Appendix A 



AN ACT for the preservation of Auierican antiquities. 



Be it enacted by (lie Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America 

 in Congress assembled, That any person who shall appropriate, excavate, injure, or 

 destroy any historic or prehistoric rnin or monument, or any object of antiquity, 

 situated on lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States, with- 

 out the permission of the Secretary of the Department of the Government having 

 jurisdiction over the lands on which said antiquities are situated, shall, upon convic- 

 tion, be fined in a sum of not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a 

 l^eriod of not more than ninety days, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment, in 

 the discretion of the court. 



Sec. 2. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized, in his discre- 

 tion, to declare V)y public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric 

 structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the 

 lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national 

 monuments, and may reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in 

 all cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible wdth the proper care and 

 management of the objects to be protected: Provided, That when such objects are 

 situated upon a tract covered by a bona fide unperfected claim or held in private 

 ownei'ship, the tract, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the proper care and 

 management of the object, may be relinquished to the Government, and the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept the relincpiishment of such tracts 

 in behalf of the Government of the United States. 



Sec. 3. That permits for the examination of ruins, the excavation of archseological 

 sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity upon the lands under theirTespective 

 jurisdictions may be granted by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and War 

 to institutions which they may deem properly qualified to conduct such examination, 

 excavation, or gathering, subject to such rules and regulations as they may prescribe: 

 Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken for the 

 benefit of reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or 

 educational institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such ol)jects, and 

 that the gatherings sl^all be made for permanent preservation in public museums. 



Sec. 4. That the Secretaries of the Departments aforesaid shall make and pu])lish 

 from time to time uniform rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the 

 provisions of this Act. 



Approved, June 8, 190(3. 

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