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machines. These fees are paid directly into the treasury of tlie ijublic works 

 ministry. 



Article 7. In no case can the api)hcant proceed with the installation without first 

 receiving a permit. 



Article 8. Xo machine can })e established upon a main sluiceway, bridge, dam, or 

 other work of a luiblic nature, or near these works, the distance away being 

 determined in each case bj'^ the public works ministry. 



Article 9. The permit provided for in article 5 of the decree of March 8, 1881, 

 shall be given by the chief engineer of the district, who will notify the province or 

 the government of the removal which he shall have authorized. 



Article 10. The removal of machines provided for by article 6 of the decree 

 above referred to shall be ordered by the public works ministry only. It shall be 

 made at the expense of the applicant. 



Article 11. All previous acts and parts of acts conflicting with this decree are 

 hereby repealed. 



Appendix III. 

 DRAINAGE OF SWAMPS AND MARSHES. 



[Act approved by the Council of Ministers, February 21, 1.S94.] 



Article 1. Insalubrious swamps and marshes belonging to the government may 

 be ceded to individuals, who must, after coming into possession of such lands, make 

 embankments and perform such other work as is hereinafter provided. 



Article 2. Applications for cession must ]je addressed to the province or to the 

 seat of government on stamped paper of 30 milliemes (about 15 cents), and contain 

 the following information: 



(1) The location of the swamj) or marsh. 



(2) The town or village where it is situated. 



(3) Its approximate area and its boundaries. 



( 4 ) The place where the applican t proposes to secure earth for building the embank- 

 ment. 



.(5) The time when the work will begin. 



(6) The time within which the work will ))e finished. This time can not in any 

 case exceed 2 years. 



Article 3. The governor will communicate the application to the inspector of irri- 

 gation for his advice and in order to fix the location of the embankment to keep back 

 the water. 



Where such swamp or marsh is found within the limits of a city subject to gov- 

 ernment regulations, the advice of the local government officials must be obtained. 



Article 4. The governor will thereupon transmit the application and the papers 

 accompanying it, with his recommendations, to the mini.'^ter of finance, who will 

 give his decision. 



Article 5. If the application ))e approved, the governor will proceed to have the 

 boundary of the swamp or marsh fixed by the engineer of the province or of the 

 government, and will have the applicant sign an agreement containing the following 

 stipulations: 



(1) To l)egin the embankment work within the time specified. 



(2) To execute at least a quarter of the work within the first quarter of the time 

 prescribed for the completion of the whole. 



(3) To complete the embankment in the prescribed manner within the time 

 agreed upon. 



(4) To take earth from no place other than that designated. 



If the agreement is not adhered to, the applicant will be deprived of all right or 



