Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-10
Power Of Forester.

sec III. Inc Forester shall have
full charge of all state forests, as The
same are hereinafter defined, includ-
ing the power to reforest and regulate
cutting the same, and to provide young
trees to private individuals for
planting. at the cost to the State of
producing the same, and to have
charge of enforcing all laws enacted
to regulate the cutting of auxiliary
state forests, as the same are here
matter defined; to issue licenses to
land owners, and scalers, and permits
to any person, firm or corporation de-
string to operate on land of another
under permit or contract therefor with
the owner of such land, and to have
full charge of all men and equipment
for the protection of forests within the
State against fires, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
State Forests.
Sec. ". State forests shall include
all areas now owned, or hereafter ac-
CURED, by the State, which are not
covered by trees, or which shall here
after be planted to trees by the State,
excepting, however. the land owned
by the State within the City of Au-
gusta.
Sec. V. The Forester shall, from
time to time, recommend to the
Governor and Council, such entire
tracts of land. the requirement of
which WILL in his judgment, be most
advantageous to the State in preserv-
ing existing forests, and in reforesting
barren areas, especially on the water
sheds of the main rivers of the State
Sec vi At such times as there
shall be appropriations therefor, the
Governor, with the consent of the
Council shall take. in the name Of
the State, in the manner herein de-
noted, any of the land recommended
by the Forester, to be held by the
State.
Sec VII When the Governor and
Council take any Of the land as afore-
said. they shall cause the same to be
surveyed, located, and so described
that the same can be identified, and
plans thereof. with copies of the order
in Council, shall be filed in the office
of the Secretary of State, and also in
the Registry of Deeds for the County
where the land so taken is situated,
and there recorded. The filing of
such plans and copies shall vest the
State of Maine to be held during the
pleasure of the State.
Sec. VIII The owner of any
land taken as aforesaid, shall have
lust compensation therefor, to be as
certained and determined in the same
manner as, and by proceedings similar
to those provided for ascertaining
damages in locating highways IN
Chapter % of the Revised Statutes or
1903
Auxiliary State Forests.
Sec. IN Auxiliary State forests
shall include all areas owned by
private individuals and now covered
by trees, or which shall be planted to
trees for use as fuel, or manufacture
Licenses to Cut.
Sec. X. owners of auxiliary state
forests proposing to cut, or to permit
cutting, on such forests, trees Tor mar
ket or manufacture, shall, by them
selves, or by their agents, file an APP
plication in duplicate with FORESTER
on blanks furnished by said Forester
stating therein the location OIL the
tracts proposed to be cut, the MIMI
mum estimated number OF feet, or
cords. Of each kind of logs intended TO
be c,lt therefrom, with the names and
addresses of the perrnitees, If any, and
scalers, together with copy OF con-
tracts or permits, if the same be IN
writing, but in any event, the stump
age price per thousand feet, or per
cord. if the same be sold by the thous-
and feet. or cord, shall be stated IN
said application, or, if the standing
timber on a given tract be sold for a
gross sum. then the location anu
bounds of such tract, and such gross
sum shall be stated. On receipt of the
aforesaid application, license to cut
from such tract, or tracts, the amount
and kinds as estimated, with ten per
cent. increase, shall issue to such own
er within one week thereafter, which
| license shall remain il force until May
first, following the date of said appli-
cation, unless sooner revoked by the
Forester for failure of said owner,
either by himself. his agents, or per-
mitees, to conform to law In cutting
such forests. If such owners desires
to increase the estimated amount COW
cred by his permit, he shall give no