Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-05-04
TPUBLIC-No. 52.1

AN ACT to provide for the punishment of offences
 m,,ra m cutting, deslroyng or removing live oak ant
 other timber or trees reserved for naval purposes.
 Be it enacted by Me Stnate and House oJ Representatives. of the Uaaitrd Stafes Q / .4n1e- rica in Congress assembled, That if any per son or persons shall cut, or cause or procure to be cut, or aid, assist, or be employed in cutting, or shall wantonly destroy, or cause or procure to be wantonly destroyed, or aid, assist, or be employed in wantonly destroying any live oak or red cedar tree or trees, or oth- CT timber standing, growing, or being on any lands ot the United States, which, in pursu- ance of any law passed, or hereafter to be passed, shall have been reserved or purchas- ed for the use of the United States, for sup plying or furnishing therefrom, timber for the navy of the United States; or if any person or persons shall remove, or cause or procure to be removed, or aid, or assist. or be en- ployed in removing from any such lands which shall have been reserved or purchased, as aforesaid, any live oak or rcd cedar tree, or trees, or other timber, unless duly author ized so to do, by order, in writing, of com potent officer, and for the use of the navy of the United States; or if any person or per sons shall cut, or cause or procure to be cut, or aid, or assist, or be employed in cutting any live oak or red cedar tree or trees, or other timber on, or shall remove, or cause or pro- Cure to be removed, or aid, or assist, or be employed in removing any live oak or red ce- dar trees, or other timber from any other lands of the United States acquired, or here after to be acquired, with intent to export, dispose of, use, or employ the same in any manner whatsoever, other than for the use of the navy of the United States; every such person or persons so offending, or conviction thereof before any court having competent jurisdiction, shall, for every such offence, pay fine not less than triple the value of the tree or trees, or timber so cut, destroyed, or removed, and shall be imprisoned not exceed ing twelve months.
 Sec. g. find De H further enacted, That it the master, owner, or consignee of any ship or vessel shall, knowingly, take on board any timber cut on lands which shall have been reserved or purchased as aforesaid, without proper authority, and for the use of the navy of the United States; or shall take on board any live oak or red cedar timber cut on any other lands of the United States, with intent to transport the same to any port or place within the United States, or to export the same to any foreign country, the ship or ves- sel on board of which the same shall be ta- ken, transported or seized, shall. with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, be wholly for iSitcu tO the OnlteQ OtateS; ana the captain or master of such ship or vessel wherein the same shall have been exported to any foreign country against the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay to the United States a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
 Sec. 3. lind De h further enacted, That all penalties and forfeitures incurred under the provisions of this act shall be sued for, re- covered and distributed, and accounted for, under the directions of the Secretary of the Navy, and shall be paid over, one half to the informer or informers, if any, or captors, where seized, and the other half to the Com missioners of the Navy Pension Fund, for the use of the said fund; and the Commissioners of the said fund are hereby authorized to mi tigate, in whole or in part, and on such terms and conditions as they shall deem proper, and order, in writing, any fine, penalty, or for feiture incurred under this act.
 APPROVED, March 2, 1881.
 Poor of Baltinlorc.-The expense of maintaining this guilty unfortunate class, nearly all of whom were reduced by means of incompetence, during thu last year, has been about 20,000.
 Ofall the vices, vanity and the love of law suit are the most difficult to correct.