The Meeker herald., 1886-09-04
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lations governing the removal II timber
from Government lands. They are pre-
scribci by virtue Of the act Of June s.
ISIS, entitled AN act authorizing the
citizens OF Colorado. Nevada and the
Territories q! Utah, Wyoming, Dakota,
Idaho and Montana aud other mineral
districts Of the uni,rsi States no, spec
specially provided for"
The land from which timber Is frllri
OF removed under the provisions Of this
act must be shown To In strictly miner.
nj In character and that Il Ia not subject
To entry under the existing laws Of the
United states, except 70, mineral Gu
Try:
NO person, not citizen or bona tide
resident Of the State. Territory or other
mineral district, as provided for la the
said act. - permitted 10 fell OF remove
timber from the mineral lands therein;
aud no I~rson. nrm or corporation. frl-
ling or removing timber under this act
shall srll or dispose of the same. OF the
lunlcr manufactured ihrrrfrom % any
other than citizens and bona iidc real
dents of the State or Territory where
such timber IL cut; nor for any other
purpose than for the legitimate usrs Of
Of the said purchaser for tic purposes
mentioned In The said net.
Every owner or manager Of = saw
mill. or other pcsspn Telling or rrmov-
Ing timber under the provisions of this
act. shall keep = recoej of all timber
~ cut OF vsa0sea. stating the time
when u ~as cut, tl,c names of tho par.
ties cutting the same. OF In charge Of
the work. and describing the land
whrncc II WAS cut, by tho legal sulsiivi.
si"os " surveyed. and as near ~ prarii.
cable II not sarvsyci. with y statement
Of the evidence upon which II is claimed
that the land Ii mineral la character.
and also stating the kind and quality
of lumber manufactured th~rrfrum.
with the names Of the parties 10 whom
any such timber or lumber Ii sold. the
dates of It's sale and the purpose for
which II was sold: and they shall not
sell or dispose oi such timber or lumber
made from such timber. without tax.
ing from the pnrch aser written agree.
men, that the same shall not lie used
except for building. agricultural. min
In. or other domestic purposes within
the state or Territory.
And every such purchaser shall fur
ther I've required to tiir with the said
owner or manager. \ certificate under
oath that the purchase Of such timber
or lumber II exclusively for his own
uses and for the purposes aforesaid.
IAN timber fcllcd or removed shall
bc strictly limited TO building. axricui.
tnral. mining aud other domestic pur-
poses within the state or Territory
whcrc II grew. All cutting Of such tim.
lrr for use outside of the State or Ter
ritory where the same Ia cut, and all ~
moval. thereof outside Of the state or
Territory where 1t is cut are strictly
forbidden.
mo person will he permitted to fell
or remove any growing timber cf any
kind whatsoever less than eight inches
In diameter.
"All persons telling or removing TIM
her from the public mineral lands Of
the United States must utilize all Of
each tree cut that can bc profitabiy
used. and must GU; and remove the tops
and brush. or dispose Of the same in
such manner as TO prevent the spread of
forest fires.
"I'hc act under which these rules and
regulations were prescribed provides as
follows:
"SEc. 3. Any person or persons who
shall violate the provisions of this act.
or any Of the rules and regulations in
pursuance thereof. when made by the
Secretary Of the Interior. shall he
deemed guilty OF a mis,lemeanor. and
upon conviction shall bc fined in sum
not exceeding 500, and to this may he
added imprisonment for any term not
exceeding six months.
These rules and regulations shall
take effect September I. 1856, and all
existing rules and regulations hereto
fore prescribed under the said act. in
consistent herewith. are revoked"
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