The representative., 1894-12-26

er more thans two logging seasons, nor.
more than one. description of land, and
no extensions OF / cancellation thereof
shall be made, and q separate log aark
shall be used onseach description. That
in view OF the worthless character Of
many of the bonds given as surety for
the fulfilment ofthe conditions Of the
permit, careful legislation should be
had regarding the same. That in case
of the assignment of a permit a new
bond shall be REQUIRED from the as
signee, first bondsmen not to be re-
leased. That no permit shall be issued
except to the party in whose name the
stumpage is purchased as the sale.
That actionsshans be instituted against
all parties who have taken out valid
permits for cutting timber. on state
lands and have failed to carry out the
provisions thereof, for the recovery Of
any loss the state may have sustained
by reason OF such failure. That ap-
pralserS be. required to verify by affi-
davit an estimate Of each one-quarter
section. or less, if tract contains less,
as now provided by law; the oath to be
taken before the secretary of state, or
some notary public, in his office; that
said estimates shall be signed, filled
out and dated by the appraiser from
the original notes made while upon the
land described; that it shall show the
days when he was actually upon the
ground and when it was filled up in
the office of the land commissioners;
and, that the appraisers be required to
take and subscribe an oath and give
sufficient bond conditioned upon the
proper discharge of his duties That
such estimates shall be bound in book
form, with the date of filing in the au-
ditor's office indOrsed thereon; and all
field notes of the appraisers shall be
filed In the auditors office. That no
information, estimate or appraisal in
respect to standing timber upon any
lands in the state, furnished by any
person other than an employe of the
state. shall be paid for out of state
funds. That the state treasurer be re-
qu1red to enforce the provisions of the
statute in regard to the collection Of
stumpage drafts That in the execution
of air mineral leases the timber upon
the land leased should be reserved to
the state, and that pending action of
the legislature hereon in order to pre-
vent the wholesale leasing of land for
the purpose Of holding such timber, the
state auditor decline the issuance Of
any additional leases for mineral pur-
poses. That the incoming legisla ture
pass a stringent law to prevent the
kindling of fires where cuttings of pine
have been made, even by the owner of
the land, unless proper safeguards are
established to prevent it's spreading to
adjoining property
Ihat all reports of the surveyor gen.
eral as to the quantity of timber taken
from state lands shall be based upon
the scale made on the land, instead of
upon a bank scale as is now the pre-
vailing custom. That the scale used
by the surveyor general should in all
cases be what is known as the full
scale, making no deduction on account
of rot or other defect in the timber.
That the land commissioner shall
cause all permits, and the bonds ac-
companying the same, together with
any assignments thereof, to be filed
in his Office, and recorded in a book
kept for that purpose. That the land
commissioner shall keep general in
deX of all Instruments, documents and
papers filed or recorded in his office,
showing the date of filing and the place
of record. All papers, letters, docu-
ments and Instruments coming into
the hands of the land commissioner
shall be filed by him, and, together
with copies of ALI. letters written by
him, shall be preserved as part of the
records of his, office. That the land
commissioner shall keep a stumpage
number of the permit, the date thereof.
the date of expiration thereof date of
sale. date of approval of sale, de-
scripton of the land upon which the
timber vas located, date or appraisal
or estimate, amount of timber on the
land as shown by the estimate, value
of the same the name of the person
making the appraisal or estimate, the
price to be paid for the timber, amount
of timber cut, date of cutting, name of
purchaser, amounts paid by purchaser,
date of payments, log mark, date OF
making scale of timber cut and the
name of person making scale, together
with a reference to all correspondence
respecting the description, name OF as
sienee. date of assignment, names OF
bondsmen and date OF recording bona:
That a form Of permit, estimate ana
~appraisal be established by law.
All of which is respectfully submit
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
Chairman.
NJ J. McGRATH.
c. F. STAPLES.
S. W. LEAVITT.
A. Y. EATON.
j. +. JACOBSON.
Mr.. Donnelly adds on his own ac-
count that law should be passed for
bidding the sale of pine because of
being in danger of fire and recon-
.mends that the state should absolutely
refuse to permit any private party to
purchase the stumpage of Its pine
land under any and all circumstances.