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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 218. 1920. 733 and to provide for the destruction of such animals and such palnt life as may be detrimental to the use of any of said pa.rks, or the authority anted to said Secretary by the Act approved April 9, 1912, entigied "An Act to authorize the Secretard; of the Interior Voh 37, P_ 80_ to secure for the United States title to patented lan in the Yosemite V°r 3*% P- 3*6- National Park and for other purposes/’ as amended by the Act approved April 16, 1914. Sec. 6. That all guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transports- t,§°,,‘§'°'§“,.€§ °,i;,,€,§."§‘§ tion of every nature or description used bfy any person or persons °S°°· within the limits of said parks, or either o them, when engaged in killing, trap ing, ensnaring, or calpturin§ such wild beasts, irds, or animals, shall be forfeited to the nited tates and may be seized by the officers in said parks, or either of them, and held pendinfg prosecution of any person or persons arrested under the chaipge o vio1atin§ the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction such orfeiture sha be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other punishment prescribed in this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior' - { · - Commixicmer for Sec. 7. That the United States District Court for the Northern Yosemite rm. District of California shall appoint a commissioner for the Yosemite ,h;}gg;’*'g§°¤°· °“· National Park, who shall reside in said park, and who shall have ’ jurisdiction to hear and act upon all complaints made of any violations of law, or of the rules an regulations made gy the Secretary of the Interior, for the tgpvernment o said Yosemite ational Park, and for the protection of e animals, birds, and fish, and objects of interest therein, and for other pugloses authorized by this Act. I mm _ Such commissioner sh have §>wer, upon swom information, to vxefiem 0i):u1'§st?et1<il issue process in the name of the nited States for the arrest of any person charged with the commission of any misdemeanor, or charged with a violation of the rules and regulations, or with a violation of any of the lprovisions of this Act prescribed for the government of said Yosemite ational Park, and for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish in said park, and try persons so charged, and if found guilty impose punishment and to adjudge forfeiture prescribed. iii all cases of conviction_an zgxpeal shall lie from the `udgment of ‘°‘”’°“”‘ said commissioner to the United tates Court for the N ortliem District of California, and the United States district court in said district shall prescribe rules and (procedure and practice for said commissioner in the trial of cases an for agpeals to said United States district court. Sec. 8. That the United tates District Court for the Southern Dis- ugymxémézg; trict of California shall appoint a commissioner for the Slehiuoia Na- ill-mt ram. tional Park and the General Grant National Park, who sh reside in ,,,‘§,$§’,Q‘§,},‘§‘°"· ‘“‘ one of said parks, and who shall have jurisdiction to hear and act upon all complaints made of any violations of the law or of the rules and regulations made by the Secretary of the Interior, for the overnment of the Sequoia National Park and the General Grant léztional Park, and for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish, and objects of interest therein, and for other purposes authorized by this Act. mlm, m Such commissioner shall have power, u n sworn information, to violatiom olmiesme. issue process in the name of the Tnited Sptiites for the arrest of any person charged with the commission of any misdemeanor, or charged with a violation of the rules and regulations, or with a violation of any of the provisions of this Act prescribed for the overnment of said Sequoia National Park and General Grant Nations Park, or either them, and for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish in said last—named parks, or either of them., and try persons so charged, and, if fpppid guilty, impose punishment and to adjudge forfeiture prescribe.