The Daily Tombstone., 1886-09-01
ErnDOrtant Rulings.

ington has promulgated the following rules and regulations concerning the removal of timber from Government lands. The are prescribed by virtue of the act of June 9, 1878, entitled "An act authorizing the citizens of Colorado, Nevada and territories to fell and remove timter on tue public domain for mining purposes" The act applies only to the states of Col orado, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Daz kota and Montana, and other mineral districts Of the United States not specially provided for. The land from which timber is felled or re moved under the provisions of this net must be known 10 be strictly of mineral character, and not subject to entry under the existing laws of the Tinted States except for mineral en- try. No person not citizen or bona ide resident of the State, Territory os other mineral district provided for in said act, is permitted 10 fell or re- move timber from mineral lands therein: and no person firm or cor poration feIling 2Y removing timber under this act shall sell or dispose of the same, or lumber manuEactured thercfroln to any otl CT than bona-fde residents or citizens of the State or Territory where such timber is cut, nor for any other purpose mentioned in said act. Any owner oF manager of d sawmill, or other person, felling or removing timber under the proYi- sion of this act, shall keep record Of all timber So cut or removed, stating the time when cut, names oi parties cutting the same or in charge of the work, and describing the land, whence
 
 cut by legal subdivision fl surveyed, and as near as practicable if not sur yeyed, with q statement of evidence upon which i. jS claimed that the land is mineral in Character, and stating also the kind and quality of lumber manufactured thcrefrom, to- gethcr with the names of parties to whom any such timber or lumber 10 sold, dates cf sale and for the purpose fer which sold, and shall not sell or disl osc of such tin Der of lumber la#de from apch timter, without talk ing from the purchaser " written . agreement that the same shall not be used except for building, agricultural :. and mining and other domestic llr- , pcrrs within the Sta OT Territory. Every such purchaser shall further be required to file win said owEer z , ccrtitct!c under oath that he pur- | chased such timber or lumber exclus- iIelv fer his own Use and for the rur- I pose aforesaid.
 i Timber Feiled pr removed shall be 9 strictly limited to building, agri ult-
 ural, mining and other domestic pur-
 poses within the state or territory T where 1t grew. All cutting of such 1; timber for use out. idle of tl4e state or ,. territory where it is cut ia forbidden {; No person will be permitted to fell ol Il remuve any growing trees, Of any
 kind whatsoever, less than ei2ht
 inches in diameter Persons Telling .. removing timber from public ninera f lands of the United States must util- 9 ize all of each tree cut that can b' t proiitably u.ed and must cut and re e move the tops and brush or dispose 0 q the same in such manner as to pre- 7" vent the spread of forest fines.
 The act under which these rule le and regulations were prescribed pro le vides as follows:
 n Section 3. Any person or person fs who shall violate any provisions 0 zr this act, or any rules or regulation l. in pursuanco thereof made by tn IL Secretary of the Interior, shall b
 deemed guilty of misdemcanor, an IS upon conviction shall be fined in an le sum not exceeding $500, and to whic IS may be added imprisonment for an SC term not exceeding six months. rs These rules and regulations sha 'n take effect September 1st. 1886, ar he all existing rules and regulation as heretofore prescribed under said ac
 inconsistent herewith gre revoked.