The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-08
BIZ 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE or OKLAHOMA.

The STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Section /. The Commits, ,nars OF
the land Office shall dispose Of. sell and
convey, subject to such limitations, ex-
ceptions. conditions. rules, regulat ions
and instructions, as provided in the
Enabling Act, in this Act, or any Act
amendatory hereof. except where same
is embraced in any reservation specifi-
cally reserved from sale in this Act or
In Act Of Congress or any Act of the
State specifically reser-ing any part
thereof. for any special purpose, all of
the following enumerated and describ-
I'd school and public lands of this State.
All lands owned by this State. reserv-
cd, granted and taken in lieu of Sec
tions numbered sixteen (l6). thirty-six
1867, thirteen U3), and thirty three
t33), and known as Indemnity Lands /:
provided. that when such lands or any
part thereof are sold and conveyed
the proceeds derived therefrom shall
be pro rated among the several funds
as their interest may appear, and used
as provided by law; also all lands en-
brac-d In sections numbered thirty
three 1881 in that part of the State
formerly known as Oklahoma Terri.
tory, and granted to the State for
charitable and penal institutions and
public buildings; provided that all the
money derived from the sale OF any or
all OF said lands, shall be apportioned
and disposed of rs may be provided by
law; also all lands granted To this
State by the United States under and
by virtue of Section II of the Enabling
Act for the following purposes, name
iy: For the benefit of the Oklahoma
University, two hundred and fifty
thousand acres for the benefit of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
two hundred and fifty thousand acres
for the benefit OF the University Pre-
paratory 5 ,hool, one hundred and fifty
thousand acres for che benefit of the
Colored Agricultural and Normal Uni
versity, one hundred thousand acres
and for the benefit of the Normal
Schools now established or hereafter
to be established, three hundred thou
sand acres provided that all money
derived from the sale of any of SAID
lands shall bc invested for said Stale
in trust, and interest," thereon shalt be
used exclusively and AS above proper
toned in the support and maintenance,
OF said schools provided, that il any
tract, part or parcel of any OF the land
enumerated and described in this sec.
ton, was or shall be returned to the
Commissioners of the Land Office by a
board of appraisers thereof. including
those tracts of land embraced in sec.
tions numbered thirteen (l3), sixteen
(l0) and thirty-six (38) and otherwise
herein reserved from sale, that ar,
now plated and occupied and leased
direct from the State or Territory OF
Oklahoma, for townsite purposes, as
being more valuable for townsite thar
for agricultural purposes, then sucl
tract, part or parcel of such land shal
be by said Commissioners of the Lanc
Office, reserved from sale and disposed
of under the terms of this bill provid'
ed further, that where any part of any
of the above enumerated and described
lands are known to be valuable foi
mineral, including gas or oil, such parl
of said lands shall not be sold Irior tc
January |, 1915.
Section ,, All proceeds of the sale
Of such lands described in Section /
OF this Act shall be sacredly preserved
for the use and benefit of the several
funds, institutions, and purposes for