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Sec. 9. Provides for cultivation of common forests, and for limitation and 

 official control of grazing 1 and other privileges and uses. 



Sec. 10. Grazing is not permitted in young timber, where it might injure the 

 gnnvth, and no more cattle are to be driven into any woods than can find suffi- 

 cient food within the area. Herdsmen must be employed, and the cattle shall 

 graze together, and not isolated, as much as possible. The driving of cattle to the 

 place of grazing to be done with due regard to the preservation f the forest ; if 

 necessary a circuitous route is to be taken. 



Sec. 11, Bedding of dry leaves and moss must be gathered only with wooden 

 rakes, without scratching up the soil. In young timber no gathering of bedding 

 is permitted. 







Sec. 12. From felled trees all the branches may be cut ; from standing trees* 

 selected for future cutting, the lower two-thirds of branches may be cut. The 

 young shoots between the strong branches must be preserved. From trees which 

 are not to be felled immediately the branches must be cut between the months of 

 August and March, excepting only during severe frost. No climbing vines are 

 permitted. 



Sec. 13. The gathering of bedding can only be permitted on the same ground 

 every third year. Young shoots, may, however, be gathered with permission of 

 owner. 



Sec. 14. Provides for regulating the exact time within which parties possessing 

 the privilege may gather bedding. Time to be fixed by the owner. 



Sec. 15. Provides for the different marks on timber to be felled. 



Sect. 16. Where the preservation of young timber requires it the cutting and 

 transporting of timber must take place in the fall or in winter during snow fall. 

 Generally timber may be cut also in spring or summer, but in such case it must 

 be taken out of the woods before the next ensuing spring. 



From trees felled in the green leaf the bark is to be peeled at once ; from 

 these felled in the late fall the bark must be taken in strips before the next 

 spring. The stumps must not be left too high. In felling trees, hewing and 

 transporting timber, all injury to standing trees is to be avoided. The same rule 

 obtains with reference to the gathering and transportation of bedding, which 

 must be removed out of the woods within three months. 



Sec. 17. All products of the woods must be removed on the road designated 

 by the owner. The time of removal as agreed between owner and purchaser 

 of timber to be requested ; if not so requested owner may give fourteen days' 

 notice and dispose of products if notice is not complied with. 



Sec. 18. Provides that forest officials (political authorities) shall decide all 

 differences and disputes. Owners of forests who violate regulations to be fined, 

 for each offence from 20 to 200 florins. 



Sec. 19. Provides that the State, in case of necessity, can take possession of 

 forests for the purpose of protection against avalanches, land slides, etc. If claims 

 for damages arise they are to be settled according to law. 



Sec. 20. Provides manner of proceeding for the purpose of taking such 

 possession, examination of experts, etc. , 



Sec. 21. As a rule no partition of common forests can be made. 



Sec. 22. For the purpose of insuring the proper cultivation of forests all 

 owners of forests of sufficient dimensions (which dimensions are prescribed by the 

 authorities) are required to emplo} 7 only such forests officers as are considered 

 qualified by the government. 



