Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-12
PUBLIC TIMBER.
The New fuller OF the Land Office
Regulating the Cutting of Timber
on Government Domain

Regulating the Cutting of Timber
on Government Domain.
/ Washington. Aug. 6-The following
rules and regulations governing the re
moval of timber from the public land.
were promulgated from the interior de
partment to-day:
BY virtue of the power vested in the
secretary of the interior by the frs
section OF the act of June 3, 1878
entitled; IAN act authorizing the citi-
IONS of Colorado, Nevada and other ter
ritories to fell and remove timber off the
public domain for mining and domestic
| purposes" the following rules and
regulations are hereby prescribed
f'lrst-The not applies only to the states
of Colorado, Nevada and to the terri.
tories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
| Wyoming, Dakota, Idaho and Montana
and other mineral districts of the
United States not especially provided
for. Second-The land from which tim,
Der IS felled or removed under the pro-
visions of the act, must be known to be
OF strIctly mineral character, and that
1t is mot subject to entry under ex-
isting laws of the United States, except
for mineral entry" Third-No person,
not citizen or bona fide resident of q
| state, territory or other mineral district
frcTiacG. sc: &c said act &c permitted &c
tell or remove timber from mineral lands
| therein, and no person, firm or corpora
ton telling or removing timber
! under this act, shall sell or dispose of
the same or the lumber manufactured
| therefrom to any other than citizens and
bona tide residents of the state or ter
| ritory whore such timber is out, nor for
, my other purpose than for the legiti-
mate use of said purchaser for the
purposes mentioned in said act. Fourth
Every owner or manager of Il saw mill
OF other persons telling or removing
timber under the provision of this act
shall keep record of all timber SO cut
or removed, stating time when cut,
names of parties cutting the same or in
land whence cut by legal subdivieions, if
surveyed, and as near as practicable if
not surveyed, with statement of the
evidence upon which it is claimed the
land is mineral in character and stating
also the kind and quantity of lumber
manufactured therefrom, together with
the names of parties to whom any such
timber or lumber is sold, dates OF sale
and purpose for which sold, and shall
not sell or dispose of such timber, or
lumber made from such timber, with
out taking from the purchaser written
agreement that the same shall not be
used except for building, agricultural,
mining or other dom eetic purpose with
IN the state or territory, and every such
purchaser shall further be required
to file with said owner or manager @ GER
titicate under oath that he purchased
such timber or lumber exclusively for
his own use and for the purposes afore-
said. Fifth-The books, files and rec
ord5 OF all the mill men or other persons
so cutting, removing and selling such
timber or lumber, required to be kept as
above mentioned, shall at all times be
subject to the inspection OF the officers
and agents of this department. Sixth
Timber felled or removed shall be strict.
ly limited to building, agricultural,
mining and other domestic purposes,
within the state or territory where 1t
graw All cntting of snnh timhar fnr
use outside the state or territory where
it is cut, is forbidden. Seyenth-No
person viii be permitted to fell or re-
move any growing trees of any kind
whatsoever, less than eight inches IN
diameter. Eighth-Persons telling or
removing timber from public mineral
lands of the United States must utilize
oil of each tree cut that can be
protitably used, and must cut
and remove the tops and brush, or
dispose of the same in such manner as
to prevent the spread of forest fires.
The act under which these rules were
prescribed provides as follows:
Section 3-Any person or per-
sons who shall violate the pro-
visions of this act or any rules and
regulations IN pursuance thereof made
by the secretary of the interior shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be- fined In any
sum not exceeding $500, and to which
may be added imprisonment for any
term not exceeding six months" Ninth
These rules and regulations shall take
effect September 1st, 1886, and all ex-
fsting rules and regulations heretofore
prescribed under said act, inconsistent
herewith, are hereby revoked.
tSigned. WILLIAM A. j. SPARKS,
Commissioner.
Il. Q. o. LAMAR. Secretary.
Anrrpvo1 aoo 1909