MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.
By the act of June 30, 1864, c. 184, the United States granted to the State of California the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove, "with the stipulation, nevertheless, that the State shall accept this grant upon the express condition that the premises shall be held for public use, resort, and recreation, and shall be inalienable for all time; ... the premises to be managed by the governor of the...
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