Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-05-29
Pennsylvania Laws.

AN Acr declaratory of the law relating to taking
up lumb ber, and prohibiting the floating of loose
saw logs in the Susquehanna river, between the
town of Northum Geiland and the line uf the
State of Maryland.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of the COM
nionaceaih Of Pennsylvania IN General As
sen,biy met, and 1t IS hereby enacted, by the
authority of the same, That it is hereby de-
clared to be the true intent and meaning of
the first section of the act entitled An act to
regulate the taking up lumber in the rivers
Susquehanna and Lehigh, and their branch
eS, approved the goth day of March, A. D.,
1872, that any saw logs may be taken up
under the provisions of said section, wheth-
er the same be put into the said streams
Intentionally or otherwise, and whether the
same be foated Intentionally or otherwise !;
the true intent and meaning thereof being
that no saw logs may be foated or driven
therein, unless RATED and under the pilotage
and control of men; and that all saw logs
not so RATED and under the pilot ge and
control of men, shall, and may be, taken
up under the provisions thereof: Prouided.
That this section shall only apply to the
Su>quehanna river, between the town of
Northumberland aud the line OF the State
of Maryland and the person or persoLs
taking up any of said logs, SO floating, shall
be entitled to receive from the owners there
of fifty cents for each log, before delivering
up the same.
Sec 2. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person, or persons, company or companies,
corporation or corporations, to hoat, or oil
rect and authorize to be foated, down the
Susquehauna river, between the the town
Of Northumberland and the line OF the
State of Maryland, any saw log, without
the same being RATED and joined together,
or enclosed in boats, and under the control,
supervision and pilotage of men specially
placed in charge of the same, and actually
thereon; and any person or persons may
take up the said saw logs, or any of them,
if they be found floating loose in said stream,
and not under the personal charge OF some
one upon the SINE, and shall have the right
TO hold and possess the same against all
persons whatsoever: Pr0Uided, That if the
owner or owners Of said saw logs, or their
agents, shall appear and demand the same
from the captor or captUrs, and shall and do
pay therefor to the said captor or captors.
fifty cents for each and every saw log so ta-
ken up, within two months from the date
Of their being so taken up, 1t shall be the
duty of the captor or captors to denver over
said logs to the owner or owners; but II no
such owner or owners, or his or their agents
shall appear within the said time, and pay,
or offer to pay, to the said captor or captors
the said salvage money, the said saw logs
shall be absolutely forfeited to and become
the property of the said captor or captors:
Aad proridetl further, That this act shall
not apply to saw logs now lying in the said
stream, nor to any case i'll which, by reason
of high water, or any other casualty. said
saw logs may be swept out of the West
Branch and Su-quehanna and Boomsss
SEC. 3. All laws, and Parts Of laws, in
consistent with the provisions of this act,
shall be, ard the same are hereby, repealed