Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-05-22
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TIMBER.

II. TIMBER.
The Tribune is requested to publish
the following circular for the benefit
of settlers in this district:
BY virtue Of the power vested in the
secretary of the interior by the act of
Id arch 3, 1891 (26 Stat, l093), the fol-
lowing rules and regulations are here
by prescribed: %ss
1.-THE act, SO far as it relates to
timber on public lands, as extended
by the act of February l33, 1893 or
Stat, HID applies only to the states
OF Colorado, Montana, Idaho, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Me-
yada and Utah, &and the territories Of
Arizona and New Mexico. The act
originally extended to- the District of
Alaska, but in that respect it has been
superseded by section II of the act Of
May IA, 1898 go Stat, 409), under
which other and separate regulations
are prescribed for the District of
Alaska. 4 355 s.sSt 7;ss gits
q The intention OF the actsof March
5, 1891, is to enable settlers upon pub
lie lands and other residents within
the states and territories above named
to secure from public timber lands tim
ber or lumber for agricultural, min
ing, manufacturing or domestic pur-
poses, for use in the state or territory
where obtained, under rules and regu-
lations to be made and prescribed by
the secretary OF the interior.
3. Settlers upon public lands and
other residents of the states and terri
tories above named may procure TIM
ber free of charge from. unoccupied,
unreserved, nonmineral public lands
within said states Il and territories,
strictly for their own use for firewood,
fencing, building, or other agricultural,
mining, manufacturing or domestic
purposes, but not for sale or disposal,
nor for use by other persons, nor for
export from the state Or territory
where procured: The cutting or re-
nloval of timber or lumber to an
amount exceeding in stumpage value
500 in any one year will not be per-
mitted, except upon application to the
secretary of Jhe interior, and after the
granting of a special permit. Except
as above provided, it is not necessary
for actual residents to secure permis-
sion to take timber from public lands
in said states and territories for the
purposes aforesaid. The exercise of
all times to supervision by the depart
ment with a view to such restriction
as may be deemed necessary. -
4. In cases where qualified persons
are not in position to procure timber
from the public lands themselves, it is
allowable for them to secure the cut
ting, removing, Or other manufacture
of the timber through the medium of
others upon an agreement with the
parties thus acting as their agents that
they shall be paid a sufficient amount
only to cover their time, labor and
other legitimate expenses incurred in
connection Herewith, exclusive OF any
charge for the timber itself; but no
person, whether acting for himself, as
an agent for another, or otherwise, will
be permitted to cut or remove In any
one year timber or lumber to an
amount exceeding in stumpage value
so, except upon application to the
secretary of the interior, and upon the
granting of a special permit.
5. The uses specified in section
of these rules and regulations consti-
tute the only purposes for which tim
Der may be taken from public lands in
said states and territories. under this
act.
g. The cutting and removing of
timber, free of charge, under said act
of March 3, 1891, is confined to un-
reserved, unoccupied, nonmineral pub
lie lands, in the states and territories
named therein, inasmuch as the act
specifically provides that the same
shall not operate to repeal the act of
June 3, 1873 GO Stat, SSl, which
makes provision, in said states and
territories, for the free cutting of tim
ber on public lands that are known to
be of a strictly mineral character for
the uses named in said act.
I. 1t is further provided in said act
of March 3, 1891, that nothing herein
contained shall operate to enlarge the
rights of any railway company to cut
timber On the public domain" Con-
sequently, no timber may be cut or
taken under this act from public lands
either by or for the use of any railroad
company
g. Section 246l, United States Re-
vised Statutes, is still in, force in the
states and territories herein named,
and its provisions may be enforced
against any person, or persons, who
cut or remove, or cause or procure to
be cut or removed, or aid Or assist or
are employed in cutting or removing
any timber from public lands therein,
except as allowed by law. e. ~,
8. The secretary of the interior re-
serves the right to revoke the priEi-
leges granted, in any cases wherein
he has information that persons are
abusing the same, or when it is neces-
sary for the public good.
= 10, All rules and regulations here
tofore prescribed under said act of
March 3, 1891, relating to the use of
timber on public lands in the above
named states and territories, are here
by revoked.
w. A. RICHARDS,
$ $s Acting Commissioner.
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