The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-08-21
GOVERNMENT TIMBDR LANDS.
Rules and Regulations Ia Regard to
the Cutting of Timber, Which go
Into Effect september 1, 1856.


Into Effect september /, 1855.
The Interior Department has pro-
muloated rules and regulations con-
corning the removal of timber from
Government lands. They are prescrib-
ed by virtue OF an Act of June 3, 1878,
entitled IAN Act authorizing the citi-
zens of Colorado, Nevada aud 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, Nevada,
Utah, Wyoming, Dakota, Montanaand
other mineral districts ut the United
States not specially provided for.
rhe land from which timber is felled
or removed under tue provisions OF
this Act must be known to be strictly
of mineral character, and not subject
to entry under the existing laws OF the
United States except for mineral entry.
No person not citizen or bona tide
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 incorporation
telling or removing timber under this
Act snail sell or dispose OF the same,
or lumber manufactured theretrom TO
any other than citizens and bona tide
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 sawmiIl, or other person,
telling or removing timber under the
provisions of tins Act, shall keep rec
ord of all timber SO cut or removed,
stating the time when cut, names OF the
parties cutting the same or III charge ot
the work, and describing the land
whence cut by legal subdivisions, II
surveyed, and as near as practicable, II
not surveyed, with u statement OF the
evidence upon which it is claimed that
the land is mineral in character, stat
ing also the kind of quality of lumber
manufactured thereirom, together with
the names of the parties to whom any
such timber or lumber is sold, dates
of sale and the purpose for which sold,
and shall not sell or dispose of such
timber or lumber made from sach
timber without taking from the pur-
chaser written agreement that The
same shall no: be used except fer
building, agricultural and mimi. and
other domestic purposes within the
State or Territory. Every such pur-
chaser shall further be required to file
with said owner II certificate under
oath be purchased such timber or lunl-
Der rxcluslteiy ior his oMn use Ana
Tor the purposes aforesaid.
Timocr teiled or removed SHALL he
strictly limited 10 bdlldip9, agricu.-
rural. min ny and other domestic pur-
puses WITHIN tie State or Territory
where il grew. All cutting of sGch
timber Tor use outside ef the State OF
Territory where the saline Is Gu, aud al
removals thereof out OF the state or
Territory where II 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 telling or removing
timber from public mineral lands OF
the Uuited States must utilize all of
each tree cut that can be protilably
used, and must cut and remove the
tops aud brush, or dispose of the same
in such Il manner as to prevent the
spread of forest fires.
The Act under which these rules anil
regulations were prescribed provides
as follows:
Section 3. Any person or persons
who shall violate any provisions ot this
Act or any rules or regulations in pur-
suance thereof, made by the Secretary
of the Interior, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing $500, and to which may he added
Imprisonment for any term not exceed
ing six months.
These rules and regulations shall
take effect September 1, 1886, and all
existing rules and regulations hereto
fore prescribed under said Act, incon-
sistent herewith, are revoked.