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And further notice is hereby given that the line of ninety-seven and muibusnmm or one-half degrees west longitude, named herein, for the purpose of dis- “‘°"‘“”“‘“· posing of the land hereby opened to settlement, is held to fall on the west line of sections two, eleven, fourteen, twentythree, twenty-six, and thirtyfive of the townships in range three west of the Indian Meridian, and the line of ninety-eight and one-half degrees of west longitude IS held to fall on the line running due north and south through the centres of sections four, nine, sixteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight and thirty-three of the townships in range twelve west of the Indian Merid- 1an, and said lines have been so laid down upon the township plats on iile in the General Land Office. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States tobe atiixed. Done at the city of Washington this nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and [SEAL.] ninety-three and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and eighteenth. Gnovmn CLEVELAND. By the President: W. Q. Gnnsmm, ‘ Secretary of State (A.) Forms. DECLARATION Required by Preoidenfa proclamation of August 19, 189.9 preparatovy to occupying or D¤<=l¤¤i<i¤¤ for entering upon the lands of the Cherokee Outlet, for the phrgpooe of making a homestead 1‘°‘“°”°°°d °“*'Y· entry. No. -—·—. Boom m T. ··-—-—-K., R. --——, _ —-—·, 18.93. I, ——— of —-—-, being desirous of occupying or entering upon the lands opened to settlement by the President’s proc amation of August 19, 1893, for the purpose of making a homestead entry, do solemnly declare that I am over twenty- one years of age or the head of a family; that I am a citizen of the United States (or have declared my intention to become such); that I have not perfected u homostead entry for 160 acres of land under any law except what is known as the commuted provision of the homestead law contained in c. 2301, R. S., nor have I made or commuted a homestead entry since March 2, 1889 · * --·-— that I have not entered since August 30, 1890, under the land laws of the United States or filed upon a quantity of land agricultural in character and not mineral, which, with the tracts now desired would make more than 320 acres; that I am not the owner in fee simple of 160 acres of land in any State or Territory; that I have not entered upon or occn ied, nor will I enter upon or occupy, the lands to be opened to settlement by the ¥resident’s proclamation of August 19, 1893, in violation of the requirements 0 said proclamation, that I desire to make entry for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not for the benefit of any other person, persons, or corporation, that I will faithfully and honestly endeavor to comply with all the re uirements of law as to settlement, residence, and cultivation necessary to acquire title to the land I may select; that I am not acting as agent of any person, corporation, or syndicate, in entering upon said lands, nor in collusion with any person, corporation, or syndicate to give them the benefit of the land I may enter, or any part thereof, or the timber thereon; that I do not apply to enter upon said lands for the purpose of speculation, but in good faith, to obtain 2. homr for myseli and that I have not directly or indirectly made, and will not make, any agreement or con tra:-t in any way or manner with any person or persons, corporation or syndicate whatsoever, by which the title which I may acquire trom the Government of the United States should iuure in whole or in part to the benefit of any person except myself. I certify that the foregoing declaration was made and subscribed before me this —— day of —;—, 1893. Oyicer in Chariye. "No*nz.-If the partly has made a homestead entry since March 2, 1889, but has failed or is unable to perfect title to the and covered thereby because of a valid adverse claim, or other invalidity existlnz nt the date of its inception, strike out the words "made m·" and insert in the blank space that I have made a homuuud entry since March 2, 1889, but havefuiled or am unable to perfect title to the land covered thereby became of a valid adveru claim or other invalidity existing at the date of its inception.
