Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, do give notice and proclaim that the time heretofore fixed for the removal of the live stock herded upon said outlet is extended to November 1 as to one-half thereof and to December 1 next as to the residue thereof and as to all property and employees.
Proclamation—Extending the Time for Cattlemen to Move Herds off the Cherokee Strip
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The law should at least have contained a provision for the continued discharge of their duties by the incumbents until the new officers were appointed and qualified.
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