Pamphlets on Forestry, Volume 9 |
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Page 3
Under the act of June 3 , 1878 , generally known as the timber and stone act ,
there has lately been an unusual increase in the number of entries , which can
not be accounted for by an increase in the demands of commerce or by any
unusual ...
Under the act of June 3 , 1878 , generally known as the timber and stone act ,
there has lately been an unusual increase in the number of entries , which can
not be accounted for by an increase in the demands of commerce or by any
unusual ...
Page 4
The only grounds upon which the entry by a qualified entryman would be refused
are either that the land is not chiefly valuable for timber or stone , or that entry is
not being made for the sole use and benefit of the entryman , but for speculative ...
The only grounds upon which the entry by a qualified entryman would be refused
are either that the land is not chiefly valuable for timber or stone , or that entry is
not being made for the sole use and benefit of the entryman , but for speculative ...
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There have been abuses of this law as of other land laws , but principally in
connection with entries made upon timber ... This is a source of revenue
available immediately after entry and one which is not enjoyed by the settler
upon prairie land ...
There have been abuses of this law as of other land laws , but principally in
connection with entries made upon timber ... This is a source of revenue
available immediately after entry and one which is not enjoyed by the settler
upon prairie land ...
Page 7
The act of March 3 , 1891 ( 26 Stat . , 1095 ) , permits the assignment of entries ,
and to invalidate an entry the illegal intent must assume some tangible form prior
to entry . The mere fact that a contract to sell is made after the entry , or any other
...
The act of March 3 , 1891 ( 26 Stat . , 1095 ) , permits the assignment of entries ,
and to invalidate an entry the illegal intent must assume some tangible form prior
to entry . The mere fact that a contract to sell is made after the entry , or any other
...
Page 8
To open the reserves to homestead entry without restriction would be in effect to
abolish them . We therefore recommend that the agricultural character of the
lands should be officially ascertained , as has been the habit hitherto in the case
of ...
To open the reserves to homestead entry without restriction would be in effect to
abolish them . We therefore recommend that the agricultural character of the
lands should be officially ascertained , as has been the habit hitherto in the case
of ...
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Page 31 - Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States land office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law. and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, That this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman.
Page 10 - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest is situated : Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein...
Page 19 - An act to repeal timberculture laws, and for other purposes," "that the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof...
Page 71 - An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers...
Page 36 - Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing or settlement was made.
Page 21 - States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section 24 of the aforesaid act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a public reservation all those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of...
Page 48 - Such public park shall be under the exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior, whose duty it shall be, as soon as practicable, to make and publish such regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within the park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 145 - ... conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 35 - And whereas the public lands in the State of California, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I...
Page 26 - President shall; by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof " ; and Whereas the public lands in the State of Utah, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation ; Now, therefore, I...
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| Title | Pamphlets on Forestry, Volume 9 Pamphlets on Forestry |
| Published | 1900 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 31 Oct 2007 |
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