<N DIGEST OK C;A>IK T.AWS FOR liH)l. 
(•(•m|M.mHls, nr in any other way tliaii by liook and line, and tlii'ii <inly at such soajsons 
and in such times and niannc?- as may he directt^d ))y the Secretary of the Interior. 
That the Secretary of tlie Interior shall make and publish such rules and rej^ulations 
as he may deem necessary and jiroper for the management and care of the park and 
for the protection of the i>roperty therein, especially for the preservation from injury 
or spoliation of all timluT, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonderful objects 
within said park; and for the protection of the animals and birds in the park, from 
caj>tnre or destruction, or to prevent their ])ein<; fri«;htened or <lriven from the ])ark; 
and he shall make rules and re<;nlations j^overninjr the taking' of fish from the streams 
or lakes in the i)ark. Possession within the sai<l ])ark of the dead luxlies, or any part 
thereof, of any wild bird or animal shall be })rima facie evidence that the person or 
persons having the same are guilty of violating this Act. Any })erson or persons, or 
stage or express company or railway company, receiving for trans})ortation any of 
the sai<l animals, birds, or lish so killed, taken, or caught shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdenu'anor, and shall be fined for every such offense not excee<ling three 
hundred dollars. Any person found guilty of violating any of the i)rovisions of this 
Act or any rule or regulation that may be promulgated by the Secretary of the 
Interior with reference to the management and care of the park, or for the i)rotec- 
tion of the property therein, for the preservation from injury or spoliation of timber, 
mineral deposits, natural curiosities or wonderful objects within said park, or for the 
protection of the animals, birds and fish in the said \mrk, shall Ije deemed guilty of 
a misdemeanor, and shall ])e subjected to a fine of not more than one thousand dol- 
lars or imprisonment not exceeding two years, or l)oth, and be adjudged to pay all 
costs of the i)r()ceedings. 
That all guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation of every nature or 
description used by any person or j)ersons within said park limits when engaged in 
killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such w^ild beasts, birds, or wild animals 
shall ])e forfeited to the United States, and may be seized by the officers in said park 
and held pending the prosecution of any person or persons arrested under charge of 
violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such per- 
son or persons using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or other means of transi)ortati()n 
such forfeiture shall be adjudicated as a penalty in addition to the other jninishment 
})rovided in this Act. Such forfeited property shall be disposed of and accounted for 
by and under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior. 
[Sec. 5. Provides for appointment of a United States connnissioner who shall 
reside in the park.] 
[Sec. 6. Provides for appointment of dei)uty marshals for the park and for holding 
sessions of tlie United States district and circuit courts in the park.] 
[Sec. 7. Provides for j)ayment of salary of $1,000 per annum and fees to the com- 
missioner and of fees to the United States attorney, marshal, and their a.ssistants. ] 
[Skc. S. Provides that costs and expenses of cases under this act shall be certified, 
approved, and fuiid as in courts of the United States.] 
[Sec. t>. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to erect a suitable building in the 
park at a cost not exceeding $5,000, for jail, and also for oflice of the connnissioner.] 
Sec. 10. That this Act shall not be construed to repeal existing laws conferring 
uiM)n the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of War certain powers with 
reference to the protection, improvement, and control of the saivi Yellowstone 
National Park, 
Approved May 7, 1894. 
