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a sale has been made a purchaser cannot commence cutting until 



he has received a written permit to do so. In Algeria, where the 



native population is addicted to thieving, it was necessary to make 



special, stringent regulations to prevent theft, and, according to 



Article 39: 



"The purchasers by auction, or by agreement who shall fell, or remove any 

 wood, bark or cork, before sunrise, or aiter sunset unless they have obtained 

 a special permit from the Forest Service, will do so under penalty of a fine of 

 not less than $20.00." 



To insure compliance with the contract. Article 42 provides: 



"In case the ptuchasers by auction, or by agreement fail to carry out within 

 the stated time, and according to the manner prescribed by the regulations, 

 the work herein enumerated (designed) to bring the cork oak into full bearing 

 or protect the stands from fire, to remove and cord the branches trimmed, to 

 clear the felling areas of briars, brambles and weed growth, to repair the logging 

 roads, ditches or fences, this work shall be executed at their expense, at the 

 convenience of the Waters and Forests officers by authorization of the prefect 

 who shall thereupon approve the expense account, and render a writ of execu- 

 tion for payment against the purchasers." 



Section V. Check of Cutting Area — When a cutting area has been 

 completed, the regulations provide for a check of the stumps by 

 an officer of the Service. His report is accepted as final unless 

 it can be shown to be in error. 



Section VI. Auctions and Rentals of Grazing, Masts, Miscel- 

 laneous Forest Products and Agriculture Land — According to 

 Article 53: 



"In State Forests, declared exempt and free from rights for wood, mast or 

 hog grazing and pasturage can be put up to auction for a maximum period of 

 three years." 



But, before proceeding with an auction of grazing privileges, 

 they must first be offered to the local permittees by means of a sale 

 by mutual agreement. In other words, the priority right of the 

 local population is recognized in grazing privileges and the auc- 

 tions are only held if what are termed in the U. S. Forest Service 

 class A permittees are not interested. In case no one bids at an 

 auction of grazing privileges, then permits can be negotiated by 

 private agreement. 



It is interesting to note that drive-ways are prescribed for going 

 to and from allotments, and, in case of grazing trespass, "the 

 herder shall be besides condemned to a fine of twenty cents to one 

 doUar and, in case of a repetition of the offence, to imprisonment 

 of one to five days." 



Miscellaneous forest products such as native grasses valuable for 



