China's Forest Laws 653 



Art. 8. If the concession is granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and 

 Commerce, a certificate shall be given to the applicant by the Ministry, 

 upon receipt of which the applicant shall pay to the Ministry the sum of 

 $50.00. The maximum term for such concession shall be twenty (20) years, 

 but a yearly inspection shall be made, for which a charge of $10.00 shall be 

 paid by the concessionaire. 



Art. 9. At the time of receiving the certificate of concession, the conces- 

 sionaire shall deposit $200.00 for each 10 square li embraced within his 

 concession. 



Art. 10. Upon taking any logs from the forest to their destination, the 

 concessionaire shall render a report to the local Government office for inspec- 

 tion, showing a list of the number, species, sizes and lengths of the logs. 



Art. 11. When the logs are sold, the concessionaire shall, in addition to the 

 payment of regular taxes, pay stumpage charges at the rate of 8% of the selling 

 price. 



Art. 12. The area applied for under a single concession shall not exceed 

 200 square li. 



Art. 13. If the concessionaire should wish to transfer his concession to a 

 third party, such application shall, in accordance with provisions of Article 4, 

 be referred to the Minist ry of Agriculture and Commerce, for consideration 

 and approval, and a charge of $50.00 shall be paid to the Ministry for such 

 transfer. At the time that such transfer becomes eflfective the guaranty 

 deposit shall also be transferred. The concession thus transferred shall be 

 effective only during the period remaining under the original grant. 



Art. 14. If after logging, the concessionaire should wish to apply for the 

 land itself for agriculture, in accordance with the law governing the granting 

 of government lands for agriculture, he may do so by making application to 

 the Government, provided that the local Government office does not consider 

 that the land in question is un suited for agricultural purposes. 



Art. 15. At the time of cutting two or three trees shall be left on each mo' 

 of land. Such trees left shall be more than one foot in diameter and shall be 

 of good quality. 



Art. 16. The concessionaire shall be held responsible for the proper pres- 

 ervation of boundary marks, and of any ancient works or monuments within 

 the limits of his concession. 



Art. 17. Within six months from the date of the promulgation of these 

 regulations, the certificates previously issued by other Government offices 

 shall be presented to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce to be ex- 

 changed for certificates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. After 

 the expiration of this six month period, all such certificates issued by other 

 Government offices shall be void. 



Art. 18. The above regulations shall become eflfective from the date of 

 their promiUgation (August 8, 1914). 



THE FOREST LAW 

 (Promulgated November 3, 1914) 



CHAPTER I 



General 



Art. 1. The management and control of the forests owned by the Govern- 

 ment, by the public^ or by private individuals shall be in accordance with this 



Art. 2. Forests which have not yet passed into private ownership, and 

 which should legally be considered the property of the Government, shall be 

 classified as Government owned forests. 



* A mo is equal to about one sixth of an English acre. 



• For example, local associations, monasteries and other public institutions. 

 law, unless otherwise provided for by other laws or mandates. 



