Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-05-25
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
March 3, 1891 (2G Stat, 1O93), the fol-
lowing rules and regulations are here
by prescribed:
l. The act, so far as it relates to
timber on public lands, as extended
by the act of February IL, 1893 CT
Stat, 444) applies only to the states
OF Colorado, Montana, Idaho, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Ne
vada 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superseded by section II of the act Of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, 400, under
which other and separate regulations
are prescribed for the District of
Alaska.
?. The intention of the act of March
3, 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
Der 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.
!. Settlers upon public lands and
other residents of the states and terri
tories above named may procure tim
Der free Of charge from u~noccupied,
u~nreserved, nonmineral public lands
within said states 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-
moyal Of timber or lumber to an
amount exceeding in stumpage value
$40 in any n year will not be per-
mitted, except upon application to the
secretary of The interior, and after the
granting of a special permit. Except
as above provided, it is not necessary
for actual residents to secure permits
sion to take timber from public lands
in said states and territories for the
purposes aforesaid. The exercise of
such privilege is, however, subject at
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 pads 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
IN 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 the
granting of a special permit.
5. The uses specified in section 3
of these rules and regulations consti-
tute the only purposes for which tim
Der may be taken from public lands in