Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
TAFT ACTS in indian LIQUOR CASES

scribed as follows:
"Beginning at the mouth of the Wild
Rice river, thence in a northeasterly
direction along the line established by
said treaty of Feb. %, 1855, to the
point where it intersects the line be-
tween Townships 80 and SO west of
the Fifth principal meridian, thence
south along said line to the northeast
corner of Township 46 north, Range
3 west of the Fifth principal merid-
ian, thence east along said line to the
Range 25 west of the Fifth principal
meridian, thence north along the Third
guide meridian to the northwest cor
ner of fractional Township So north,
Range 81 west of the Fourth princi-
pal meridian, thence east to the north
east corner of said township, thence
south along the line between Ranges
&c and q west of the Fourth princi-
pal meridian, to the southeast corner
of Township SO north, Range 81 west
of the Fourth principal meridian.
thence west to the southwest corner
of said township, thence south along
the Third guide meridian to the point
where it crosses the Mississippi river
thence down the said river to the
mouth of Grow Wing river, thence in
a westerly direction following the
southern boundary of said treaty to
the point where it intersects the line
between Townships 50 and SO west of
bo
north along said line to the northeast
corner of Township 1876 north, Range
6 west. thence west along the line be-
tween Townships 1876 and 1877 north
to the point where it intersects the
boundary line established by said
treaty, thence along said boundary to
the point of beginning.
Il therefore recommend that con.
gress modify the article OF said treaty
so as to exclude from the operations
OF its provisions all Of the territory
coded by said treaty to the United
States except that Immediately above
described"
The executive orders exempting the
operations of the old Indian treaties
are three in number. They cover the
treaties of 1881, 1851 and 1863. These
treaties, so far as they relate to the
selling of liquor, are abrogated by the
order of the executive. The order as
to the 1888! treaty makes that instru-
ment apply only in the following de-
scribed territory:
Beginning at q point where the
line between Township % and % north
intersects the line between Ranges
10 and 16 west of the Fourth principal
meridian, thence north along said line
to the northeast corner of Township
SO north, Range 16 west, thence west
along the line between Townships SO
and Sd north to the point where it in
tersects the western boundary estab-
]ished by said treaty of Sept. 80, 1854,
thence following the said treaty line in
a southwesterly direction to the point
where it intersects the line between
Townships 10 and 4G north, thence due
east along said line to the point of be-
ginning. and all that portion of the
state of Minnesota which lies east of
the Fourth principal meridian.
And the provisions Of said Article
of said treaty shall continue to be
in full force and effect within the ter
rtory excepted from operation of this
order until otherwise ordered by the
president. The treaty of 1851 is made
not to apply in the future except to
the following territory:
Beginning at point where the
line between Townships 129 and 1870
north crosses the Boise de Sioux river,
thence east along said line to the
northeast corner of Township 1873
north, Range 45 west, thence south
along the said range line to the north
east corner of Township 1872 north,
Range 45 west, thence east to the
northeast corner of Township 1872
north, range AZ west, thence south
along said range line to the point
where it intersects the line established
by said treaty of July 23, 1851. thence
in a northwesterly direction along the
said treaty line to the point where
it touches Lake Traverse, thence
north along said lake to the mouth of
the Boise de Sioux river, thence up
said river to the point of beginning:
Speaking of the treaties of 1863 and
1S47, the president said the territory
covered by the latter treaty shall no
longer be held as Indian land.
His order as to the 1863 treaty is as
follows:
by virtue of the power vested in
me by the provisions of Article of
the treaty of Oct. ., 1863 13 Stat.
L. 667), it is hereby ordered that the
provisions Of said Article 7 of said
treaty shall not hereafter apply to or
be of any force or effect throughout
the territory coded to the United
States by said treaty, except in that
portion lying east of the Sixth guide
meridian, and said Article Z of said
treaty shall continue to be in full
force and effect throughout the terri.
tory excepted from the operations of
this order until otherwise directed by