Executive Order 7214—Establishing Muleshoe Migratory Waterfowl Refuge

TEXAS

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and in order to effectuate further the purposes of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act (45 Stat. 1222), it is ordered that the following-described lands, consisting of 3,654 acres, more or less, acquired or to be acquired by the United States, in Bailey County, Texas, be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture, subject to valid existing rights, an a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: Provided, That any private lands within the areas described shall become a part of the refuge hereby established upon the acquisition of title or lease thereto by the United States:

     League 183, tracts 6, 7, and 8;
                         tracts 13, 14, and 15;
                         tracts 26, 27, and 28.

     League 184, tracts 4, and 6 to 12, inclusive.

     League 195, labors 3 to 8, inclusive;
                         labors 15, 16, and 25.

This refuge shall be known as the Muleshoe Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
October 24, 1935.