ses; and

Whereas an opinion has been given to me by the Attorney-General,
concurring with the opinion given to my predecessor by the late
Attorney-General, that whatever the right or title of said Cherokee
Nation or of the United States to or in said lands may be, no right
exists in said Cherokee Nation under the statutes of the United States
to make such leases or grazing contracts, and that such contracts are
wholly illegal and void; and

Whereas the continued use of said lands thereunder for grazing purposes
is prejudicial to the public interests:

Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, do
hereby proclaim and give notice--

First. That no cattle or live stock shall hereafter be brought upon said
lands for herding or grazing thereon.

Second. That all cattle and other live stock now on said outlet must be
removed therefrom not later than October 1, 1890, and so much sooner as
said lands or any of them may be or become lawfully open to settlement
by citizens of the United States; and that all persons connected with
said cattle companies or associations must, not later than the time
above indicated, depart from said lands.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.

[SEAL.]

Done at the city of Washington, this 17th day of February, A.D. 1890,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred
and fourteenth.

BENJ. HARRISON.

By the President:
JAMES G. BLAINE,
_Secretary of State_.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

The following provisions of the laws of the United States are hereby
published for the information of all concerned:

Section 1956, Revised Statutes, chapter 3, Title XXIII, enacts that--

No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur seal, or
other fur-bearing animal within the limits of Alaska Territory or in
the waters thereof; and every person guilty thereof shall for each
offense be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned
not more than six months, or both; and all vessels, their tackle,
apparel, furniture, and cargo, found engaged in violation of this
section shall be forfeited; but the Secretary of the Treasury shall
have power to authorize the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, or
other fur-bearing animal, except fur seals, under such regulations as
he may prescri