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5. In those trees which have trunks measuring more than 40 centimeters in diam- 

 eter (approximately lj feet), the concessioner will be permitted to make four 

 Incisions or cuttings on opposite sides. 



6. The width of the cuttings shall never exceed 8 centimeters. 



7. A metal or wooden plate may be placed on the lower part of the incision to 

 facilitate the collection of the juice. A vessel may be placed under the incision at 

 the foot of the tree. 



ART. 55. From the flowering of the tree to the ripening of its fruit, trimming of 

 the edges of said incisions or any lengthening of the same shall not be permitted. 



ART. 56. Said products may be stored in towns, wards, or other places, at the con- 

 venience of the concessioner, having previously notified the chief forestry official of 

 the section, or in his absence the nearest local authority, in order that the proper 

 legal formalities may be followed. 



ART. 57. 1. A manifest shall accompany said forest products when transported 

 from one place to another within the same province. Said manifest shall be made 

 out by the chief forestry official of the section or locality; in his absence by the pres- 

 ident or alcalde of the town; or if destined for another province, by the nearest local 

 commander. If the manifest is made by a president, there shall be stated in it the 

 class and weight of each class of products to be removed; but if the manifest is made 

 by the chief forestry official of the section, or in his absence by the nearest local 

 commander, there shall also be stated the value of each class of said products. 



2. The torest official at point of destination of products has the right to verify the 

 correctness of the manifest or letter of payment which accompanies said products. 

 If any difference should be found between the amounts shown on said documents, 

 and the actual amount of cargo, the concessioner shall pay the amount of excess, and 

 if said excess should be more than the fifth part, shall also incur a fine of twice the 

 value of said excess. 



ART. 58. Concessioners utilizing this class of products shall for the present pay 10 

 per cent of its value, as per market price in Manila at time of inspection and meas- 

 urement. 



CHAPTER VI. General provisions. 



ART. 59. 1. Licenses to gather or utilize forest products in the state forests shall 

 be granted by this office. 



2. Applications for said licenses must be delivered to the chief forestry official of 

 the forest district or section, or to the district commander, who shall forward same 

 to this office with the necessary indorsements of the forestry official of said district. 

 In the application shall be stated the kinds of forest products desired and the place 

 where said products are to be gathered. 



3. The gathering or utilization of forest products can be done only in the forests 

 of the province specified in the license. If the concessioner should cut or gather 

 forest products in the forests of any other province, said products shall be considered 

 as unlawfully cut. 



4. No charge shall be made for licenses nor for the authentication or making out 

 of manifests. 



5. Reserved forests, and the species of trees the cutting of which is forbidden, will 

 be noted in licenses for the information of the concessioner. The felling of trees of 

 the superior and first groups, excepting ebony, camuning, and lanete, of a less diam- 

 eter than 40 centimeters is absolutely prohibited. 



6. The felling in the state forests of trees, from which caoutchouc, gutta-percha, 

 and gum elastic are extracted, is prohibited. 



The following is a partial list of names of the above-mentioned tree species: 



Agiotin. Tanguisan baguio. Urostigma sp. 



Anocep. Tanguisan Bayaba. Artocarpus Camansi. 



Antipolo. Tibig. Palaquium sp. 



Palacpalac. Dysoxylum. Ficus sp. 



Balete. Palaquium. Ficus. 



Camansi. Artocarpus incisa Li. Ficus cuneata Mig. 



Malaputad. Palaquium latifolia Bl. Ficus heterophylla L. 

 Tanguisan. 



7. The felling in the state forests of the ylang-ylang tree is prohibited. 



8. The utilization of forest products not specifically mentioned in these regula- 

 tions shall be by license, and said utilization shall be governed by special conditions 

 which may be ascertained upon presentation of application for a license to utilize 

 said products. 



ART. 60. Whosoever cuts or removes timber or other forest products prohibited 



