Little Falls weekly transcript., 1894-12-28

used on each description. That in view
of the worthless character OF
many of he bombs given ~ surety for the
fulfillment of the conditions OF the permit,
careful legislation should he had regard
ing the same. That in case of the assign
ment of q permit q new bond shall be
required from the assignee, lrst bondsmen
not to be released. That no permit shall
be issued except to the party in whose
name the stumpage is purchased at the
sale. That actions shall 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-
praisers be required to verify by atti'
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 no
tary public, in his Office; that said esti-
mates 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 ac-
tually upon the ground, sand when it was
filed up in the office of the land commits
sioner; and, that the appraisers be re-
quired 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 informa-
tion, 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 Tor
out of the state funds. That the state
treasurer be required to enforce the pro-
visions of the statute in regard to the COL
lection of stumpage drafts. That
in the execution Of all min
eral leases the timber upon the
land leased should be reserved to
the state, and that pending action OF the
legislature hereon, in order to prevent the
wholesale leasing of land for the purpose
of holding such timber, the state auditor
decline the issuance of any additional
leaves for mineral purposes. That the IN
coming legislature pass stringent law TO
prevent the kindling of fires where cut
tings of pine have been made, even by the
owner of the land, unless proper safe
guards are established to prevent It's
spreading to adjoining property.
That all reports of the surveyor general
as to the quantity of timber taken from
state lands shall be based upon the scale
made on the land. instead of upon bank
scale, as is now the prevailing custom.
That the scale used by the surveyor gen
cral should in all cases be what is known
as the full scale. making no deduction on
account of rot or other defect in the tim
ber.
That the land commissioner shall cause
all permits, and the bonds accompany
ing the snme, together with amy as
signments thereof, to be filed in
his office, and recorded in a book
kept for that purpose. That the land COM
missioner shall keep general index OF all
inst ruments, documents and papers filed
or recorded in his office, showing the date
of filing and the place of record. All pa
pers, letters, documents and instruments
coming into the hands Of the land COM
missioner shall be filed by him, and, to-
gether with copies of all letters written by
him, shall be preserved as a part of the
records of his Office. That the land
commissioner shall keep a stumpage
record book, which shall state the
number of the permit, the date thereof,
the date of expiration thereof, date OF
sale, date Of approval of sale, description
of the land upon which the timber was To-
Gated, date of 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 q
reference to all correspondence respecting
the description, name Of assignee, date of
assignment, r,mes of bondsmen and date
of recording bond That form of per-
NIT, estimate and appraisal be established
by law.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY,
Chairman,
NJ. j. MCGRATH.
C. F. STAPLES.
S. w. LEAVITT.
A. Y. EATON.
J. F. JACOBSON.
Mr.. Donnelly adds on his own account
that a law should be passed forbidding the
sale of pine because of being in danger of
fire and recommends that the state should