Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 28.djvu/1258

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1236 PROCLAMATIONS. N 0. 5. apply to the Secretary of the Interior to purchase the lands embraced in said homestead, or any part thereof not less than alegal subdivision for town-site purposes. The party must file, in the district office with his application, a plat of the proposed town-site, and ev1dence_of his qualiiications to perfect title under the homestead law, and of his compliance with all the requirements of the law and the instructions thereunder, and must deposit with the Secretary of the Interior the sum of ten dollars per acre for all the lands embraced in such town-site, except the lands to be donated and maintained for public purposes as mentioned the preceding paragraph. (See section 22, act of May 2, 1890 26 tat., 92. www ¤·¤s;,¤H*¤ Ndtice, moreovdr, is hereby given that it is by law enacted that no '"°"°"”°°°" person shall be permitted to occupy or enter upon any of the lands herein referred to, except in the manner prescribed `by this proclamation; and any person otherwise occupying or entering upon any of said lands shall forfeit all right to acquire any of said lands, and that the officers of the United States will be required to enforce this provision. · “{_·1e¤gd_<¤¤*¤ri<=¤ ¤¤· And further notice is hereby given that four land districts have '° been established in Oklahoma Territory with boundaries as follows: Pmv ¤i·*¤¤*- The Perry district bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the middle of the main channel of the Arkansas river, where the same is intersected by the_ northern boundary of Oklahoma Territory; thence west to the northwest corner of township 29 north, range 2 west of the Indian Meridian; thence south on the range line between ranges 2 and 3 west to the southwest corner of lot 3 of section 31, township 20 north, range 2 west; thence east to the southeast corner of lot 4 of section 36, township 20 north, range 4 east; thence south on the range line between ranges 4 and 5 east to the middle of the main channel of the Cimarron river; thence down said river in the middle of the main channel thereof to the western boundary of the Creek Country; thence north to the northwest corner of the Creek Country; thence east on the northern boundary of said Creek Country to the middle of the main channel of the Arkansas river; thence up said river in the middle of the main channel thereof to the place of beginning; the local oem. land office of which will be located at the town of Perry in County P. nm rama. The Enid district bounded and described as follows: Beginning at · the northeast corner of township 29 north, range 3 west of the Indian Meridian; thence west to the northwest corner of township 29 nort range 8 west; thence south on the range line between ranges 8 andl]9 west to the southwest corner of lot 3 of section 31, township 20 north range 8 west; thence east to the southeast corner of lot 4 of section 36; township 20 north, range 3 west; thence north on the range line between ranges 2 and 3 west to the place of beginnin ; the local land 0¤\¤•~ omce of which will be located at the town of Enid in County 0, Am district. The Alva district, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of township 29 north, range 9 west of the Indian Meridian; thence west to the northwest corner of township 29 north range 16 west; thence south on the range line between ranges 16 and 17 west to the southwest corner of lot 3 of section 31, township 20 north range 16 west; thence east to the southeast corner of lot 4 of section 36, township 20 north, range 9 west; thence north on the range line between ranges and 9 west to the place of beginning; the local land omce. otiioe of which will be located at the town of Alva in County M, Wwdvvd d¤¤•=¤¤*- The Woodward land district bounded and described as follows; Beginning at the northeast corner of township 29 north, range 17 west of the Indian Meridian; thence west to the northwest corner of township 29 north, range 26 west; thence south to the southwest corner of lot 3 of section 32, township 20 north, range 26 west; thence east to the southeast corner ot lot 4 of section 36, township 20 north. range 17 westthence on the réznge lge begwgan ranges 16 and 17 west to the Omoo. paceo gmnmg; 8 00 tm 0 ceofwhicha town of Woodward in County N. wm be located t um