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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS it appears that certain of the lands, within the State of Colorado, described in the Act of Congress approved September eighth, nineteen hundred and sixteen (39 Stat., 850), found by the Secretary of Agriculture to be chiefly valuable for the production of timber or for the protection of stream flow, should be added to the Colorado National Forest; and

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Vol. 39, p. 850.

WHEREAS certain lands immediately heretofore forming a part of the Pike National Forest, within the State of Colorado, should be transferred to and made a part of the Colorado National Forest; Now, therefore, I, WOODROW WILSON, President of the United Area enlarged. States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid Act of September eighth, nineteen hundred and sixteen (39 Stat., 850), entitled "An Act Authorizing the addition of certain lands to the Colorado and Pike National Forests, Colorado," and also by the Act Vol. 30, p. 36. of Congress approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, (30 Stat., 11 at 34 and 36), 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 Colorado National Forest is hereby changed and that its boundaries are now as shown upon the diagram hereto annexed and forming a part hereof; and that this proclamation and that changing the boundaries of the Pike National Forest, Ante, p. 26. which I have also signed this same day, are made and are intended to be and shall be considered as one act to become effective simultaneously.

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Provided, that the Secretary of the Interior, as authorized by the homestead entries alaforesaid Act of September eighth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, lowed. may, in his discretion, continue hereafter to allow additional entries within the areas added to the Forest under said act under the pro

visions of section three of the Act approved February nineteenth, Vol. 38, p. 957. nineteen hundred and nine, entitled "An Act to provide for an enlarged homestead," as amended by the Act approved March third, nineteen hundred and fifteen (38 Stat., 956).

affected.

The withdrawal made by this proclamation shall, as to all lands Prior rights, etc., not 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. 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 12th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, [SEAL.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first.

By the President:

ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State.

WOODROW WILSON.

June 14, 1917.

Civil amnesty and

pardon. Preamble. Post, p. 46.

Granted to persons under certain suspend

United States Courts.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a practice has existed for many years among the judges of certain United States courts of suspending either the imposition or the execution of sentences whenever, in their judgment, the circumstances warranted it, which practice is illegal as has been held by the Supreme Court of the United States in a case entitled "Ex parte United States, petitioner," known as the Killits case, decided December 4, 1916; and

Whereas the practice was widespread, and many thousands of persons are now at liberty under such suspensions, never having served any portion of the sentences duly authorized and required by the statutes; and

Whereas many of these persons are leading blameless lives and have reestablished themselves in the confidence of their fellow citizens, and it is believed that the enforcement of the law at this late date would, in most instances, be productive of no good results; and

Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States, in recognition of the necessity for meeting this situation, has stayed the mandate in the Killits case until the end of the present term, to wit, until about June 15, 1917:

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President ed sentences, etc., of of the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, divers, other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, do hereby declare and grant a full amnesty and pardon to all persons under suspended sentences of United States courts liable to penalties as aforesaid, where the sentences imposed were less than the period between the date of imposition and June 15, 1917, and to all persons, defendants in said courts, in cases where pleas of guilty were entered or verdicts of guilty returned prior to June 15, 1916, and in which no sentences have been imposed.

Respite in other cases prior to December 4, 1916.

In all other cases of suspension either of the imposition or the execution of sentence by judges of the United States courts occurring prior to December 4, 1916, the date of the decision in the Killits case, a respite of six months is hereby granted from June 15, 1917, in order that the facts and merits of the respective cases may be investigated and considered and appropriate action taken, where warranted, by way of executive clemency.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto signed my name and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done in the District of Columbia this Fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL] Seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and forty-first.

By the President:

ROBERT LANSING

Secretary of State.

WOODROW WILSON

June 18, 1917.

Alaska coal lands.
Preamble.

Vol. 38, p. 742.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, the act of Congress approved October twentieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, entitled "An Act To provide for the leasing of coal lands in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes,'

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