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1555 south one-fourth mile ; thence east one-fourth mile ; thence south one-fourth mile ; thence east one-half mile ; thence south one and one-fourth miles ; thence east three-fourths mile ; thence north one- half mile ; thence east one-fourth mile, to the northeast corner section 19, township 3 south, range 17 east, Black Hills meridian . Thence north one-half mile ; thence east three-fourths mile ; thence south two miles ; thence east one and one-half miles ; thence north one and one-half miles ; thence east two miles ; thence south on e- fourth mile ; thence east one-fourth mile ; thence south one-fourth mile ; thence east one-half mile ; thence south one-fourth mile ; thence east one-half mile ; thence south one-fourth mile ; thence east one-half mile, to the northeast corner section 30, township 3 south, range 18 east, Black Hills meridian . Thence south three-fourths mile ; thence east one-fourth mile ; thence south one-fourth mile ; thence east one-half mile ; thence north one-fourth mile ; thence east one and one-fourth miles ; thence south one-fourth mile ; thence east three miles, to the northeast corner of section 36, township 3 south, range 18 east, Black Hills meridian . Thence north one mile ; thence east one mile ; thence north one-half mile ; thence west one-fourth mile ; thence north one-fourth mile ; thence west one-fourth mile ; thence north one and one-fourth miles ; thence west one-half mile to the point of beginning . SEC . 3. That the establishment of said monument is conditioned Highway to be co n- upon the State of South Dakota first constructing the following k to acted by South Da- upon
in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior : A highway commencing at the corporation limits of the town of Location . Interior, thence going in a northwesterly direction to and over Big Foot Pass, and through the region known as The Pinnacles ; thence in a westerly direction to Sage Creek, being a total distance of about thirty miles. SEC . 4. That the administration, protection, and promotion of said Adm ini st rat ion by Natio nal Park Serv ice . Badlands National Monument shll be exercied under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of August' 25, 1916, entitled "An Act to Vol. 41, p. 732. establ ish a Nation al Pa rk Ser vice, and fo r oth er pur poses," as amended by the Act of June 2, 1920 (Forty-first United States Stat- Pro vis o . utes at Large, page 732) : Provided, That in advance of the fulfill- Franchise for hotels, ment of the conditions herein the Secretary of the Interior may grant etc., may be granted . franchises for hotel and for lodge accommodations under the pro- visions of this section . SEC . 5 . That the Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby Examinations, exca- y
I vations, etc ., may be authorized to permit examin ations, excav ations, and gathering of permitted. objects of int erest within said monument by any person or persons whom he may de em properly q ualified to c onduct such ex aminations, excavations, or gatherings, subject to such rules and regulations as Proviso . he may prescribe : Provided, That the examinations, excavations, Limited for benefit and
are undertaken only for the benefit of some reputable of e ducat iona l ins titu- gatherings
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tions, etc . museum, university, college, or other recognized scientific or educa- tional institution, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects and aiding the general advancement of geological and zoological science .
Effective when for- SEC . 6 . That this Act shall become effective if and when all of the mally dedicated by above conditions shall have been fully complied with to the satisfac- Pre sid ntio n of the tion of the President of the United States, who shall then issue a proclamation declaring that the conditions precedent herein required have been complied with, and said proclamation shall formally dedi- cate and set aside the areas herein described in accordance with the provisions of section 1 hereof . Approved, March 4, 1929 .
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