Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-07-01

In Stnafe, JrSE IS, 1911.
IA HEREAs tie public lands In the District
W Ut Maine are exposed to, and actually are
trespassed upon. 70 the great injury OF The Com
monHs ath, ard evil exaHpe to the citizens. and IA
manner to lessen the respect and security for the
rights of private propeus. ana there sno existing
prosi ION Of lax for efectua;iy preventing the
or obtai.iug remedy thereIog. unef the direction
aud coalfol OF Lie Co1a ialafs II lie Land
Office
Be Il herffcye, resoIrei, a Commissions
crs he, aud they hereby satf % publish
notifications in such mann Oh places a
they shall Judge proper, ffbs5i / lrersous 10
cut and tskeiffum The Con- ! Iand in tbs
District oi Name, any is4L-A- Y. 49, description
whatever, w'tiout permission lrst bad aud obtain
ed from aid Commissioners; AID said Gomssis>on-
ers are hereby authorized 10 appoint sorue suitable
person Ia all such places a. hey shaft inflge he
public interest requires, 10 snperintend and prevent
the waste ard Destruction u said timber. and IL
collect lie evidence &C any tsespass that may be
committed % the public iauds oie;air, aud il all
instances where they sAal obtain satisfactory
proof that timber found many situation wi,hsn The
District Of Maine, has beer ca. the public lands
aforesaid. after the passing af this resolve, to cause
the same 10 be sezed at any place within the said
District, in the name of tie Il Commonwealth ~
and marked with the letters \. NJ which tin Der %
marked shall be considered ia the possession of
said Commissioners for the use Of the Common
wealth. and they shall by The Solicitor General,
county Attorney, or any other Attorney u here
there is no County Attorney. cause the same 10 be
libelIed 10 the Court OF Common Pleas for the dis
trict within which said timber shall be seized s,a-
ting the cause OF seizure and PRAYING FOE decree
thereon in favor Of the Commonwealth, and the
Justices Of said Court, shall have power TO hear
and determine the cause by jury where there il a
Claimant, but without one If upon proclamation
made no claimant appears, aud to decree DISPOSE
ton OF all such timber to the use Of the Common
wealth with costs, and TO cause all such proceed
ings to be had said process shall be necessary
to give ttul effect To Ii, a u gment and executions
and Il said libel shall net BIZ supported restitution
OF the property shall be decreed to the claimants
without cost; and ii any persons shall take any Of
said timber alter the same is SO marked into his
custody Tor any other purpose than for safe heep-
ing, or shall cut out or efsce the marks placed
thereon, be or they SO offending, shall, upon con-
viction or Indictment or information fled before
any Court oil Record proper to Try the same, for
fet and pay to the of the Commonwealth the
sum OF ten dollars for each log piece Of timber
SO taken or detaced; and sand Commissioners may
bring actions Of trespass in the name of shc Com
lnonweath, and pursue the same to final judgment
and execution, against all persons CONCERNED in
cutting or taking saitimber, by furni hing cattle.
iabour implements or supplies Of any kind, and all
shal be considered as principals and equally liable
Tor damages ard costs-prov ided always that in all
eases where the Commissioners shall Judge ii to be
Tor the interest OF the Commonwealth they may
commute with said-oaenders, aud accel pecaniary
satisfaction and discharge any process by then,
directed. Mf
Approved BY the Governor, Juue IA, 1917.
Copy, Attast A. BRADFORD,
Secretary Of Common ieeaLh