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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1263. 1890. 65] range twenty-six east to the corner to townships two and three south, ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east; thence southward] on the. line between ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east to the first standard parallel south; thence westwardly on the first standard parallel sout to the southwest corner of township four south, range nineteen east; thence northwardly on the line between ranges eighteen and nineteen east to the northwest corner of township two south, range nineteen east; thence westward1y on the line between townships one and two south to the southwest corner of township one south, range nineteen east; thence northwardly on the line between ranges e1g teen and nineteen east to the northwest corner of township two north, range nineteen east, the place of beginning, are hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale wmmnwu mm under the laws of the United States, and set a art as reserved forest “°“1°""°'*°·°°°· lands; and all persons who shall locate or settle upon, or occupy the rmspuwu. same or any part thereof, except as hereinafter rovided, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom: Iliovided, however, Aww. That nothing in this act shall be construed as in anywise affecting the grant of lands made to the State of California by virtue of emu or rmmm the act entitled "An act authorizing a grant to the State of Califor- v*"'°{,,f,“‘{·,,,,,% nia of the Yosemite Valley, and of the and embracing the Mariposa %- Big-Tree Grove, approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and °’ “ m" sixty-four; or as a ectin any bona-fide ent of land made within Bounds pm enthe limits above described un er any law of the United States prior m°'“°°‘°°°"°"· to the approval of this act Sec. 2. That said reservation shall be under the exclusive control wshzmunctmmmr of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty·it shall be, as soon as °°°°"°"’L practicable, to make and publish such rules and regulationsas he Regulations. may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation from in- bumestzwmonamjumf all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders ’ ‘ witsaid reservation, and their retention in their natural condition. The Secretary may, in his discretion, grant leases for build- B¤i1<1i¤s lwcscw. ing purposes for terms not exceeding ten years of small parcels of ground not exceeding five acres; at such p ace in said reservation as shall wire the erection of buildings or the accommodation of visitors; of the proceeds of said leases and other revenues nmmuuou or prothat ma be derived rom any source connected with said reserva- °°°°“" tion to be expended under his direction in the management of the same and the construction of roads and paths therein. He shall ml;*¤¤¤;:¤<>¤ ¤f Mb provide a ainst the wanton destruction of the nsh, and game found N ' within reservation, and against their capture or destruction, for the purposes of merchandise or profit. He shall also cause all persons Remover oftrespasstrespassing upon the same after the passage of this act to be removed °"‘ °°°· therefrom, and, generally, shall be authorizedto take all such measures as shall be necessary or proper to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this act. Sec. 3. There shall also be and is hereby reserved and withdrawn oznamnmmvw from settlement, occupancy or sale under the laws of the United "’°"’“’°'“*“· States, and shall be set apart as reserved forest lands, as hereinbefore provided, and subyect to all the limitations and grovisions herein contained, the fo lowing additional lands, to wit; ownship ruamnuons. seventeen, south, range thirty east of the Mount Diablo meridian, excepting sections thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, and thirty- four of said township, included in aprevious bill. And there is also Anza. p.4·:s. reserved and withdrawn from sett ement, occupancy or sale under the laws of the United States, and set apart as orest lands, subject to like limitations, conditions and provisions, all of townshilps fifteen and sixteen, south, of raugles twenty-nine and thirty east of the Mount Diablo meridian. And there is also hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or sale under the laws of the United