Washington : Government Printing Office
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| VOLUME 4—1939 | 3965 |
By virtue of and pursuant to the provisions of the act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended by the act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1976), it is ordered that Departmental order of March 27, 1936, as modified by order of February 23, 1937, establishing New Mexico Grazing District No. 2, be, and it is hereby modified to exclude therefrom all those lands relinquished and reconveyed to the United States in exchanges made pursuant to the act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. 1225-1239), within that area in New Mexico embraced within Departmental withdrawal of July 8, 1931. It is further ordered that said Departmental withdrawal of July 8, 1931, made pursuant to authority found in section 4 of the act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1347), temporarily withdrawing certain public lands in aid of a land consolidation and exchange program for Indian benefit and in aid of proposed legislation, is hereby modified to exclude therefrom the relinquished and reconveyed lands referred to hereinabove, and under authority of section 4 of the act of March 3, 1927, supra, all of the said relinquished and reconveyed lands are hereby temporarily rewithdrawn for Indian use in aid of proposed legislation to adjust Navajo Indian land matters in New Mexico. Pending the enactment of such legislation the Commissioner of Indian Affairs is hereby authorized to administer all lands hereby rewithdrawn.
This order is subject to all valid existing rights.
HAROLD L. ICKES,
Secretary of the Interior.
