82 FIFTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 182. 1890. crosses the Red River, thence by_ said meridian to the point where it crosses the Canadian River, thence along said 1'lVG1' to the west line of the Seminole country, thence along said line to the north fork of the Canadian River, thence down said river to the west line of the Creek country, thence along said line to the northwest corner of the greek cdimtryghthencs alonglthe northhlinegs) the Creek céounttry Ito e nine v·six meri ian, thence nort war y said meri ian the southern boundary line of Kansas, thence west along said line to the Arkan$sbRivisr,1s.hence dolwn spi;} giver ts the noslt thne of; tls1e lsnd occupi y the onca tri e 0 n ians rom w ic poin e ine runs so as to include all the lands occu ied b the Ponca, Tonkawa, Otoe and Missouria, and the Pawnee tribes oty Indians until it strikes the south line of the Cherokee outlet which it follows westward to _ the east line of the State of Texas, thence by the boundary line of Jm md BWP the State of Texas to the point of beginning; the Public Land Strip which IS included in said erritory of Oklahoma is bounded east by thestslnle-hgnilredfh mgrplian, soutivlby Texas; west bytNisvi1M(s]1;ico, wmcmaum no o ora can ansas. enever the interes o the erol°°°‘°m°°‘ keee Indians in ith; land kilrowp as (she Chisrpkee riiutlet shall have en ex “ is an the resident s a ma e roc amation wh ghereof, sa tl<;ts;l1all']t:hers;aupon fandiwghout fughth lelgislatiog, I]|¢¤ ¤¤¤¤r¤•¤d¤ ecomea o e errioryo O · oma. nyot er ans within the Indian Territory not embraced within these boundaries shall hereafter become a part of the Territory of Oklahoma whenever the Indian nation or tribe ownin such lands shall signify to the President of the United States in Iegal manner its assent that suchlands shall so become a part of said Territory of Oklahoma, and the President shall thereupon make proclamation to that effect. $9 °* "°¤¤*'*· Congress may at any time hereafter change the boundaries of said Territory, or attach spy portion of the same to any other ttate or Territory of the Uni tates without the consent of the inhabi- ' @-0, hmm tants of the Territory hereby created: Provided, That_ nothing in "°‘ "“"°"‘ {EEE? as $’§2.$%’£-?t‘.?°d *"d“i£’“‘$"}‘,Y "tht ’€£“1"°‘"‘“‘““”" “’ *15 or n m said rr1 o un er e laws, agreemen and treaties of the United States, or to impair the rights of persoii or property pertaining to said Indians, or to affect the authority of thekGoverpment of the Unitled Sltates tp makedany regulation or to ma e any aw respec ing said n ians their an s, property, or other
gvhiclpit wouldahave been competent to make or enact if this
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- G§,°g$‘;;mm 0, Sec. 2. That_the executive power of the Territory of Oklahoma
mcs, pewm, dunes, shall be vested in a governor, who shall hold his office for four years, °"‘ and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the President of the nited States. The governor shall reside wlithinfsalid Territoryé shall befcommander-in-chiefl ofl the m1 1 ia ereo ; e may gran par ons or 0 enses against t ie laws of said Territory, and redprieves for offenses against the laws of the gln1ted`S§stesi; imtil the _ ecisxorapf gse Pressdenslcslnlbe made klpsivzn ereon· e s a commission a officers w o s a e appom e o pincegxnslerlthelsaws of saéd Territory, and shall take care that the aws e ait u execute . .
- §§°'°°°’>’r'·°¤¤· Sec. 3. That there shall be a secretary of said Territory, who shall
W "` md dun"' reside therein and hold his office for four years unless sooner removed by the President of, the United States; he shall record and preserve afuhe laws apddthe E1'('i({8GdlDgSé)f the lslgislatigehassembly hereina r constitn e , an a acts an procee ings o t f ·noh' executive department; he shall transmit one copy th? dim? lawdnanld journals of the legislative assembly. within thirty days after the end of each session thereof, to the President of the United States and to the Secretary of the Interior and. at the same time, two co ies of the laws and journals of the legislative assembly to the Speager of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate for the use
