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prize logs among those using the stream l and others for 

 the use of the proceeds therefrom for some public pur- 

 pose. 2 Laws regarding the disposal of floating timber 

 taken up by another than the owner ordinarily provide for 

 a special notice to the owner, 3 a public advertisement, 4 

 or a filing of a description of the property taken up with a 

 specified town or county official. 5 Proceedings to enforce 

 forfeiture must generally be instituted before the title of the 

 owner is divested; 6 and if the owner gains possession before 

 such proceedings are started, forfeiture cannot be enforced. 7 



157. The Conversion of Floating or Stranded Logs. 



One who unlawfully converts to his own use the logs of 

 another, whether floating or stranded, is liable for con- 

 version. 8 The measure of damages in such cases will be 



1. Dig. of St. Ark., 1904, Kirby, Sec. 4088 (See act Mar. 17, 1883, S. L. 83. p. 14O). 

 Idaho Rev. Code, 1908, sec. 1504; Wisconsin Statutes, 1913, sec. 1740. 



2. For school fund Act of Feb. 10, 1834, Laws of Fla. pub. 1839, p. 250; Comp. L. 



1914, sec. 2547 and 2554; Codes & Stat. of Calif, 1876, sec. 2393. 



To improve river: 



Me. Act Feb. 22, 1825, Laws of Me., Portland, 1831, Vol. 3, p. 133. sec. 2. 



Mass. Act. Feb. 28, 1807. See Gen. Law of Mass., Boston, 1823, Vol. 2, Ch. 

 118, p. 170; Laws Com. Mass. 1807, Vol. 3, p. 399. Act Mai. 4, 

 180S, Public & Gen. Laws, Mass., Boston, 1816, Vol. 4, p. 23. Act 

 Mar. 2, 1816, Public & Gen. Laws, Vol. 4, p. 499. 



3. Act Mar. 3, 1866, L. of Nev. '66, p. 198 (Gen. L. 1885, sec. 1065) See Sullivan 



v. Woolridge, 107 Ark. 256, 154 S. W. 508. 



4. Act Feb. 22, 1794, Gen. Laws of Mass., Boston, 1823, Vol. 1, p. 434, ch. 42. 



Pub. St. N. H., 19C1, Chase, ch. 146, p. 466; Laws of Pa. for 1849, p. 138, act 



Mar. 6, 1849. 



Wendt v. Craig, 67 Pa. St. 424; Craig v. Kline, 65 Pa. St. 399. 



5. Pub. St. N. H., 1901, Chase, ch. 146, p. 466 (See act Jan. 4, 1792, in laws of N. H. 



Portsmouth, 1797, p. 366.) ; act Mar. 20, 1812, S. L. Pa. p 136, ch 91 : act Nov . 

 5, 1801, S. L. Vt. p28; Seagrist v. Clement, 6 Pa. Co. Ct. 671; Hynicka v. 

 Smith, 26 Pa. St. 499. 



6. Log Owner's Booming Co. v. Hubbell, 135 Mich. 65, 97 N. W. 157, 4 L. R. A. 



N. S. 573. 



7. Barren v. Davis, 4 N. H. 338. 



8. Ala. See Creagh v. Bass, 67 So. 288; Lbr. Co. v. Austin, 162 Ala. 110, 49 



So. 875. 



Ark. Lbr. Co. v. Fix. 126 S. W. 287. 

 Ida. Norman v. Lbr. Co., 22 Ida. 711, 128 Pac. 85. 

 Ky. Tie Co. v. Myers, 116 S. W. 255; cf. Day v. Asher Lbr. Co. 141 Ky. 



468, 132 S. W. 1035. 

 La. Lbr. Co. v. Stout, 134 La. 987, 64 So. 881 (sunken logs) ; Voisin v. Lbr. 



Co., 131 La. 775, 60 So. 241; Eastman v. Harris, 4 La. Ann. 193. 

 Me. Martin v. Mason, 78 Me. 452; Moulton v. Witherall, 52 Me. 237. 

 Mich. Bennett v. Pulpwood Co., 181 Mich. 33, 147 N. W. 490; Seymour v. 



Bruske, 140 Mich. 244, 103 N. W. 613, 104 N. W. 691; Bellows v 



Crane Lbr. Co., 129 Mich. 560, 89 N. W. 367; Kimberly v. Guilford. 



34 Mich. 259. 

 Minn. Timber Co. v. Lbr. Co., 117 Minn. 355. 135 N. W. 1132 (Unmarked logs 



being driven by third party); Williams v. Monks, 108 Minn. 256, 



122 N. W. 5; Breault v. Merrill Etc. Lbr. Co., 72 Minn. 143, 75 N. W. 

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