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ration or publication of any newspapor, or mafjazine article, but this 

 I shall not prevent the "jiving out to all persons without discrimination, 

 incluiline: newspaper and mairazine writers and publishers, of any 

 : facts or ollicial information of value to the public; 



I'rnvlslons. here oniittetl. that a p:irt of the moneys received Irtnu 

 nn'iouMl forests sh.-ill be avuilnhlo for liu' coustnictioii jmd inaintfiunice 

 of roads and irails witliiii national fon>sis. and anlhoriziii); coojioration 

 witli State or Territorial antlioriiies in the furth«?rance of systems of 

 hifiliways of whicli snoh roads may be made a i)art, are set forth on 

 ]». '24. anil'. 



In all, for oreneral exj)enses, $3,160,110. 



Not to exceed fifteen ])er centinn of the total of all sums appropri- 

 ated under " General expenses. Forest Service." may be used in the 

 ' discretion of the Secretary of Ajrriculture as provided above under 

 general expenses for Forest Service for all expenses necessary for 

 the ireneral administration of the Forest Service. 



•p •n •I* 1* I" I" " 



A iiaragrapli. here onntted. authorizins; the reiml)nrsement, from the 

 l)roiier api»roi)riation. of owners of horses, vehicles, etc., lost, damaged, 

 or destroyed in tire fighting, etc.. is set fortli on ji. 2S. nntr. 



A paragraph, also here omitted, authorizing the granting of leave of 

 I absence to employees of the Forest Service assigned to permanent duty 



in Alaska, is set forth on j). 2s. (nit<\ 



Total for Forest Service, $5,399,G79. 



Act March 4, 1913. c. 145. 37 Stat. S37. 

 I These are provisions of the agricnltural appropriation act for the fiscal 



year 1914, cited above. 



, . Fighting and preventing forest fires in emkr«;en( v: For fijrht- 

 I • ing and preventing; forest fires in cases of extraordinary emer*;ency, 

 $•200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 



Act March 4. 191.'^.. c. 145. .37 Stat. 853. 

 : , This is an apjn-opriation. under the hea<ling " Misc-ellaneous." in the 



agricultural ai>pr()priation act for the fiscal year 1914. cited above. 



To enable the Secretary of Afrrif'iilture to effect an exchancre of 

 f I lands and indemnity rip:hts with the State of Montana, $2.5.000, to 

 ' be available tintil expended when the said State shall have appro- 

 priated a like amount to be used in cooperaticm with the Forest Serv- 

 • I ice for the aforesaid purpose: Provided, That such exchaiifres shall 

 be made on the basis of approximately equal area and value. 



Act March 4. 191.1. c. 14.5. .37 Stat. S.54 



These are provisions, also under the heading •' Miscellaneous," In the 

 agricnltural a[)propriati(m act for the fiscal year 1914. cited above. 



, For cooperation with any State or jrroup of States in the protection 

 j f from fire of the forested watersheds of navipfable streams, tinder the 

 » » provisions of section two of the Act of March first, nineteen hundred 

 and eleven, entitled "An Act to enable any State to cooperate with 

 any other State or States, or with the Ignited States, for the protec- 

 i« : tion of the watersheds of navifrable streams, and to appoint a com- 

 ■ji mission for the acqtiisition of lands for the jiurpose of conserving 

 ^1 the navigabilitv of naviirable rivers." $75,000: Provided. That any 

 31 ! and all unused balance of the simi of $200,000 heretofore appropriated 

 A' bv the Act of March first, nineteen hundred and eleven, to enable 

 ^" the Secretarv of Afrriciiltiire to carrv out the purposes mentioned in 

 If! 



