Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 35 Part 2.djvu/1144

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2220 PROCLAMATIONS, 1909. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to_be aiiixed. _ Done at the City of Washington this 10th day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and mne, and [SEAL.] of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. By the President: ROBERT BAc0N Secretary of State. F°b¤¤°*Y W- 19*- BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA t A PROCLAMATION gwé; N¤**°¤¤* WHEREAS, the public lands in the State of Michigan, which are maine1e.' hereinafter indicated, are in art covered with timber, and lt appears that the public good would he promoted by utilizing said lan as a National Forest; -

 *`°’°”· Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United

States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section V•>1.26.p.1103~ twenty-four of the Act of Con ess, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ni11ety—0ne, entitgd, "An Act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes," do proclaim that there are hereby reserved from settlement or entry and set apart as a public reservation, for the use and benefit of the people, all the tracts of land, in the State of Michigan, shown as the Marquette National Forest on the diagram _ _ forminga art hereof. M2? "g*‘” ”°‘ "" The withdrawal made bly this proclamation shall, as to all lands which are at this date lega y appropriated under the public land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat le al rights under such appropriation, nor prevent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such pppropriation is legally maintained, or such reservation remains in orce. IN WITNESS WIIEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the Cit of Washington this 10th day of February, in the year of, our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine, [SEAL.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third. T11EODORE ROOSEVELT By the President: ROBERT BAc0N Secretary of State. __j`j*j·’¤{*y[}2*P; BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA A PROCLAMATION h¥j"¤¤¤i¤¤¤¤ WHEREAS, the dpublic lands in the State of Nevada, which are Pmahiblei hereinafter indicate , are in art covered with timber, and it a pears that the public good would he promoted by utilizing Said land; as a National I`orest ; N§v*;j£:j¤* F°*¤S*· Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen V°'·2**·¤-¤°3· hundred and ninety-one, entitled, "An Act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes," do proclaim that there are hereby