LAWS 107 



1920— Act of June 2, 1920 (41 Stat. L., 731)— An Act To 

 accept the cession by the State of CaHfornia of ex- 

 clusive jurisdiction of the lands embraced within the 

 Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, 

 and General Grant National Park, respectively, and 

 for other purposes. 

 See same act under Yosemite. 



Mount Rainier 



1899— Act of March 2, 1899 (30 Stat. L., 993)— An Act To 

 set aside a portion of certain lands in the State of 

 Washington now known as the "Pacific Forest Re- 

 serve," as a public park, to be known as the "Mount 

 .Rainier National Park." 



[Sec. i]. That all those certain tracts ... in the State of Wash- 

 ington . . . are hereby ... set aside as a public park to be known 

 and designated as the "Mount Rainier National Park." 



Sec. 2. That said public park shall be under the exclusive con- 

 trol of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be to make 

 and publish, as soon as practicable, 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 curiosi- 

 ties, or wonders within said park and their retention in their 

 natural condition. . . . He shall provide against the wanton de- 

 struction of the fish and game found within said park, and against 

 their capture or destruction for purposes of merchandise or profit. 

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Sec. 5. That the mineral land laws of the United States are 

 hereby extended to the lands lying within the said reserve and said 

 park. ^ 



The act also provides for the granting of leases, etc., by the 

 Secretary of the Interior, and stipulates that all revenue derived 

 from the park shall be expended on its improvement. It also 

 authorizes the Secretary to grant rights of way at his discretion. 



Settlers in the park and railroads owning lands therein are given 

 lieu land selection privileges. 



190&— Act of May 27, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 365)— An Act 

 Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of 

 the Government for thq fiscal year ending June 



1 Further location prohibited by Act of May 27, 1908 (35 Stat. L., 365), 



