AN ACT 



To prevent the firing of mountain and other wild lands in the 



county of Union. 



Whereas, There being certain mountain and other wild lands in 

 the county of Union which are fired from year to year, thereby de- 

 stroying the young timber and causing the land to be worthless for 

 the purpose of timber: And whereas, Should such young timber not 

 be destroyed it would add to the value of the land, in the course of 

 twenty years, from fifty to one hundred dollars per acre, thus in- 

 creasing the wealth of the county thousands of dollars, therefore 



'Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That any person or persons who 

 shall intentionally set fire said lands shall forfeit and pay a sum 

 not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than fifty dollars, or shall 

 be confined in the county prison for a term not exceeding one year 

 nor less than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court, on 

 conviction at any of the courts of this Commonwealth; one-half of 

 said fine to be paid to the person or persons who make the informa- 

 tion and the other half to be paid into the county treasury. 



Approved The 9th day of April, A. D. 1869. 



JOHN W. GEARY. 



The act of June 2, 1870 (P. L. 1316), extends the provisions of this 

 act to the counties of Schuylkill, Lehigh, Berks, Lycoming, Centre, 

 Snyder and Luzerne. 



The act of May 19, 1871 (P. L. 950), exempts Lycoming county from 

 the provisions of this act. 



AN ACT 



To prevent tenants in common of timber lands from cutting or re- 

 moving trees without the consent of all of their co-tenants. 



Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after this date it shall 

 be unlawful for any ow r ner or owners of any undivided interest in 

 timber land within this Commonwealth, to cut or to remove, or to 

 cause to be cut or removed, from the said land, any timber trees, 

 without first obtaining the written consent of all co-tenants in said 

 premises. 



Section 2. That no sale of any timber cut or removed from such un- 



