Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

with. The director or authorized
officer or agent receiving the appli-
cation may make such further in
vestigation as he deems necessary
for the purpose of verifying the
statements of the application and
determining the sufficiency Of the
proof submitted Herewith. The ap-
plicant may be required to verify
upon oath the statements of the ap-
plication or accompanying proof, or
any part thereof. If the director
or authorized officer or agent re-
ceiving the application Is satisfied
that the facts therein stated are
true and that the proof submitted
Herewith is sufficient and that the
applicant is entitled to receive the
tags applied for under the provi-
sions of this act, he shall issue to
the applicant the tags applied for,
upon payment of the fee herein
before prescribed"
Section 5. That Laws 1885, Chap
ter 331, Section 5, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 5. (D Before any such
tree cut within the state is re-
moved from the premises where cut,
whether intended for trenSporta-
ton, sale, or use within or without
the state, it shall be the duty of the
owner of such tree to affix or cause
to be affixed one of such tags there
70, and to have his name and ad-
dress plainly written, printed or
stamped upon such tag.
CD Before any such tree import
ed from without the state is ship
ped or transported within the state
after arrival at its initial destina-
ton whereto it was imported or IS
separated from the original lot
| shipment or consignment in which
it was imported, or is offered for
sale, or is used, the owner shall af-
| fix or cause to be affixed one of
such tags thereto; provided, that by
written permission of the director
or of any officer or agent authorized
to issue tags hereunder, any I'M
broken lot, shipment, or consign-
ment of imported trees may be re-
shipped or transported from its ini-
tial destination to any other point
| within the state without tags, which
permission shall be granted without
charge upon like application and
showing as herein provided for the
issuance of tags, but such permls-
sion shall not relieve the owner
from the obligation to tag such
trees as herein provided after the
termination of such reshipment or
transportation.
Co Each tag shall be affixed as
herein provided by securely fasten-
ing the same to the trunk or stem
of the tree with wire at a point
above the lowest branch Or
branches, unless some other method
shall be prescribed by the director
of forestry by instructions printed
upon the tag, in which case the
method SO prescribed shall be fol-
lowed.
Cd No person shall -emove any
such tag from any tree until such
tree has actually been placed in use
by the ultimate purchaser or user
thereof, or until it is no longer re-
quired Or available for such use, or,
in the case of a tree shipped CT
transported out of the state, until
it has left the state"
(e) All trees which do not con-
form with the provisions of this act
are declared to be contraband and
subject to seizure and confiScation
as hereinafter provided.
Section 6. That Laws 1885, Chap
ter 331, Section 6, Paragraph Co
be and the same is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section 6. Co To enter with or
without warrant for the purpose
aforesaid any premises wherein
such trees are being or have been
cut or wherein such trees are kept
for transportation or sale, includ-
ing the premises, cars, or other
transportation facilities of COM
mon carriers, and to stop any We
hicle or other means of conveyance
found carrying any such trees upon
any public highway of this state,
and to seize and confiScate in the
name of the state any evergreen or
coniferous tree or trees taken or
had in possession or under control,
or sold or transported in violation
OF this chapter, and to seize, confis-
cate and dispose of all trees unlaw-
fully used or had in possession in
violation of this chapter as the di-
rector OF forestry may prescribe.
All confiscated trees may be re-
tanned by the director of forestry
or sold at the highest price obtain
able by the director of forestry or
forest officers or by an agent of the
director of forestry, under written
authority and supervision of the
director Of forestry. The net pro-
ceeds of such sales, after deducting
the expense of seizure and sale and
any such commissions, shall be
promptly RENTED by the forest Of
ficer by whom and under whose au-
thority and supervision the sales
were made, to the director of fores-
try and by him paid into the state
treasury; the remittances to he &C
companied by the complete and GER
titled report of such sales supported
by such vouchers covering sll de-
duction made for expenses and
commissions, to be filed for record
in the office of the division of for
estry. All net proceeds from such
sales are hereby appropriated as
under Section 10 of this act.
Confiscation of coniferous trees
under this act may include two OF
more trees when packed. bundled.