Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-20
TIE CITIZEN.
SUNDAY, TEBltUARy s1. isl
TIMBER AND COAL LANDS.
UNITED STAgEs LAND OFFICE, :
 Toursrr. ElhTUlI, IU

 lands. | submit the following com municaion from the Commissioner ol lhe General Land Office, with ue law and regulations relating to timber lands, also the law authorizing ue entry of coal lands, for iher infor- nation and benefit Tine necessary instructions for Jhe entry of coalI lands can be had upon application to this office. would advise u5 persons iu- JeIesed ia these matters 10 preserve copies Of the paper containing this pa5i'eaao1 Very respectfully.
 E DALEY,
 Receiver of Public Money
 UEFMoH2 1HE INTERIOR,
 GEEEHal -D OFFICE.
 WASHINGTON, j.. C. Jan.3f, 1881
 lIr. c. E. Daley, Receiver of Pub iIc Moneys Florence, .ua-Sw; 7 have received youT letter 0l ,le S.h Ultmo, with enclosures iu relation ,e public timber lands and ,o coal lands 0L Inc United States, and also in re- lato1 ,0 obtaining timber from pub lie lands for speculative purposes. In reply you are advised that under the provisions ol the homestead nd pre- emplicns laws duly qualified persons may enter public lands for agriCul- tuTdl purposes, but Iu uo ether man ncr can tlc bc obtained ta such land not mineral iu Arizona Territory.
 Where lands are entered under said laws iu good .ai.h for domestic pUr- poses or foI the purpose "l improy ing rle lands so entered, The settler l- justified in cutting tle timber for actual improvement Ul JaelHd He has tLu- entered and may make sale and disposition thereof, Uut i lhe lands were entered mot iur the purpose ,i improvement and cultivation. 1ul rather lor tue sole purpose oi cutting and di-po-In- Of the timber growing thereon. the persons guilty th-rg,i will ba liable iu punishment icT the same as q 4J entry Lad been made
 The cutting e. timber from the mineral lands Ci lae United States authorized ay ,ll Ac, oi Congress ap- proved June 8. ISIS, for he purposes therein sel larb subject ,o such rules and regulations as tbe Secretary Cf tae Inferior may prescsihe Ile pro. lection Cl lae timber and ol inc uu- -er-loWtl growing lpgu such hads and tor other purposes.
 Copy ot said aut or Congress With tHa rules and :e-ua.iQU~ e tle De- paTmlnt ri.el thereuu5rr. dated August D, le.e. and June 23 1880. are enclosed herewith. also. copy of the Act cl Congress approved March 8, Ie,3, wl,A llr regulations thereuu- der. which vlil furnish aIl the uecc-- saly information iu relation Co lc purchase of lands of the United cutcs containing coal. Yours rt- sVectiuilv. J. 4. WILLIAMSON.
 Commissioner
 ACT OF JUNE 8. 1878.
 AN Act authorizing tle culuus ul
 Colorado Nevada and th. Terri
 tories Go ieIl and remove timber
 lu ,Le public domain for mining
 and domestic TurEoscs.
 Ee q enacted is the ~lais and House of Repre- ulalres Of lhe iGlt- cd States O. America Iu louCr- sgmh.d. That al citizens cf tit JaIfed States and other persons. 5saH tat residents oi the State O. Colorado ar Nevada Ur either .i ila Territories ol New NeNgc, Arizona. iUh, i+y- ouiu-. Dakota. Idaho. or Montana. and Hl' other mineral districts of thl lai.ed States, shail be. and are here lE. authorized and perm tied ta le. ald remove, for building, sEIIcu .l, mining, or other domestic pul- noses. any timber other trees grow lrE ur being CD n. pubic lands, said lands being mineral. aud 1u- subject ! to entry under existing laws o. flc . United ctajls. except for mineral .U- trs. Il either .t said States, Ier-.- . tories, uI districts 0t which such cIrl- 1aus ug persons may tc a. iAe ;me ! leHr ges residents euGlc. Co such I ru.e- aao .EU.l'iaus a5 abe Secretary . uf fae Inferior mag prescribe for tlg . protection imhcraud of tlc under . growth growing upon such lands. and 1. I.r ra other purpose. tsrs1.f, The . provisions 0i .Eis act shall not extend . Co railroad corporations.
 SEC 9 That it shall la le duty of ] bc register and receiver 0f anv Iaca- !. land office iu whose district aug min ] eraI land may bg situated Go ascertain . from time ,a GmC whether any .imuc, . is being crt ol u.5 apou such lands, . except ior -El -as authorized ty . this act. within mir respective land !. districts. and, it 20, .L.y l.. iuma- . li..c.y notify ilc ..mUi~ ~siaucr of ! lH General Land onee aI lEst faet . and a.. aca,-sarv expenses Incurred . Iu uaSIug eu proper examinations !. haIi He paid and allowed such rc- . i-tlr and receiver iB making up their . next quarterly accauui-. ~.ca. Any person ur persons WLo ! -aaIl Eia'a.c .he provisions Q. rEis ser ! or any rules and regulations iu pUr- su.rcg tLCeor made bv thc Secretary ! ol the Interior shall heonCmci guilty . oi a misdomoaucr, and uro1 CuHyic- . t0n. shall bC fined in any um not cX- ! ncedu- five hundred ecl1rs. and to ! which may he ad5cd imprisonment l loT auv term not oscCat.n--iP PWu1lhs !. Approved lurg 3 ISIS.