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Sse- 2. Asd Be Il fsyfAev e~sossk That
Ill permaneat buildings and struetnsrs upoa
said premises shall be erected and nsds il
aecordsnce With plans and specifications ap-
proved in writing and subscribed BY the com.
missioner Of public buildings.
Sec. 3. Asd be 1t tsyfAey esacfed, That
the rates Of expenses which are. or shall here
after be adopted by the said " Guardian So
cisty," or the trustees thereof, for the sup.
poit and maintenance of the several classes Of
persons described in the eleventh section of
their said act Of incorporation, shall be sp.
proved in writing and subscribed by ma
jority Of the Justices Of the supreme court Of
the District Of Columbia.
Sec. 4. Axd be it further enacted, That
all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, juno 80, 1864.
PuBLIc-No. 1884,.
An ACT authorizing Grant to the State Of
California of the !" Yosemite Valley" and
Of tho Land embracing the " Mariposa Big |
Tree Grove"
Be Il enacted BY the Senate and Hoxse Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America IN Coxgrcu assembled, That
thers shall be. and is hereby, granted tn the
State Of California tho p" Cleft Of" Gorge" in |
the granite peak ofthe Sierra Nevada noun.
tains, situated in the county of Mariposa. in
the State Aforesaid, and the headwaters of
the Merced River, and known a. the Yo- |
Semitic valley, with its branches or spurs, in
estimated length fifteen miles, and in average |
width one mile back from the main edge Of
the precipice, on each side Of the valley, with |
the stipulation, nevertheless, that the said |
State shall accept this grant upon the ex-
press conditions that the premises shall b
held for public use. resort. and recreation;
shall be inalienable for all time but leases not
exceeding ten years may be granted for
portions Of said premises. All income. de-
rived from leases Of privileges to be expended
in the preservation and improvement OF the
property, or the roads leading thereto; the
boundaries to be established At the cost Of
said State by the United States surveyor
general of California, whose official plat,
when affirmed by the commissioner Of the
general land. .otiice. shall constitute the evil
dence of the locus. extent, and limits of the
said Cleft or Gorge; the premises to be man
aged by the governor of the State with eight
other commissioners, to be appointed by the
executive Of California, and who shall 70.
csivc no compensation for their services.
Sec. 2. Asd be IL further enacted, That
there shall likewise be, and there 10 hereby,
granted to the said State Of California the
tracts embracing what is known a. the " Ma.
riposa Big Tree Grove" not exceeding. the
area offour sections, and to be taken In legal
subdivisions Of one quarter section each'
with the like stipulation - expressed In the
first section ofthis act a. to the States ac-
ceptancc, with like conditions 40 in the first
section Of this act az to inalienability, yet with
the same lease privilege the income to be
expeuded in preservation, Improvement. and
protection Of the property; the premise:
to b. managed by commissioners 10 stipulated
in the fret section Of this act. and to be taken
in lsral-subdivisions - aforesaid; and the
official plat Of the United States surveyor-
general, when affirmed by the commissioner
II the general land.ofice. 70 b tho svidsocs
of the locus Of the said Mariposa Big Tree
Grove.
Approved. June 80. 1864.
CPUsLlc-No. l9l. Il
An ACT to ineosposats the Potomac Ferry