The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-04-19
NEWS OF BAYFIELD, COUNTY

It curious fact that who would never think of
stealing your pocket book your Clothes will deberatey
steal all the timber he find But the practice such
long standing that taking timber looked upon somewhat
the appropriating umbrella, and when is
accused of being nothing less than thief he is both
prised and indignant.
The state OF Wisconsin has entered upon broad forest
policy and at the last regular session OF the Legislature all
state lands north of 80 withdrawn from and
set apart to constitute the forest All lands
which found to be suitable for agriculture will be sold
and the proceeds used buy other lands adjacent to the
forest and only suitable for growing timber The
state is thus acquiring forest headwaters
our most important rivers, which will protect and maintain
the stream flow and IN time furnish much needed supply
timber for the industries which dependent upon the
forests for their material The interests whole
state will be very seriously affected the rivers the
valuable water powers not protected and
allow timber thieves to destroy the forests which
is going to much expense to Largely due the
increased value Of all kinds of timber there has been
siderable of trespass both private
berlands during the past winter.
The state board of Forestry meeting held April 9th
passed the following resolution
Tha in view of the statement by the State Forester that
during the past winter there has been considerable timber
trespass state forest lands and that in the
past has been the custom throughout the state settle
with respassers of the actual stumpage value
and such procedure has tended to encourage tespass
therefore, is resolved by the State Board of Forestry that
hereafter the board will ask the district attorney of the
county in which the espass committed to bring criminal
action against the respasser in addition to such damages
may be collected under the civil liability for forest
pass. e
The State Board of Forestry thought it only just and
right to give due notice to all who might be tempted
commit trespass state forest lands 1t is high
time that timber respassers treated just the
other classes of thieves few convictions will make
road to quick riches quite easy to travel
For the information of those who may be interested the
laws dealing with timber trespass here given in full
Criminal action forest trespass Section 49, Every per-
who, unlawully and wfuly CUTS Injuries destroys
any kind of wood timber standing lying growing
the lands of another of the state of the United
States upon any public highway unlawfuly and will
fully INJURIES destroys carries away any of the pro-
duets of such wood timbeands guilty of msdeean
and upon conviction shall be fined not less than 1925
than 81 00O be imprisoned not less than fifteen days
than three years. both such fine and mprson
ment.
Civil liability for forest trespass Section 20 In add
ton the penalties provided in section 10 for wul tres
pass forest lands the state the county the private
owners upon whose lands the wfu trespass committed
civil action double the amount of damages
suffered This action shall not apply to the cutting of wood
timber from uncutvated woodland for the repair of
public highway bridge upon adjacent to the land,