William McKinley actually said...

That all proceedings taken or pending for such sale or disposition should be discontinued.

if any sales or agreements for sale have been made since the adoption of the Resolution of Annexation the purchasers should be notified that...

You are directed to transfer an additional sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) from the appropriation made by the Joint Resolution appr...

You will carefully supervise and examine all expenditures made in executing the aforesaid law and submit to me from time to time reports of ...