Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-06
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Gus clvii sr'ts In the nature Of trover
90 recover tho value of pine saw logs
out upon the public lands BY the de-
PENDANTS or their vendors, ana when
before the suits were commenced. had
been RATED and brought down into the
boom az Minneapolis. Hrnlnerd, nud
other places. 10 has also caused the uet-
sons who cut the timber 60 De indict-
ed
The cutting Of timber upon the
public lands De- made re- crime hy the
legislation of Congress which may ua
prosecuted By indictment uiov. siat'
see. t6D. Notwithstanding NE pt1Nl-
aions Of section tlii And the govern
ment may proceed against troapafsers
upon IT, land. clvllly or crlmlnnlly, or
both. az IT, election. and judgment IN
one form of remedy iH no bar 20 the
pros cution of the other remedy
1T sues in these eases ciyllly, na the
proprietor OF the trees OF timber which
have been unlHWfully cut aud removed
from ~ lands TO recover the value
thereof And 10 pruarcutDH the tres.
pasaors criminaliy ln itH sovereign ca.
pacity for 20 violation uf ltB criminal
statute in that behalf
MEASURE or DAMAGES.
where timber has been cut into loss
upon tho public lands hy "a person who
knows that the land belongs 90 the ruv-
crnmrnt or who has mo- reasonable
ground 90 believe that % belongs 10 him
or 10 some one under whom De claims.
and such logs are hy him hauled to- the
water course aud RATED uud taken to
distant boom. hy means III which la
Dor N the wrpnHduUr their value De-
D.. 1911
when first severed from The freehold.
the government may roplcyy such logs
iu tho boom. ur may maintain nu acc
ton in the nature ~ truver cor their
value. and in either case may recover
without deduction Tor the enhanced
value which may have heon given 60
the lorH after the severance from the
freehold by tho labor OF the wrong.
docr. In such n cnHo the government
/ 90 not confined TO what ia called the
"atumpuro" value but may recover
the value ~ the logs IN the boom"
'Tho measure " dnmaRra Tor Telling
| and carrying away trees from "a tWrt
/ W land o. their value nH they stood
upon tho land. and 10 their removal
] impaired the value ~ the land damages
/ may Do had Cor such injury
punitive damages may ho recovered
/ IN civil action for "a wrongful act
/ Notwithstanding the act constitutes nn
ononso punishable under the. criminal
'.rhc public good In IN, restraint ~
others from wrongful doing, us we'll ua
| the punishment of the offender b. Ca
be- considered In estimating exemplary
damages"
Where wiifuinoss. fraud malice. m
| oppression. pNinrlnu diHrrrnrd Tor tho
/ rights of others, chnmctrflte the wrong,
fui oct complained of the Jury are not
limited in their verdict 90 tho more
| value % the property ana Interest. but
stances OF agrravution and incrvuHe th,
damages. Hu na Co enforce "a respect f1i
the rights OF others and ns "a punish,
mcnt to the uilful trcaranHor.'
TIMBER OK MINERAL LANDS.
Mineral lands are those which ar,
| more valuable Tor tho mineral there
IA tcxcept ooaD than for agriculture
! purposes or for the timber thereon.
The right 90 take timber from min
crM lands Ter building agricultural
mining. or other domestic purposes q
specially provided FOR by the follow
ms act of Congress
"nc ~ enacted BY the Senate nnl
House Of Representatives OF tho Unit
cd states of America in CunHrrHH nH
Hcmhled. That an citizens OF tho Unit
cd States ana other persons, bona nll
residents or the state OF Colorado. oI
Nevada. or either ~ tho Territories o
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming
| Dakota. Idaho. or Montana. and Hl
other mineral districts ~ the Unite
states shall be-. ana urr hereby. nu
thorizcd ana permitted ~ fell and re
move. Tor building. agricultural, min
Ing or other domestic purposes. ans
/ timber or other trees growing ur bolnI
on tho public lands. said lands hrlnl
mineral. and not subject 60 entry unde
| existing laws % tho United states OK
ccpt FOR mineral entry, IN either ~ slil
states Territories. or districts of whicl
such citizens nr persons may b. nt th
limo bona ndo residents subject d
] such rules and regulations uH the Sec
rotary ~ tho Interior may proHrrIb
Tor the protection % the timber and 90
the underground growing upon rurl
lands. and Tor other purposes, pro
uded. the provisions o. this act shnl
not extend 20 railroad corporations"
The land from which timber iH follcl
or removed under tho provisions Of IN
oct must be known 10 be OF Httlrtl
mineral character and that n IN no
subject 10 entry under existing law
81 the United states. except Tor mlnora
entry.
The authority granted By tho act q
June 3. 1919. 10 cut timber applies cg
cl lively 20 lands which nrc strIcu
mllcral In character and subject {