|
In the first decade of the 20th century, a series of Presidential
Following are the texts of these important documents, as well
as images
June 25th, 1906 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
A PROCLAMATION. And whereas, the public lands, in the State of California,
which are hereinafter indicated, are in part covered with timber, and it appears
that the public good would be promoted by setting apart said lands as
a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section
twenty-four of the aforesaid act of Congress, do proclaim that there
are hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public
Reservation, for the use and benefit of the people, all the tracts of
land, in the State of California, shown as the Monterey Forest Reserve
on the diagram forming a part hereof; Excepting from the force and
effect of this proclamation all lands
which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal
entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper
United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has
been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to
make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, that this
exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land
unless the entryman, settler, or claimant continues to comply with
the law under which the entry, filing, or settlement was made.
Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make
. settlement upon the lands reserved by this proclamation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the
City of Washington this 25th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and six, and of the Independence of the United States the
one hundred and thirtieth. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
By the President: ROBERT BACON
July 18th, 1906 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
A PROCLAMATION. And whereas, the public lands, in the State of California, which are
hereinafter indicated, are in part covered with timber, and it appears
that the public good would be promoted by setting apart said lands as
a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section
twenty-four of the aforesaid act of Congress, do proclaim that there
are hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public
Reservation, for the use and benefit of the people, all the tracts of
land, in the State of California, shown as the Pinnacles Forest Reserve
on the diagram forming a part hereof; Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands
which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal
entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper
United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has
been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to
make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, that this
exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land
unless the entryman, settler, or claimant continues to comply with
the law under which the entry, filing, or settlement was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement
upon the lands reserved by this proclamation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 18th day of July, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, and of
the Independence of the United States the one hundred
and thirty-first. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
By the President: ROBERT BACON
October 26, 1907 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
A PROCLAMATION. Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section
twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, entitled, “An act to repeal timber-culture
laws, and for other purposes”, do proclaim that there are hereby
reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a public reservation,
for the use and benefit of the people, all the tracts of land, in the
State of California, shown as the San Benito National Forest on the
diagram forming a part hereof; Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands
which are at this date embraced in any legal entry or covered by any
lawful filing or selection duly of record in the proper United States
Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant
to law, if the statutory period within which to make entry or
filing of record has not expired; and also excepting all lands which
at this date are embraced within any withdrawal or reservation for
any use or purpose with which this reservation for forest uses is
inconsistent: Provided, that these exceptions shall not continue to
apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler, or
claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry,
filing, or settlement was made, or unless the reservation or withdrawal
with which the reservation is inconsistent continues in force;
not excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation, however,
any part of the National Forest hereby established which may
have been withdrawn to protect the coal therein,, but this proclamation
does not vacate any such coal land withdrawal; and provided
that these exceptions shall not apply to any land embraced in any
selection, entry, or filing, which may have been permitted to remain of
record subject to the creation of a permanent reservation. Warning is hereby given to all persons not to make settlement
upon the lands reserved by this proclamation, unless and until
they are listed by the Secretary of Agriculture and opened to homestead
settlement or entry by the Secretary of the Interior under the
Act of Congress, approved June eleventh, nineteen hundred and six,
entitled, “An Act To provide for the entry of Agricultural lands
within forest reserves.” IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 26th day of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, and of the Independence of the United States the one
hundred and thirty-second. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
By the President: ELIHU ROOT
December 12, 1910 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, it appears that the public good would be promoted by
adding to the Monterey National Forest certain lands within the
State of California which are in part covered with timber, and by
eliminating therefrom certain lands; Now, therefore, I, William H. Taft, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of Congress
approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled
“An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the
Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight, and for other purposes,” do proclaim that the
boundaries of the Monterey National Forest are hereby changed and
that they are now as shown on the diagram forming a part hereof.
The withdrawal made by this proclamation shall, as to all lands
which are at this date legally appropriated under the public land laws
or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to and shall not interfere
with or defeat legal rights under such appropriation, nor prevent
the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such
appropriation is legally maintained or such reservation remains in
force. This proclamation shall not prevent the settlement and entry of any
Lands heretofore opened to settlement and entry under the Act of
Congress approved June eleventh, nineteen hundred and six, entitled
“An Act To provide for the entry of Agricultural lands within forest
reserves.” The lands hereby eliminated from the Monterey National Forest
Which are not embraced in withdrawals for administrative sites for
use in the management of the Forest, or in any other reservation or
appropriation, shall be restored to the public domain and become
subject to settlement under the general provisions of the homestead
laws on such date and after such notice by publication as the Secretary
of the interior may prescribe, but shall not become subject to
entry, filing, selection, or other form of appropriation until the expiration
of thirty days from the date so fixed, and no person will be
permitted to acquire or exercise any right whatever under any settlement
or occupancy begun prior to such date, and all such settlement
or occupation is hereby forbidden. The elimination from the Monterey National Forest of the land
included in the Pinnacles National Monument does not affect the
Reservation of said land as a National Monument by the proclamation
Of January sixteenth, nineteen hundred and eight. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this twelfth day of December, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and ten, and of the Independence of the United States the one
hundred and thirty-fifth. WM H TAFT By the President: HUNTINGTON WILSON
 |
