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54 Stat.]
PROCLAMATIONS—SEPT. 11 , 1939
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MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST—MISSOURI

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS certain lands within the State of Missouri have been Preamble. acquired or are in process of acquisition by the United States under authority of the act of March 1, 1911, c. 186, 36 Stat. 961, 962 (U. S . C ., title 16, sec. 516), as amended by the act of June 7, 1924, 43 Stat. 653 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 515), the act of March 31, 1933, c. 348, 48 Stat. 22 (U. S. C ., title 16, sec. 585), the National Industrial Recovery Act, vl6 s approved June 16, 1933, 48 Stat. 195, 202 (U. S. C., title 40, sec. 403), and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935, 49 Stat. 115; and

WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to give such lands, together with certain intermingled public lands, a national-forest status:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Presi- oMa dent of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the lishment. authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1095, 1103 (U. S . C., title 16, sec. 471), the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (U. S . C., title 16, sec. 473), and the acts above mentioned, do proclaim (1) that there are hereby reserved and set apart as the Mark Twain National Forest all lands of the United States within the area hereinafter described, and shown on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof, and (2) that all lands within AdiiStr such area which are now in process of acquisition by the United States under authority of any of the above-mentioned acts shall upon the acquisition of title thereto become and be administered as part of the said Mark Twain National Forest:

Fifth Principal Meridian

Tps. 21 N., Rs. 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 W., all north of the Missouri State Line. T.22N., R.17W., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive. T.22N., R.18W., secs. 1 to 18, inclusive. Tps. 22 N., Rs. 23, 24, 25, and 26 W., all. Tps. 23 N., Rs. 15, 16, 17, and 18 W., all. T.23N., R.23W., secs. 19 to 36, inclusive. T.23N., R.24W., sees. 19 to 36, inclusive. Tps. 23 N., Rs. 25, and 26 W., all. Tps. 24 N ., Rs. 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 W., (fractional) all. Tps. 25 N., Rs. 9, 10, and 11 W., all. T.25N., R.16W., secs. 18 to 21, inclusive; and secs. 28 to 33, inclusive. T.25N., R.17W., sees. 13 to 36, inclusive. T.25N., R.18W., secs. 4 to 9, inclusive; and secs. 13 to 36, inclusive. Tps. 25 N., Rs. 19 and 20 W., all. Tps. 26 N., Rs. 9, 10, and 11 W., all. Description. September 11, 1939 [No. 2362] 3., Supp. e6). inNation-

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ation of ed. sees. 1 to 24, inclusive. T.26N., R.12W.,