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Book 3, Title 1, Sec. 14Book 3, Title 1, Sec. 14 ? Power to Reserve Lands of the Public and Private Domain of the Government
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Power to Reserve Lands of the Public and Private Domain of the Government. -
(1) The President shall have the power to reserve for settlement or public use, and for specific public purposes, any of the lands of the public domain, the use of which is not otherwise directed by law. The reserved land shall thereafter remain subject to the specific public purpose indicated until otherwise provided by law or proclamation;
(2) He shall also have the power to reserve from sale or other disposition and for specific public uses or purposes, any land belonging to the private domain of the Government, or any of the Friar Lands, the use of which is not otherwise directed by law, and thereafter such land shall be used for the purposes specified by such proclamation until otherwise provided by law.
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