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 PROCLAMATIONS, 1937 ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT-ARIZONA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION April 13, 1937 [No. 2232] Organ Pipe Cactus WHEREAS certain public lands in the State of Arizona contain National Monument, historic landmarks, and have situated thereon various objects of Arzmble. historic and scientific interest; and WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to reserve such lands as a national monument, to be known as the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Pres- Reserving crtain I lands for national ident of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the monument. authority vested in me by section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (ch. 4 Stas. 225. 3060, 34 Stat. 225; U. S . C. title 16, sec. 431), do proclaim that, subject to existing rights, the following-described lands in Arizona are hereby reserved from all forms of appropriation under the public- land laws and set apart as the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: GILA AND SALT RIVER MERIDIAN Description. Beginning at a point on the southern boundary of the Papago Indian Reservation which is the point for the corner of sees. 5, 6, 31, and 32, Tps. 17 and 18 S., R. 3 W.; thence south approximately five and one-half miles to the Interna- tional Boundary; thence northwesterly along the International Boundary to the intersection with the position for the third meridional section line through unsurveyed T. 17 S., R. 8 W.; thence north on the third meridional section line through Tps. 17, 16, 15 and 14 S., R. 8 W. (unsurveyed), to the point for the corner of secs. 15, 16, 21 and 22; thence east on the third latitudinal section line through T. 14 S., Rs. 8, 7, 6 and 5 W., to the corner of sections 13, 18, 19 and 24, T. 14 S., Rs. 4 and 5 W., on the west boundary of the Papago Indian Reser- vation; thence southerly and easterly along the west boundary of the Papago Indian Reservation to the point for the corner ofsecs.5,6,31, and32,Tps.17and18S., R.3W., whichis the point of beginning, containing approximately 330,690 acres. Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not auth^r a iacts.t U to appropriate, injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monu- ment and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof. The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of Suervision the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the supervision, management, and control of the monument as provided m the act of Congress entitled "An Act To establish a National Park Service, and for other 39 Stat. 535 . purposes," approved August 25, 1916 (ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535; U. S . C ., 1U.S.C.§12. title 16, secs. 1 and 2), and acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof; Provided, that the administration of the monument shall be ightserved. subject to: (1) Right of the Indians of the Papago Reservation to pick the fruits of the organ pipe cactus and other cacti, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior; 35Stat.2136. (2) Proclamation of May 27, 1907 (35 Stat. 2136); (3) Executive Order No. 5462 of October 14, 1930; and (4) Executive Order of November 21, 1923, reserving a 40-acre tract as a public water reserve. The reservation made by this proclamation supersedes as to any ecutie Ordedr of the above-described lands affected thereby the temporary with- drawal for classification and other purposes made by Executive Order No. 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended. 1827

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