The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-22
Regulations Announced by the General
Land Office.
Of INTEREST TO THIS COUNTY
Conditions Under Which Settlers May Take
Timber Needed for Their
Own Use.

The general land Office has issued
an important circular setting forth
regulations under which timber may
be cut on public lands 1t is ap-
pended
Washington, D. c., February 10,
1900. BY virtue of the power vest
ed in the secretary of the interior by
the act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat.
1888, the following rules and re-
gulations are hereby prescribed;
First-The act, so far as it relates
to timber on public lands, as ex-
tended by the act of February 13,
1893 (27 Stat, 444), applies only to
the states Of Colorado, Montana,
Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah and
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico. The act originally extend
ed to the district of Alaska, but in
that respect it has been superseded
by section IL Of the act of May IA,
1898 go Stat, 409), under which
other and separate regulations are
prescribed for the district Of Alaska
Second-The Intention Of the act
Of March B. 1891, is to enable set
tiers upon public lands and other
residents within the states and terri
tories above named to secure from
public timber lands timber or lumber
for agricultural, mining manufaetur-
ing, or domestic purposes, for use in
the state or territory where obtained,
under rules and regulations to be
made and prescribed by the secretary
of the interior.
Third-Settlers upon public lands
and other residents OF the states and
: territories above named may procure
! timber free Of charge from unoccupied,
unreserved, non mineral public lands
! within said states and territories,
g strictly for their own use for frewood,
fencing, building, or other agricurl-
tural, mining, manufacturing or do
q mestic purposes, but not for sale or
disposal, not for use by other persons,
nor for export from tue state or ter
ritory where procured. The cutting
or removal of tim Der or lumber to an
amount exceeding in stumpage value
$50 in any one year will not be per-
} mitted, except upon application to
the secretary of the interior, and
after the granting of special permit.
Except as above provided, it is pro-
vided, it is not necessary for actual
residents to secure permission to
take timber from public lands in
said states and territories for the
purposes aforesaid. The exercise of
s such privilege is, however, subject at
all times to supervision by the de-
partment with a view TO such re-
e striction as may be deemed necessary.
: Fourth-In cases where qualified
persons are not in position to procure
u timber from the public lands them
5 selves, it is allowable for them to
! secure the cutting removing, saving,
{ or other manufacture of the timber
through tue medium of others upon
an agreement with the parties thus
acting as their agents that they shall
be paid sufficient amount only to
cover their time, labor and other
n legitimate expenses incurred in con
q nection Herewith, exclusive of any
+ charge for the timber itself, but no
person, whether acting for himself,
: as an agent for anothes or otherwise,
:, will be permitted to out or remove
Ie in any one year timber to lumber to
u an amount exceeding in stumpage
/. value $50, except upon application