§21 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Sets aside a piece of land in Montana and Wyoming near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River. The boundary starts where Gardiner’s River meets the Yellowstone River, goes east to the meridian 10 miles east of the most eastern point of Yellowstone Lake, south to the latitude 10 miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone Lake, west to the meridian 15 miles west of the most western point of Madison Lake, then north to the latitude of the Gardiner–Yellowstone junction and back east to the start. That land is taken out of settlement, occupancy, and sale under U.S. law and set aside as a public park for the people’s use and enjoyment. Anyone who settles on or occupies the land, except as allowed by section 22, is a trespasser and will be removed.

Title 16, §21

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The tract of land in the States of Montana and Wyoming, lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River and described as follows, to wit, commencing at the junction of Gardiner’s River, with the Yellowstone River, and running east to the meridian passing ten miles to the eastward of the most eastern point of Yellowstone Lake; thence south along said meridian to the parallel of latitude passing ten miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone Lake; thence west along said parallel to the meridian passing fifteen miles west of the most western point of Madison Lake; thence north along said meridian to the latitude of the junction of the Yellowstone and Gardiner’s Rivers; thence east to the place of beginning, is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people; and all persons who locate, or settle upon, or occupy any part of the land thus set apart as a public park, except as provided in section 22 of this title, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom.

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 2474 derived from act Mar. 1, 1872, ch. 24, § 1, 17 Stat. 32.

§21 Establishment; boundaries; trespassers

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Title 16, §21

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