The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-22

erection, permit timber 10 ne procured
within a reasonable distance, subject
to the same terms and limitations as
otherwise herein provided, from the
most accessible lands in the adjoin-
ing state or territory, to be trans
ported to and used only in the state
or territory wherein the applicant or
applicants reside, as though the same
was grown in the latter state or ter
ritory, subject to the same terms,
provisions and limitations as pro-
regulations prescribed by the secre-
tary of the interior. But no timber
or cordwood shall be cut or removed
under this proviso to the detriment
of the residents of the state or terri
tory where said timber was grown.
Sec. 7. That the secretary of the in
terror is authorized to make all
proper rules and regulations for car
rying into effect the provisions of
this act, for preventing abuses there
of, for protecting the timber from
fire and depreciation, and for promot-
ing the younger growth of timber;
and he may designate the tract or
tracts of land where the timber or
its product may be obtained here
under, and it shall not be lawful to
cut or remove any timber, cord wood
or timber product except as pre-
scribed in this act, and said rules and
regulations.
Sec. 6. That the sales of timber,
cord wood, and other timber products
heretofore made as by authorized by
the circular of the general land Office,
which was approved by the secretary
of the interior March II, 1898, (26
Land Decisions, page 399), be and
the same are hereby affirmed.
Sec. 8. That every person who,
either directly or indirectly, in any
manner whatsoever, except as al
lowed by the provisions of this act
and the rules and regulations pre-
scribed Hereunder by the secretary
OF the interior, cuts, removes, re-
ceives, or otherwise appropriates, in
lures, wastes, or causes the destruc-
ton by fire, or in any other manner
whatsoever, of timber growing or be-
ing on any of the public lands, other
than those embraced within public
forest or other reservations, or who
boxes, chips, cuts or bores such tim.
Der for turpentine purposes, or who
removes, receives, or otherwise ap.
propriates the resin, gum, turpentine
or other product, therefrom, shall
upon conviction for every such Of
one hundred dollars nor more than
| five thousand dollars, or shall be i'm
prisoned, in the discretion of the
court; and the provisions of section
| 1892 of the revised statutes of the
United States shall be applicable tc
proceedings under this act. That in
addition to the criminal proceedings
herein provided, the United States
shall be entitled to recover in civil
suit the value of all property so un
alwfully cut, boxed, Clipped, re
moved, received, or otherwise appro
priated injured, wasted, or Destroyed
and shall also be entitled to recove
in such cases exemplary damages.
Sec. 10. That sections 2,461, 2,462
2,463, 2,205 and 4,751 Of the revised
statutes of the United States; thu
first proviso of the second section o
the act of April 80, 1878, chapter $50
go United States statutes, page 46)
the act of June 8, 1878, chapter $50
20 United States statutes, page So
the act of June 3, 1878, chapter ISL
20 United States statutes, page 80
section of the act of August 4, 1892
chapter 375, q United States stat
utes, page 34S, amending last cite,
act; section of the act of Marchr
1891, chapter SCI, 26 United State
statutes, page 1,O95, and the amend
ment thereto by the act of the sam
date, chapter $50, 26 United State
statutes, page 1908, so far as tn
same relate to the use or cutting G
timber on, or it's removal from, tn
public domain, the act of Februar
l5, 1898, chapter 103, q Unite
a oIdIeS statutes, page 444, IuiInG
amending the last cited act; that POI
ton of the appropriation act of Jul
! /, 1898, chapter SAG, 80 United State
statutes, pages 597 to 61S, which al
! thorizes the secretary of the interio
to grant permits to cut timber on tn
= Snake river and it's tributaries; SCI
:, ton II, of the act of May IA, 1879;
. chapter 299, 80 United States sta
) utes, page 400, and all other acts c
= parts of acts authorizing sales, al
preparation, or free use of timbe
cord wood, or other timber product
9 on the surveyed or unsurveyed mil
e eral or non-mineral inappropriate
d. and unreserved pubic lands of th
= United States, and all other acts {
C parts of acts IN conflict with this at
>. are hereby repealed provided, tn;
! nothing in this act shall be construe
y as applying to or in any way affec
\, ing existing laws relating to the 70