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Such regulations shall provide for the preservation, from injury 

 or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, 

 or wonders, within the 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 par- 

 cels of ground, at such places in the park as may require the 

 erection of buildings for the accommodation of visitors ; all of the 

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

 from any source connected with the 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 the park, and 

 against their capture or destruction for the purposes of merchan- 

 dise or profit. He shall also cause all persons trespassing upon the 

 same to be removed therefrom, and generally is authorized to take 

 all such measures as may be necessary or proper to fully carry out 

 the objects and purposes of this section. 



1883— Act of March 3, 1883 (22 Stat. L., 626) — An Act 

 Making appropriation for sundry civil expenses of 

 the Government for the fiscal year ending June 

 thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and for 

 other purposes. 



Provides for a superintendent and ten assistants to be appointed 

 by the Secretary of the Interior and prescribes their duties; for 

 the construction of roads and bridges under the direction of an 

 engineer officer of the War Department; for the detailing of troops 

 for protection by the Secretary of War at the request of the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior; and for the leasing, by the Secretary, under 

 definite restrictions, of small tracts for hotel purposes, etc. 



1890— Act of July 10, 1890 (26 Stat. L., 222)— An Act To 

 provide for the admission of the State of Wyoming 

 into the union, and for other purposes. 



Provides that nothing contained in the act shall be construed as 

 terminating complete federal control and jurisdiction over the park. 



1894— Act of May 7, 1894 (28 Stat. L., 73)— An Act To 

 protect the birds and animals in Yellowstone Na- 

 tional Park, and to punish crimes in said park 

 and for other purposes. 



The act provides for the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal 

 government in the park and that all laws applicable to places under 



