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Lake ; thence north along said meridian to the latitude of the junction of the 

 Yellowstone and Gardiner's Rivers ; thence east to the place of beginning, is 

 hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the 

 laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or 

 pleasure ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people ; and all persons 

 who shall locate, settle, upon, or occupy the same or any part thereof, except as 

 hereinafter provided, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom. 



Sec. 2. That said public park shall be under the exclusive control of the 

 Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make 

 and publish such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for 

 the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the 

 preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural 

 curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their retention in their natural 

 condition. 



The Secretary may, in his discretion grant leases for building purposes, for 

 terms not exceeding ten years, of small parcels of ground, at such places in said 

 park as shall require the erection of buildings for the accommodation of visitors ; 

 all of the proceeds of said leases, and all other revenues that may be derived 

 from any source connected with said park, to be expended under his direction in 

 the management of the same, and the construction of roads and bridle-paths 

 therein. He shall provide against the wanton destruction of the fish and game 

 found within said park and against their capture or destruction for the purpose 

 of merchandise or profit. He shall also cause all persons trepassing upon the 

 same after the passage of this Act to be removed therefrom, and generally shall 

 be authorized to take all such measures as shall be necessary or proper to fully 

 carry out the objects and purposes of this Act. 



Approved, March 1st, 1872. 



NOTE. The boundaries of the park had not then been surveyed, but they 

 are mainly crests of snow-capped basaltic mountains encircling the wonderland 

 of cataracts, canons, fire-hole basins, geysers, salses, fumeroles, etc., unique and 

 matchless, with an entire area from fifty to seventy-five miles square. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



The rules and regulations governing the conduct of visitors to the Yellow- 

 stone Park and the care of same generally, are the following : 



1st. All hunting, fishing, or trapping within the limits of the park, except 

 for purposes of recreation, or to supply food for visitors or actual residents, is 

 strictly prohibited ; and no sales of fish or game taken within the park shall be 

 made outside of its boundaries. 



2nd. Persons residing within the park, or visiting it for any purpose what- 

 ever, are required under severe penalties to extinguish all fires, which it may be 

 necessary to make, before leaving them. No fires must be made within the park 

 except for necessary purposes. 



3rd. No timber must be cut in the park without a written permit from the 

 superintendent. 



4th. Breaking the siliceous or calcareous borders or deposits surrounding or 

 in the vicinity of the springs or geysers for any purpose, and all removal, carrying 

 away, or sale of specimens found within the park, without the consent of the 

 superintendent, is strictly prohibited. 



