CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-04-05

1 1870
i use of Timber on Nonmineral Pub
| lie Lands in Certain States an,
Territories, under. the Act o
| March 8, 1891 (26 Stat, 1888, .
Extended by the Act of Februar
13, 1893 CT Stat, 40.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
WAsHINGToN,D. c., February 10, 1900
By virtue Of the power vested il
the Secretary Of the Interior by th,
act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat, 1893
the following rules and regulations
are hereby prescribed:
l.. The act, 30 far as it relates t.
timber on public lands, as EXTENDED
by the act of February I3, 1885,
vi Stat, 444), applies only to th.
States Of Colorado, Montana, Idaho
North Dakota, South Dakota. Wyom.
ing, Nevada, and Utah, and the
Territories of Arizona and New Mex
leo. The act originally extended to
the District of Alaska, but in that
respect it has been superseded by
section IL Of the act of May Ii, 1893
go Stat, 409), under which other
and separate regulations are prescrib-
ed for the District of Alaska.
2. The intention of the act of
March 3, 1891, is to enable settlers
upon public lands and other residents
within the States and Territories
above named to secure from public
timber lands timber or lumber for
agricultural, mining, manufacturing.
or domestic proposes, for the use in
the State or Territory where obtained
under rules and regulations to be
made and prescribed by the Secretary
Of the Interior.
g. Settlers upon public lands and
other residents Of the States and
Territories above named may pro cure
timber free of charge from uaoccupi-
ed, unreserved, nominerai public LANDS
within said States and Territories,
strictly for their swn use for fire.
wood. fencing. building or other agri-
cultural, 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 removal Of timber or
lumber to an amount exceeding in
stumpage value $50 in any one year
will not be PERMITTED, except upon
application to the Secretary Of the
Interior, and after the granting Of .
special premit. Except as above pro-
vided, it Is not necessary for sctusi
residents TO secure premission to
take timber from public lands in said
states and Territories for the pur.
poses Aforesaid. The exercise of
such 'ivilegs Is, however. subject at
all times to supervision by the De-
partment with . view to such restric-
fion a. may be deemed necessary.
4. In cases where qualified persons
are not in position to procure timber
from the public lands themselves, it
is aIlowAbl. for them to secure the
cutting, removing. saving, or other
manufacture Of the timber through
the medium of others upon an agree
msni with the parties thus - their
agents that they sh II be paid suff.-
tient amount only to cover their time,
labor and other legitimate expenses,
incurred in connection Herewith, ex-
elusive 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 $50, except upon
application to the Secretary Of the
Interior, and upon granting Of q
special permit.
5. The uses specified in section 3
Of these rules and regulations con-
stitute the only purposes for which
timber may be taken from public
lands in said States and Territories,
under this act.
6. 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, 1878 60 Stat, SS), which
makes provision, in said States and
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