ACT. 93. ] UNITED STATES. 267

for the establishment of a National Forest Reserve in said
State.

WHEREAS, It is proposed that the Federal Government estab-
lish in the White Mountain and Appalachian regions a National
Forest Reserve which will perpetuate the forests and forever
preserve the head waters of many important streams, and
which will thus prove of great and permanent benefit to the
people of this State; and

WHEREAS, A bill has been introduced in the Federal Congress
providing for the purchase of such lands for said purpose.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the consent of the State of Maryland be and is
hereby given to the acquisition by the United States, by pur-
chase or gift, or by condemnation, according to due process of
law, of such lands in the mountain region of Maryland as in
the opinion of the Federal Government may be needed to the
establishment of such a National Forest Reserve in that region;
provided, that the State shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction
with the United States in and over such lands so far that civil
process in all cases, and such criminal process as may issue
under the authority of the State against any person charged
with the commission of any crime without or within said jur-
isdiction, may be executed in like manner as if this Act had
not been passed; and provided, that in all condemnation pro-
ceedings the rights of the Federal Government shall be limited
to the specific objects set forth by the laws of the United States
in regard to forest reserves, and that such proceedings shall be
conducted in a manner not inconsistent with the Constitution
and laws of Maryland.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the consent of the
State of Maryland is hereby given to the passage by Congress
of such laws or ordinances as it may deem necessary or proper
for the making and establishment of such rules and regulations
as may, in its judgment, be necessary for the management, con-
trol and protection of such lands as may be from time to time
acquired by the United States under the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 1, 1908.