New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-05-22

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Hon eleven Cd OF this act The nmn ~ e
g ,yan pes IL tnGnsand ,0N) feet, aud the
and ma also ssf fha .no ms n,UO feet thereon.
klnds Of timber thereon below srhis stsnGs
49,. including the number 81 pine tam.
ties s sG the;l posts telegraph poles and
4 6: 49, -. 14acA estimate shall be made M
! - ~ s 81 suDd1visiOns, and no esri.
acres az s1a Ian rslase to more than forty (4.0
sMlaMesl governmental SUBDIVISIONS show
more than.that number Of acres. 81 - 8
stba t,,, estimate snail stale the situation OF
III, FISK from fire or damage of anvrzlsinG. a
anu IFS distance from the nearest Iake'
stream OF railroad, tie character of the
maui. and whether or not any Of said tim
Der has been burned, and the exfent ana
character OF the burning, if any. -
SSs.. " shall also show the true date when
s LIE sas e1amlnal lion was made, the exact NUM-
Der OF hours spent in making the examina-
lion; thai the estimator was actually upon
the ground when he made said estimate
me ,.expense necessarily incurred In making
turning from said tract -
81 Each estimate shall be sworn TO Nv the
estimator e.st upon. the record thereof before
employed II his office.
Each estimator, at the time he makes tho
entry Of his estimate, as aforesaid shall
all the plars and field notes made by him
on the ground during his examination. and
he snalf attix his signature to each plat
and to each page OF ted noes, loge.uer
with the date OF filing the same.
no information, estimate or appraisal re-
latlng to standing timber upon any pubic
+ lands shall be paid for our Of the state
treasury, or shall be furnished by any
person other than the estimator herein
PROVIDED for, or In any other manner than
as herein provided.
Sna oan 49, hall .:LA.
zen Of the State of Minnesota and shah
be thoroughly qualified by actual experl.
ence to carefully and accurately run the
lines of the various subdivisions of liant,
according to the government, survey there
OF, to determine courses and distances, to
locate corners. meander posts and witness
trees, to correctly read the same when
found, to correctly locate himself when in
the woods, and to make accurate and COM
piete estimates and appraisals of the tim
Der on such lands. No person shall be APP
pointed as such estimator who has not
had at least five years actual practical ex-
PerlenceS In the WOODS. i'll the t..4.cL nae VI
the work hereby required. Before any per-
son shall be appointed as such estimator
+ he shall make and verify statement set
ing forth that he possesses all the quail
t1cations required by this act, and such
Verlned statement shall be filed in the
once Of said commissioner.
IS sec 10. NO person, other than those ap-
pointed and who shall qualify as herein
provided, shall be allowed to act as such
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making any estimate or appraisal
Each estimator at the time of his ap-
Polntment and before entering upon his
autles, shall take and subscribe an official
oaLn and give a bond with at least two
thousand 5000 dollars for the faithful
performance etfo It, Of his duties. Said bond, to-
selner with the SuretieS thereon, shall be
approved az !, by the land commissioner, who
snail endorse his approval thereon SAID
bond q and oath shall be filed in the Office
as often as any reports shall be signed by
tue estimators. herein provided, the
land commissioner shall furnish to the
governor written lists containing de-
scription Of the land examined and the
Value, quantity and character Of the tim
Der thereon, which list shall be filed. in
the Office of the governor.
: AL estimates or purported estimates now
on file in the office of the land commits
sloner and upon which valid permits are
not now in force, are hereby cancelled ana
declared null and void
Sec. 16. Amy estimator who shall make
or cause to be made any false or fraudu-
lent estimate Of the timber upon any such
land. or who shall insert in any estimate
any false statement whatsoever. or who
snail falsely date any record, or who shall
make any false statement as to his ex-
perlence and qualifications for the work,
to-, the land commissioner, or who shall
rail-. to make personal examination OF
each subdivision of land, as required by
law, before making. the record of such
CSCI"dIcs Sulll De guilty Ol Il LnlSuPMeduOF,
and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding one thou.
sand q 1000 dollars for each otfense or by
Imprisonment Inn in the county jail for term
Sec: II. 1t shall be the duty Of said conf
missioner to make thorough inquiry and
examination into the extent, character and
value Of the lands belonging to the state,
and chiefly valuable for the timber thereon.
|, He shall take such measures as will
protect such timber from damage or loss
INV five frncv ofho
such regulations for the care and control
Of said timber lands and sales of the
timber thereon subject to sale under the
provisions of section eleven Q1) of this
the states provided, however, that he shall
DO nothing which shall counlc. "4.u .-.c
provisions of this chapter.
Sec. Is. There is hereby established the
board of timber commissioners, to be COM
posed Of the governor, auditor and treas
urer Of this state.
said board and shall preside at all meet
ings.
Before any timber shall be sold the land
commissioner shall submit to said board.
which shall meet from time to time for
such business as may be laid before it, the
records of estimates and appraisals, and
said board shall carefully examine the
same, together with such other papers.
documents records or witnesses as the
| commissioners may require, in order to
properly determine the questions submitted
to. them.
The governor Is hereby authorized and
empowered to administer an oath, in tho
usual form, to each witness brought before
such board, and each commissioner is here
by authorized and empowered to examine
such witnesses relative to the matters
under advisement.
The land commissioners shall act as secre-
tary Of said board, and shall keep record
thereof containing the full minutes Of each
meeting. and all the proceedings thereof,
which minutes shall be dated at the time
| when such meeting occurs, and shall be
signed by the commissioners present.
Whenever the question of the sale of
| any timber on such land is submitted to
| said board, it shall determine whether or
the provisions Of section eleven q1l of this
act, and if it is for the best interests OF
the state that such timber shall be sold,
and whether or not sale is necessary to
protect the state from loss, the determine
ton of the board shall be preserved in .le
| records of the. meeting, together with the
evidence showing that such timber is sub
ject to sale under the provisions of section
eleven CID of this act.
The governor and one other member OF
said commission shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. In case
the governor, and at least one other menu
Der of said board. shall determine by their
votes that any such sale Is necessary to
protect the state from loss, and before
any timber shall be advertised or SOLD, or
any permit issued for entering upon or
cutting the timber from any such land,
they shall endorse upon. the record OF 1ac.l
and every estimate OF climber SO to be al
yertised ard sold, the statement that such
sale is necessary to- protect the state from
| loss. Said statement shall be signed BIZ
| them officially, and the date of srch sign
i ing affixed thereto. and unless this is done
| the land commissioner shall haze no juris-
| diction whatsoever to make such sale.
4 Sec 10. The governor is hereby authof-
| lied to appoint a competent agent of his
| own selection to properly investigate the
correctness Of any sucn estimate and APP
| pra1sal, and to send such agent to exam
| inc any of the timber proposed to be sold,
! for the purpose Of ascertaining if same is
| subject to sale under the provisions Of Sec
| ton eleven til of this act and to ascer.