LEGAL STANDARDS 199 



However, the tendency subsequent to the middle of the 

 nineteenth century has been to leave the matter of timber 

 and lumber inspection to the authorities of the political sub- 

 divisions of the state or to commercial associations. 



140. Legal Standards of Timber Measurement. 



A board one inch thick and having a superficial area of 144 

 square inches has quite generally been used in all American 

 States, either with 1 or without express legal sanction, as the 

 standard unit for the measurement of lumber, but there have 

 been special provisions for the measurement of sawn or hewn 

 timbers. 2 There have been a great number of different log 

 measure rules in use, and about a half dozen distinct rules 

 have been adopted as the legal standards in different states. 

 Thus in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the 

 Doyle rule; " in Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, West Virginia, 



(Footnote '2 concluded from preceding page) 



111. Annotated Statutes, I'M:-!, par. 13:14 (51), p. 947 (Cities to regulate. 1 

 Iowa Annotated Code, 1X07, sec.. 3030-3030 ( By counties.') 

 Md. Annotated Code. 1911, Bagby, Art. 98. Sec. 11.]). 2195. 

 Mass. Rev. Laws, 1902, eh. (JO, p. 578-581 (Sees. 9-14 give specifications.) 

 Me. Rev. Slat. 1903, I). 418-42 L cli. 42. (By towns) 

 Mich. Annotated Stat. 1913, llowell. 2d Kd., par. 7309 and 7310 (By commercial 



associations.) See Act May 28. 1 S79. S. 1,. p. 2 is. 

 Minn. Gen'I Slat. 1913. Tiffany, sec. 5453-5479, cli. 43. 

 Miss. Civil Code, 1900, Sec. ,">')7l2. 

 Mo. Annotated Stat.. 1900. (T. sec. 10577. 

 N. II. Pub. Statutes. 1901, Chase, Chap, 128 p. 103-100. 

 N. C. Revised Laws, 190S, I'ell, sees. 4030, -1000- IOOS (certain counties.) 

 X. T). Oomp. L. 1913. sec. 3599, item 39 (Cities may regulate.) 

 Ohio Gen'L Code. 1910. sec. 59S7 and 0040. 

 Ore. Laws 1910, Lord, sec. 5073-5070. 



Pa. Purdon's Digest, 1903, Rov. by Stewart, p. 2350, sec. 57 and 58. 

 R. I. General Laws, 1909, pp. 557-503, cli. 101, 102, 175. 

 S. C. Code 1912, sec. 2414-2419. 

 Vt. Public Statutes, 1906, sec. 3427, 3511, 1910, 0201 . (By towns, see act N T ov. 



10, 1S09, L. of 1S09, p. 52.) 



Va. Code of 1904, sees. 1844, 1847, 1859, 1872, 1870, 1878-9, 1883, 1888. 

 Wash. Codes & Stats., 1910, Horn. & Bal., sec. 7070-7079; Of. 7080-7090. 

 Wis. Statutes 1913, sec. 1730-1747, ch. 84. 



1. S. C. Act Dec. 20, 1853, Stats. Vol. 12, p. 294. 



Mo. Act Nov. 27, 1855, Rev. St. Mo., 1855, p. 1505, cli. 100. 



2. Ga. Act Dec. 5, 1799, Vol. 1, p. 340 (Prince's Digest 1822, p. 483). 

 S. C. Act 1S55, Stats. Vol. 12, p. 434. 



3. Digest of Statutes of Arkansas, 1904, Kirby, see. 4084 and 8009 (I'Yom Act of Ma.v 



23, 1901. Cf. Act 1883, making Scribner's the standard.) 

 Compiled Laws of Florida, 1914, sec. 3710 (Act May 31, 1889; Act 3898, Laws of 



1889.) 

 Revised Laws of Louisiana, 1908, Wolff, Vol. 3, p. 927 (from Act 147 of 1900). 



Cf. Act 64 of 1898, Rev. L. 1904, Wolff, p. 1830. 

 Annotated Cod of Mississippi, 1900, sec. 5072 (from Act Mar. 5, 1880, S. L., p. 



176. 



