White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-03-29
CIRCULAR.
DEPART MENT OFTHE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,

February 10, 1900.
BY virtue of the power vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by
the net of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat,
1093), the following rules and reg
ulations are hereby prescribed:
1. The act SO far as it relates to
timber on public lands, as extend
ed by the act of February l3, 1893
CT Stat, 444), applies only to the
States of Colorado, Montana,
Idaho, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada and
Utah, and the Territories of Ariz-
ona and New Mexico. The act orig
inally extended to the District Of
Alaska, but in that respect it has
bsen superseded by section II of
the act of May IA, 1898 go Stat,
4O3), und which other and sepa-
rate regulations are prefcribcd for
the District of Alaska.
2. The intention of the act of
March 3, 1891, is to enable settlers
upon public lands and other resi-
dents within the States and Terri
tories above named to secure from
public timber lands timber or lum-
Der for agricultural, mining, man
ufacturing, or domestic purposes,
for use in the State or Territory
where obtained, under rules and
regulations to be made and pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the
Interior.
8. Settlers upon public lands
and other residents of the States
and Territories above named may
procure timber free Of charge from
unoccupied, unreserved, nonmin-
cral public lands within said States
and Territories, strictly for Their
own use for frewood, fencing
building, or other agricultural
mining, manufacturing or domes.
tic purposes, lut not for sale OF
disposal, no for use by other per.
sons, nor for export from the
State or Territory where procured
The cutting or removal of timber
or lumber to an amount exceeding
in stumpage value $50 in any one
year will not be permitted, excep'
upon application to the Secretary
OF ths Interior, and after the
granting1of n special permit. Elk
copt as above provided, it is neces
sary for actu Il residents to secure
permission to take timber from
public lands in said States anc
Territories for the purposes afOr
said. The exercise of such pr,vi
lese is, however, subject at all
times to supervision by the De
partment with a view to such re-
striction as may be deemed neces.
sary.
1. In cases where qualified per.
sons are not in position to procure
timber from the public lands them
selves, it is allowable for them tc
secure the cutting, removing, saw
ing, or other manufacture of th,
timber through the medium o.
others npon an agreement with the
p,rties thus acting as their agents
that they shall be paid suificien
amount only to cover their time
lib .r and other legitimate expenseI
incurred in connection Herewith
exclusive of any charge for th'
tim Der itself; but no person
whether acting for himself, as al
agent for another, or otherwise
will be permitted to cut or remove
in any one year timber or lumber
to an amount exceeding in stump
age value $50, except upon appli
cation to the Secretary of the In
terror, and upon the granting OF
special permit.
5. The uses specified in section
3 Of tn Ass rules aud regulation
constitute the only purposes fol
which timber may be taken from
public lanls in sad States anC
Territories. under this net
& Tha cnt,iugaul removing o
tiubrr free OF rhqrp under si,