement thereof
shall be accepted.
Sec. H. That an amount equal 10
FIVE percentum of the proceeds Of The
sales Of the public lands lying within
said state shall be paid to the said
state. to be used as a permanent fund,
the interest only Of which shall be ex-
pended for the support Of the common
schools within said state
Sec. u. That in lieu Of the grsnt OF
land for purposes Of internal improve
ment made to new states by the eighth
section OF the Act Of September fourth,
eighteen hundred and forty-one, which
section is hereby repealed as to said
state. and in lieu OF ans claim or de.
nhnd of the state of Oklahoma under
the AT Of september twenty eighth.
eighteen hundred and hity. ami section
twentyfour hundred and seventy.nine
Of the revised statutes. making a grant
OF swamp and overlooked lauds, which
grant it Is hereby declared is not ex-
tended TO said state Of Oklahoma, the
following grant OF Hand is hereby made
to said state from public lands Of the
United states within said state. for the
purposes Indicated namely For the
benefit OF the Oklahoma University
two htndred and fifty thousand acres;
for the benefit Of the University Pre-
paratory school, one hundred and ffty
thousand acres. for thebeneht Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
two hundred and fifty thousand acres;
for the benefit Of the colored Agricul-
turaland Normal University. one hun
dred thousand acres; for the benefit Of
normal schools. now established or
hereafter to be established three hun
dred thousand acres. The lands grant
ed by this section shall be selected by
the board for leasing school lands of
the Territory Of Oklahoma immediate
ly Upon the approval OF this Act Said
selections as soon as made shall be
certified to the Secretary Of theInter.
ior and the lands so separated shall be
thereupon Withdrawn iron homestead
entry
Sec. lS. That said state when adj
mitted as aforesaid shall constitute
two judicial districts, TO be known as
the eastern district of Oklahoma and
the western district OF Oklahoma; the
said Indian Territory shall constitute
said eastern district, and the said Ok
lahoma Territory shall constitute said
western district The circuit and dis
trict coufts for the eastern distrlc,
shall be held one term at Muskogee
one term at Vinita one term at Tulsa,
one term at South McAlester one term
at Chickasha, and one term at Ardmore
each year and the circut and district
courts of the western district shall be
held one term at Guthrie. one term at
Oklahoma City. one term at Enid and
one term atIawton. each year. for the
time being And thesaid districts shall,
for judicial PURPOSES, until otherwise
provided. be attached TO the eighth iu-
dicial circuit There shall be appoint
ed for each OF said districts one United
States attorney ana one United States
marshal. There shall be appointed a
lclerk for each Of said districts. who
shall keep his office at Muscogee and
Guthrie. respectively, foT the time be-
ing The regular term Of said courts
shall be held at the places designated
in this Act. at Muscogee on the first
Monday in January anu at Vinita on
the first Monday in March and at Tul-
sa on the first Monday in April; al
South McAlester on the first Monday
in June at Ardmore on the first Mon.
day in October. at ChIckasha on the
first Monday Of November; at Guthrie
on the first Monday in January; at Ok
lahoma City on the FIRST Monday Ia
March; at Enid onthe first Monday
in June, and al Lawton on the first
Monday in October Of each year. and
one grand jury shall be summoned in
ca year In each OF said circuit and
district courts. The circuit and dis
trict courts for each Of said districts
and the judges thereof respectively
shall possess the samepowers and jur
isdiciion and perform the same duties
required 10 be performed by the other
circllt 4nd district courts and judges
Of the United states. aud shall be gov.