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William McKinley: “Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested, do hereby…”

On the recordApril 15, 1901
Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested, do hereby declare and make known that the Executive Orders dated December 27, 1875, and December 29, 1891, are so far modified as to except from their provisions sections 8 and 9 of township 15 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian, and the said sections are hereby restored to the public domain.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 456—Restoring to the Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of California

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