The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1886-08-21

Rules 0md Regulations ON This
Subject Promulgated by the
Interior Department.

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mulgated rules and regulations
governing the removal of timber
from Government lands. They are
prescribed by virture of the Act of
June 5, 1873, entitled, "An Act
authorizing citizens Of Colorado,
Nevada and the Territories to fell
and remove timber on the public
domain for mining and domestic
purposes" The Act applies only
to the States of Colorado and
Nevada, and the Territories Of
Utah, Wyoming, Dakota. Idaho
and Montana and other mineral
districts of the United States not
specifically provided for. The land
from which the timber is felled or
removed under the provisions Of
the Act must be known to be
strictly of a mineral character and
that it is not subject to entry under
the existing laws of the United
States except for mineral entry.
No person not citizen or bona
fide resident Of the State. Territory
or other mineral district provided
for in said Act, is permitted to fell
or remove timber from mineral
lands therein, and no person, firm
or corporation 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 file
residents of the State or Territory
where such timber is cut, nor for
any other purpose than for the
legitimate use of said purchaser for
the purposes mentioned in said
Act. Any owner or manager Of
said mine, or other person, telling
or removing timber under the pro-
visions of this Act, shall keep n
record Of all the timber so cut or
removed, stating the time when
cut, the names Of the parties cut
ting the same or in charge of the
work, and describing the land
whence cut by subdivisions, if sur
veyed, and as near as practicable
if not surveyed, with statement Of
the evidence upon which it is
claimed that the land is mineral in
character, and stating also the
kind and quality of the lumber
manufactured thcrelrom, together
with the names Of parties to whom
any such timber or lumber is sold;
the dates Of sale and the purpose
for which sold, and shall not sell
or dispose Of such timber, without
taking from the purchaser a writ
ten agreement that the same shall
not be used except for building,
agricultural and mining or other
domestic purposes within the State
or Territory; and every such pur-
chaser shall be further required to
file with said owner a certifi-
cate under oath that he purchased
such timber or lumber exclusively
tor his own use and for the pur-
pose aforesaid.
The timber fellcd or removed
shall be strictly limited to agricul-
tural, mining and other domestic
purposes within the State or Terri
tory where it grew. All cuttings
Of such timber for use outside Of
the State or Territory where it is
cut, are forbidden.
No person will be permitted to
fell or remove any growing trees Of
any kind, whatsoever, less than
eight inches in diameter. Persons
cutting or removing timber from
public mineral lands Of the United
States, must utilize all of each tree
cut, or rs much as can be proita-
bly, used, and must cut and remove
the tops and brush, or dispose Of
The same in such manner as to pre-
vent the spread of forest fires.
The Act under which these rules
md regulations were prescribed.
provides % follows:
"Section III.-Any person or
persons who shall violate any of
he provisions of this Act or any
'ules and regulations in pursuance
hereof made by the SECRETARY Of
he Interior ehall be deemed guilty
If misdemeanor, and upon couvic-
ion shall be fined sny sum not