Executive Order 1487

by President of the United States

It is hereby ordered that the islet locally known as Hog Island, lying about one half mile east of Washington Island, at the entrance to Green Bay, and situated within the boundaries of Township thirty-three North, Range thirty East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin, as located within the area segregated by the broken line upon the diagram hereto attached and made a part of this order, be and the same is hereby reserved and set apart for the use of the Department of Agriculture as a preserve and breeding ground for native birds. It is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, wilfully disturb, or kill any birds of any kind whatever, or take the eggs of such birds, except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Warning is expressly given to all persons not to commit any of the acts herein enumerated and which are prohibited by law.

This reserve to be known as the Green Bay Reservation.

Wm. H. Taft.

The White House,

February 21, 1912.

Diagram missing.

Notes

Amended by

• Proclamation 2416, July 25, 1940 (renamed)