178 THE USE BOOK APPENDIX. 



HISTORIC AND SCIENTIFIC MONUMENTS. 



ACT OF JUNE 8, 1906. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of America in Congress assembled, 

 Historic and pre- That any person who shall appropriate, exca- 

 protected m0n ' * vate ' m i ure ' or destroy any historic or prehis- 

 toric ruin or monument, or any object of an- 

 tiquity, situated on lands owned or controlled by the Government 

 of the United States, without the permission of the Secretary of 

 the Department of the Government having jurisdiction over the 

 lands on which said antiquities are situated, shall, upon conviction, 

 be fined in a sum of not more than five hundred dollars or be im- 

 prisoned for a period 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 au- 

 thorized, in his discretion, to declare by public 

 Objects of historic proclamation historic landmarks, historic and 

 and l sclenttflc interest pre historic structures, and other objects of his- 

 national monuments, toric or scientific interest that are situated upon 

 the lands owned or controlled by the Govern- 

 ment 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 with the 

 proper care and management of the objects to be protected: Pro- 

 vided, That when such objects are situated upon a tract covered 

 by a bona fide unperfected claim or held in private ownership, 

 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 Secretary of the Interior is hereby author- 

 ized to accept the relinquishment of such tracts in behalf of the 

 Government of the United States. 



SEC. 3. That permits for the examination of ruins, the excava- 

 tion of archaeological sites, and the gathering 

 Permits for exami- o f objects of antiquity upon the lands under 

 and collection Vati n ' tne i r respective 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 objects, and that the gatherings 

 shall be made for permanent preservation in public museums. 

 SEC. 4. That the Secretaries of the Departments aforesaid shall 

 make and publish from time to time uniform 

 regulations.' rules and regulations for the purpose of car- 



rying out the provisions of this act. 



