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the cutting will commence, shall state in what jurisdiction it will be effected, the 

 places where the timber will be piled, and the names and residences of his repre- 

 sentatives. 



ART. 17. No concessioner holding a license for the ordinary cutting of wood shall 

 be allowed to act at the same time for a concessioner holding a gratuitous license. 



ART. 18. The concessioner having cut the wood, shall be held responsible by the 

 State for its value as per official tariff. If, at the expiration of the time of his license, 

 he has not taken the timber out of the forest, in addition to its value he will be held 

 responsible for any damages which may have resulted to be estimated and approved 

 by the forestry official of the district. 



"ART. 19. The carrier of sawed lumber, transporting same from lumber yards or 

 private warehouses, must be provided with a receipt, signed by the owner of the 

 establishment from which it came, showing in detail the number and classes of the 

 pieces. These receipts will be shown to the forestry officials when asked for, in 

 order to show where the lumber came from and avoid confusing same with products 

 which are carried direct from the public forests. 



ART. 20. Constructors of vessels shall procure licenses and pay the value of the 

 timber used, and must furnish the local forest official with a statement of the timber 

 cut, which statement said official verifies. 



ART. 21. After inspection and valuation of timber is made, the order of payment 

 is given, and after said payment is made and receipt shown the concessioner is free 

 to use the timber. 



ART. 22. No vessel, whatever its size, built of timber from the public forests can 

 put to sea without having paid for the timber used, except as provided in the regula- 

 tions governing the gratuitous use of timber. 



ART. 23. 1. Owners of mining concessions must pay an annual rent or tax for the- 

 ground so occupied, which tax shall be regulated by the greater or less adaptability 

 of the ground to the purposes of forest or agricultural cultivation. A bond of suffi- 

 cient amount shall also be required to cover any damage which may happen to the 

 trees or forest products from said mining operations, the conditions to be fixed by 

 this office, after due notice. 



2. Owners of mining concessions, or their legal representatives, shall procure from 

 this office a license before utilizing state timber in their mining operations. 



3. Applications for said licenses shall be forwarded through the mining bureau, in 

 which application shall be described the mining concessions they possess or repre- 

 sent, the forest or forests in which the timber is to be cut, the kinds of woods 

 desired, and the approximate quantity; also the uses to which the timber is to- 

 be put. 



ART. 24. 1. Those who may desire to engage in the business of burning charcoal 

 in the public forests shall comply with the forestry regulations in everything which 

 relates to the utilixation of the forest products, and must provide themselves with 

 the necessary licenses. 



2. After felling trees, and before commencing the process of burning for charcoal, 

 the party interested shall present to the local forestry official an itemized statement 

 of the timber felled, which will be verified and valued by that official, who will give 

 the order of payment. After payment the party is at liberty to proceed with the 

 burning, exercising care to do so at a sufficient distance from standing timber so as 

 not to cause damage, and he shall be held responsible for any damage so caused. 



ART. 25. Concessioners shall notify the local forestry official, or in his absence the 

 president of the respective town, where the wood is being piled. Upon failure to do 

 as prescribed a penalty will be incurred of 25 per cent of the value of the wood. 



ART. 26. Constructors of vessels and charcoal burners who fraudulently report to 

 the forestry official the number of pieces of wood cut will pay, in addition to th& 

 value of the excess, a fine of 25 per cent of its value. 



CHAPTER III. The gratuitous me of state timber. 



ART. 27. 1. Licenses for the free use of timber shall be issued without charge by 

 this office. 



2. Said licenses shall be issued to needy residents of towns upon application, to 

 which application shall be attached a certificate, signed by the president or alcalde 

 of the town, stating the circumstances and actual need in each particular case. No 

 charge shall be made for this certificate. 



3. Said timber must be used exclusively in the construction of houses in which 

 the parties making application are going to live or have place of business or for 

 repair of same, for the manufacture of their implements of industry, in the construc- 

 tion of one or two bancas for the purpose of fishing or for the transportation of their 

 agricultural products. 



