Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-02-07
WIND GAVE NATIONAL PARK.
Provisions of the Bill Establishing the
Same.

Provisions of the Bill Establishing the
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled, That
there are hereby reserved from settle
ment, entry, sale, or other disposal, and
set apart as public park,
all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels
of land lying and being situate in the
State of South Dakota and in the bound
ries particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of
section thirteen, township six south,
range FIVE east, Black Hills meridian,
South Dakotaj thence westerly to the
southwest corner Of the southeast quart
er of section sixteen, said township
thence nottherly along the quarter-sec-
tion lines to the northwest corner Of the
northeast quarter Of section four, said
township; thence easterly to the south
west corner of section thirty-four, town
ship FIVE south, range five east; thence
nortberly to the northwest corner OF said
section; thence easterly to the north
east corner of section thirty one, town.
ship five south, range six east thence
southerly along the section lines to the
southeast corner of section seven,
township six south range six east; then
ce westerly to the southwest corner OF
said section; thence southerly to the
southeast corner of section thirteen,
township six south, range FIVE east, the
place of beginning: Provided, That
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to affect any valid rights acquired
in connection with any Of the lands en-
braced within the limits OF said park.
Section 2.-That said park shall be
known as the Wind Cave National Park
and shall be under the exclusive control
of the Secretary ofthe Interior, whose
duty it shall be to prescribe such rules
and regulations and to establish such
service as he may deem necessary for
the care and management of the same.
Section 3.-That the Secretary Of the
Interior be, and is hereby, authorized,
in the exercise of his discretion, to rent
or lease, under rules and regulations to
be made by him, the cavern underlying
the above described lands, and also
pieces and parcels of ground within said
park for the erection of such building as
may be required for the accommodation
of visitors.
Section 4.-That all funds arising from
such rentals or leases shall be covered
into the Treasury of the United States
as a special fund to be expended in the
care and improvement of said park
Section 5.-That in cases in which q
tract covered by an unprotected bona
fide clxim by a patent is included with
in the limits of this park, the settler or
owner thereof may, if he desires to do
so, relihquish the tract to Government
and secure other land, outside of the
park, in accordance with the PROVISIONS
of the law relating to the subject of such
of lands in the forest re-
serves in the State of South Dakota.
Section 6.-Tbat all persons who shall
intruda upon said park or
who shall without permission appropri-
ate any object therein or commit un-
authorized injury or waste in any form
whatever upon the lands or other public
property therein, or who shall violate
any of the rules and regulations pre-
scribed hereunder, shall upon conviction
be fined in sum not rore than one
thousand dollars or be imprisoned for
period not more than twelve months, or
shall suffer both fine and Imprisonment;
In the discretion of the court.
Approved, January 9, 1908.