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PROCLAMATIONS, 1908. 219] This proclamation shall not prevent the settlement and entry of A8'*°“l*¤¤‘¤i any lands heretofore opened to settlement and entry under the Act miiiii. 34, p, 233. of Congress approved June eleventh, nineteen hundred and six, entitled, "An Act to provide for the entry of Agricultural lands w1tb1n forest reserves.’ . IN WITNESS INHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be atiixed. Done at the City of Washington this 18th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, [sun.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-second. Txmoooms Roosmvmxr By the President: _ ELIHU Roor Secretary of State. Br run Pnrsnmxr or rim UNITED Swans or Amnmca June 18, mos. A PROCLAMATION IVHEREAS, the Gila National Forest, in the Territory of New DMN N¤¢i<>¤¤¤ Mexico, was established by proclamation dated July twenty-first, F°i·°§°Qiim1l.i•fi°x` nineteen hundred and five; _ v¤1. 34, p. 2.122.. And whereas, it appears that a part of said National Forest P""**’· 22m together with certain other lands within the Territory of New Mexico not heretofore reserved, which are in part covered with timber, should be known as the Datil National Forest; _ Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United N,,1§,'§,}§§§,'{l F°'°"* States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of Vol. eo, p. ac. 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 Datil National Forest shall, from the date of .um·,p.21au. this proclamation. be as shown on the diagram forming a part hereof. The withdrawal made bv this proclamation shall, as to all lands rum- ngms net 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 gppropriation is legally maintained. or· such reservation remains in orce. This proclamation shall not prevent the settlement and entry of ,m*$5"°"**‘**¤* any lands heretofore opened to settlement and entry under the Act of vm. 34, p. 2:1:;. Congress approved June eleventh, nineteen hundred and six. entitled, "An Act to provide for the entry of Agricultural lands within forest reserves.” IN \VITNESS \VI.IEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be ailixed. I)one at the City of \Vashington this 18th day of June. in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight. and [sen..] of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-second. Tnnobom: Roossvrnr By the President: Emnr Root Secretary of State.