The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-22
10 SELL TIE TIMBER.
Senator Clark Introduces a Bill to
That Effect.

duced in the United States senate by
Senator Clark is of vital interest to
the people of Flathead county and is
the subject of much adverse criticism
by the people here. There is some
talk of sending in a petition to the
other senators, asking them not to
pass the bill.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the
United States of America in congress
assembled, that after the passage of
this act the timber or timber products
on the public lands of the United
States, surveyed or unsurveyed, min
eral or non-mineral, not reserved or
appropriated in the public land
states, territories, and the district of
Alaska, shall be sold or appropriated
exclusively as herein provided, to
supply in legitimate manner the ne
cessities of those dependent upon
public timber in settling the country,
in developing and maintaining it's in
dustries, in making and maintaining
public improvements, and in provid-
Sec, 2, That the secretary of the
Interior Is hereby authorized, in the
exercise of his discretion, to dispose
of by sale from time to time, upon
proper application therefor, to citi-
zers of the United States or to those
who have declared their intention to
become such citizens, being bonafide
residents of the state, territory or dis
trict within which is situated the
land from which the timber Is to be
procured. including companies law
July doing business therein, and any
county, township, city, town, or other
municipal subdivision therein, so
much of the timber or it's product
growing or being upon said public
lands as may be, in his Judgment,
demanded to supply the necessities
of those dependent upon public tim
Der for the purposes specified in the
first Section hereof; provided, that
the removal of such timber will not
injuriously affect the water supply of
the country or other interests.
Sec. 8. That before any timber,
cord wood or any other timber
product shall be Sold the secretary
of the interior shall cause the same
to be appraised and advertised for
sale for not less than 80 days in a
newspaper or newspapers of general
circulation throughout the county or
counties in which the land is located.
Such advertisement shall offer the
timber, cord wood, or other timber
products for sale at not less than the
appraised value, specifying that pay
ment therefor shall be made to the
receiver of public moneys Of the local
land office of the district wherein the
said timber or other material is sit
uated, subject to conditions pre-
scribed by the secretary of the in
terror. No timber, cord wood, or Other
timber products sold as herein pro
vided shall be either cut or removed
until payment in full therefor has
been made and receipt for such pay
ment has been issued by the receiver
of public moneys, and the proceeds
of all such sales shall be accounted
for by the receiver of public moneys
in separate account and shall bt
covered into the treasury of the
United States as a special fund tt
be expended in protecting the timbe
on public lands not embraced in for
est or other reservations under thu
direction of the secretary of the in
ior or as congress may provide; pro
vided, however, that where the tim
Der, cord wood or other produc
sought to be purchased does not eS
coed the stumpage value of one hun
dred dollars, the secretary of the in
terror may, in his. discretion, dispens
with advertisement and appraise
ment.
Sec. 4. That in selling timber, cor
wood, or other timber products unde
the foregoing provisions the sal
shall be made conditional upon tn
removal of the timber or other m;
terial within period of five year
from the date of purchase; and a
timber, cord wood or timber product
not so removed shall be retained an
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United States provided, that tn
limit of five years herein named ma
be extended by the secretary of tn
interior, at his discretion, upon goo
and sufficient reasons for such actio
being shown.
Sec. 5. That miners, prospector
agriculturists and bona fide settle
who have not a sufficient supply
timber, cord wood or timber produc
on their own claims or farms for u'
thereon for such domestic purpost
as firewood, fencing or building pu
poses, or for necessary use in dev'
oping the mineral and other natur
resources of the land lawful
claimed or owned by them, may pI
cure timber, coro wood or limb
products free of charge from una
propriated, unreserved, public Ian