Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

less than 81, OOO, 10000. join together
in the maintenance of such public
cemetery or burial ground for the
use of the inhabitants of each of such
municipalities: and each such munich
pality is hereby authorized by action
of it's council or governing body to
| levy a tax or make an appropriation
for the support and maintenance OF
such cemetery or burial ground, pro-
vided, the amount thus levied or APP
propriated by each municipality shall
not exceed a total of 100000 in
any one year.
Sec. 2. Such appropriation by each
municipality shall not exceed the
per capita amount paid by any other
municipality sharing therein. based
on the populations of the respective
units; provided, also. that any ar
rangement hereunder shall not alter
the management. control or owner
ship of any cemetery.
Approved April 20. 1881
CHAPTER 263-S. F. No. 600.
AN ACT relating to state forests
as therein defined.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. The term Estate Forests"
as used in this act shall include all
state lands now or hereafter set
apart as state forests and shall be
held to include all state owned
forest lands of every description
which may now or hereafter be de-
voted to uses of forestation or tim
Der production. including all such
lands set apart under Section z OF
Article 8 of the state constitution and
laws enacted in pursuance thereof.
also all such lands withdrawn from
sale for the purpose of forestation
and timber reserves under the pro-
visions of Section or Article Nv,
Laws 1925, Chapter 426, and all other
such lands now or hereafter other
wise acquired or set apart as state
forests or forest reserves or for the
purpose of forestation and timber
production.
Sec. 2. The commissioner of forest
ry and fire prevention shall have
charge and control of all state for
ests, and shall maintain and manage
the same on forestry principles for
timber production and, for such other
uses as are not inconsistent there
with.
Sec. 8. (a) Timber and other for
est products in the state forests
shall be sold by the state auditor.
upon recommendation and request of
the commissioner, in the same man.
ner as provided by law for the sale
of timber on other state lands. ex-
|cept as herein otherwise provided.
Before any such sale is made. it shall
be approved by the executive coun-
Gil, as successor in authority to the
state timber board, as provided by
law in case of sale of timber on
other state lands. No timber or other
forest products shall be offered or
advertised for sale, or made SUBJ
ject to competitive bidding. in lots or
parcels extending over more than
one section or exceeding Fifteen
Thousand (S15, 100000 Dollars of ap-
praised value.
CD Such timber and other forest
products in the state forests shall
be estimated and appraised for sale
under the direction of the commits
sioner. Such estimates and ap-
praisals may be made either by duly
appointed and qualified state ap-
praisers, designated by the commits
sioner. with the approval of the
state auditor. or by qualified persons
appointed for the purpose by the
commissioner. who shall be known
as state forest appraisers. Each
such state forest appraiser shall.
before entering upon the duties of
his office. take an oath and give a
bond as provided by law for state
appraisers. and shall. under the di-
|rection of the commissioner. with
respect to all state forest lands and
the timber and forest products there
on, have and exercise all the powers
and perform all the duties by law
vested in or imposed upon state ap-
praisers with respect to other state
lands.
(c) The cutting and removal of all
such timber and other forest products
sold in the state forests shall be
conducted under the supervision of
the commissioner, and subject to
such conditions. rules. and regula-
tons as he may prescribe. and the
notice of sale given by the auditor
shall so state; provided. that SO
far as not inconsistent herewith all
provisions of law relating to the cut
ting and removal of timber on other
state lands shall apply to and govern
the cutting and removal of timber
and forest products in the state for
ests.
Sec. 4. The commissioner may sell
dead, down, dying, insect infested Or
diseased timber in the state forests in
the same manner and subject to the
same conditions and restrictions as
provided by law for the sale of such
timber by the state auditor upon
other state lands by Laws 1925. Chap
ter ZIG. Section 10. For the purpose
of such sales and the cutting and
removal of timber SO sold the COM
missioner shall have and exercise all
the powers and perform all the duties
vested in or imposed upon the audit
or by said section, and the cutting
and removal of such timber shall be
conducted under the supervision of
the commissioner and subject to such
conditions. rules, and regulations as
he may prescribe. The commits
sioner may also sell in the same man
ner and subject to the same condi-
tions and restrictions any green
standing timber when in his Judgment
lit is necessary or advisable to cut
and remove such timber for the ira
provement of the forest wherein the
same is situated.
Sec. 5. With respect to trespass and
unlawful cutting or removal of tim
Der upon the state forest lands. the
commissioner shall have and exercise
all the powers and perform all the
duties vested in or imposed upon the
state auditor by Laws 1925, Chapter
ZIG. Sections 80 and SO, or by any
other law relating to trespass or un-
lawful cutting or removal of tim
Der upon other state lands. and the
state forest appraisers and other au.
thorized EMPLOYEES of the commits.
sioner shall have like power and au.
thority with respect to trespass and
unlawful cutting or removal of tim
Der upon the state forest lands as
the authorized employees of the au-
ditor have by law with respect to
said matters upon other state lands
Except as herein otherwise provided
Jail trespasses and unlawful cutting
or removal of timber upon state for
est lands and all matters pertaining
thereto or connected Herewith shall
be subject to and shall be governed
by the laws pertaining to trespasses