FOREST SERVICE. 91 



Sites for schools and churches in forest reservations. 



The settlers residin<^ within the exterior boundaries of such forest 

 reservations, or in the vicinity thereof, may maintain schools and 

 churches within such reservation, and for that purpos^e may occupy 

 any part of the said forest reservation, not exceeding two acres tor 

 each schoolhouse and one acre for a church. 



Civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons within forest reservations. 



The jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, over persons within such 

 reservations shall not be atfected or changed by reason of the exi-tence 

 of such reservations, except so far as the punishment of offenses 

 against the United States therein is concerned; the intent and mean- 

 ing of this provision being that the State wherein anj^ such reservation 

 IS situated shall not, by reason of the establishment thereof, lose its 

 jurisdiction, nor the inhabitants thereof their rights and privileges as 

 citizens, or be absolved from their duties as citizens of the State. 



TTse of waters on forest reservations. 



All waters on such reservations may be used for domestic, mining, 

 milling, or irrigation purposes, under the laws of the State wherein 

 such forest reservations are situated, or under the laws of the United 

 States and the rules and regulations established thereunder. 



Restoration of mineral or agricultural lands within forest reservations to public 

 domain. 



Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, with the 

 approval of the President, after sixty days' notice thereof, published 

 in two papers of general circulation in the State or Territory wherein 

 any forest reservation is situated, and near the said reservation, any 

 public lands embraced within the limits of any forest reservation 

 which, after due examination b}^ jDersonal inspection of a competent 

 person appointed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Interior, 

 shall be found better adapted for mining or for agricultural purposes 

 than for forest usage, may be restored to the public domain. And 

 any mineral lands in any forest reservation which have been or which 

 may be shown to be such, and subject to entry under the existing 

 mining laws of the United States and the rules and regulations apply- 

 ing thereto, shall continue to be subject to such location and entry, 

 notwithstanding any provisions herein contained. 

 Modification and vacation of orders establishing forest reservations. 



The President is hereby authorized at any time to modify any Ex- 

 ecutive order that has been or may hereafter be made establishing any 

 forest reserve, and by such modification may reduce the area or change 

 the boundary lines of such reserve, or may vacate altogether any order 

 creating such reserve. 



Act June 4. 1S97, c. 2, s. 1, 30 Stat. 36. 



These are further provisions of the sundry civil approprmtiou act for 

 the fiscal year 1S9S, cited above. 



ACT MARCH 4, 1907, c. 2907. (34 Stat. 1256.) 



Establishment of, or additions to, forest reserves in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, 

 Montana, Colorado, or Wyoming, prohibited except by act of Congress. 



* * * That hereafter no forest reserve shall be created, nor 

 shall any additions be made to one heretofore created withwi the 



