Author: United States General Land Office

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-02

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9781528372022

Excerpt from Compilation of Public Timber Laws and Regulations and Decisions Therunder If any person shall cut, or cause or procure to be cut, or aid, assist or be employed in cutting, or shall wantonly (lostrtw or cause or procure to be wantonly destroyed, or aid, assist, or be employed in wantonly destroying any live-oak or red - cedar trees, or other timber standing, growing, or being on any lands of the United States. Whivh, in pur suance of any law passed, or hereafter to be passed, haw been reserved or purchased for the use of the United States, for supplying or furnish ing therefrom timber for the Navy of the United States; or if any person shall remove, or vause or proun'e to be removed, or aid, or assist. Or be employed in removing from any surh lands which have been reserved or purchased, any li\'e.-oak or l't'tl - vodttl' trees, or other timber, unless duly authorized so to do, by order, in writing, of a competent officer, and for the use of the Navy of the United States; or if any person shall cut, or cause or procure to be cut, or aid, or assist or be employed in cutting any live - oak or red - cedar trees. Or other timber ou, or shall remove, or cause or procure to be removed. Or aid or assist, or be employed in removing any live-oak or red-cedar trees or other timber from any other lands of the llnited States, acquired, or hereafter to be acquired, With intent to export, dispose of, use, or employ the same in any manner whatsoever, other than for the use of the Navy of the United States; every such person shall pay a fine not less than triple the value of the trees or timber so cut, destroyed, or removed, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding twelve months. (see see. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.