Executive Order 1496—Reserving for Indian Purposes Certain Lands in the State of California

It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in the State of California be, and they are hereby, reserved from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal, and set aside for allotment purposes to the Indians located thereon, and for such other uses as may be lawful for the benefit of the Indians:

T. 7 S., R. 32 E., Mount Diablo meridian, S. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 14; S. 1/2 of SE. 1/4; SE. 1/4 of SW. 1/4 and SW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4 of sec. 15; NW. 1/4, N. 1/2 of SW. 1/4, and E. 1/2 of sec. 23; SW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4, S. 1/2 of SW. 1/4, and NW. 1/4 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 24.

T. 10 S., R. 34 E., Mount Diablo meridian, S. 1/2 of sec. 20; SE. 1/ 4 of NE. 1/4 of sec. 32; SW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4 of sec. 33.

T. 11 S., R. 34 E., Mount Diablo meridian, SW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4, SW. 1/4, of sec. 9; W. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 21; NW. 1/4 of SE. 1/4 of sec. 28; W. 1/2 of NE. 1/4, NW. 1/4, and N. 1/2 of SE. 1/4 of sec. 33.

T. 12 S., R. 34 E., Mount Diablo meridian, W. 1/2 of SE. 1/4 of sec. 9; and all of sec. 34 except the NE. 1/4 of NE. 1/4.

The reservation made hereby shall not interfere with or defeat any prior legal appropriation of the lands for public purposes.

Any tracts occupied and improved by any person and listed upon application of the occupant under authority of the act of June 11, 1906 (Thirty-fourth United States Statutes at Large, p. 233), are hereby excepted from the provisions of this order.

WM. H. TAFT.

The White House,
March 11, 1912