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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1922. 2281 DONE at the City of Washington this tenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [sms!.] twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-seventh. Warrnrm G HARDING By the President: Cmmnns E. Husrms Secretary of State. Br rm: Pnasrnmrr or rim Umrmn Srxrms A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Act of Congress directing the disposal of lands v£,¥g;'l}{-]gl°¤ R°¤°*· within a specified part of the Crow Indian Reservation, rn the State of Prminbie ` Montgna, approved April 27, 1904 (33 Stat., 352), among other things, v°1‘33’p'w‘ provides: That when, in the judgment of the President, no more of the land herein ceded can be disposed of at said price he may by proclamation, to be repeated at his discretion, sell from time to time the remaining lan subject to theprovisions of the homestead law or otherwise as he may deem most advantageous, at such price or prices, in such manner, upon such conditions, with such restrictions, and upon such terms as he may deem best for all the interests concerne ; AND WHEREAS certain lands in the Reservation were sold and entered in the manner provided for by Proclamations of September vu.°sg,,p.¤m; vu. 28, 1914 (38 Stat., 2029), and April 6, 1917 (40 Stat., 1653), which *°'°'1 ‘ iProclamations fixed the terms rmder which the lands might be paid or; AND WHEREAS because of droughts and adverse weather conditions an extension of time for payments until the 1921 anniversaries of the dates of the purchases and entries was allowed on certain conditions to certain urchasers and entrymen by Proclamation dated v°*·“·l’·"’°°· May 5, 1920 (41 gint., 1793); AND WHEREAS it appearinghthat there had been no substantial amelioration of conditions a furt er extension of time for payments until the 1922 anniversaries of the dates of the purchases and entries was allowed on certain conditions to certain purchasers and entrymen Aw, p. mo. by Proclamation dated August 11, 1921; AND WHEREAS it appears that there has been no material improvement in the conditions and that many purchasers and entrymen of lands on the reservation are or will be unable to make payment in the manner re uired hg the aforesaid Proclamations; NOW, THEqREFO E, I, Warren G. Harding, President of the 8u§g_¤£¤·;j) pg;*ggj{ge,{ United States of America, by virtue of the authority conferred in me mem im- wear mus. by the said Act of April 27, 1904, do hereby order and direct that an extension of time for payment until the 1923 anniversaries of the dates of the urchases and entries be allowed to all purchasers and entrymen of lands on the Reservation purchased or entered under the said _ Proclamation of September 28, 1914, or under the said Proclamation ,0‘,‘jl·,f,;§,_P·”°2°‘ "°‘· of April 6, 1917, upon the payment to the receiver of the district land ` office of interest at the rate of five per centum per annum on the amounts extended, from the maturities thereof to the vgirlpiration of _ _ the eriods of the extensions. The district land office promptly °°“"‘“°"“‘ notiiiv all purchasers and entrymen entitled to the extension of the manner in which it may be obtained. Those whose payments are not in default at the time of the receipt of the notice will be allowed