TIMBER SALES, TIMBER SETTLEMENT, FREE USE. 27 



Private sale of timber. 



REGULATION S-9. After any timber has been advertised and no satisfactory 

 bid has been received, or if the bidder fails to complete the purchase, Forest 

 officers may, within their authorization, dispose of it at private sale in quan- 

 tities to suit purchasers without further advertisement, at prices not lower than 

 those named in the advertisement. 



Timber may also be disposed of at private sale without advertisement where 

 the stumpage value of the timber does not exceed $100. 



Mature dead and down timber which may be cut without injury to the 

 Forest will, upon application, be sold without advertisement in any desired 

 amount to homestead settlers and farmers at the actual cost of making and 

 administering such sales. Material will be cut under this regulation only for 

 the domestic use of the purchaser upon his homestead or farm. The disposal 

 of any part of such material for a money or other consideration, or in exchange 

 for labor, services, or commodities furnished the purchaser in connection with 

 its cutting, removal, or manufacture, is prohibited. If any of the foregoing 

 requirements are violated, the sale will be terminated and the purchaser re- 

 quired to pay for ail material cut at the maximum current rate fixed by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture for such material on the Forest concerned. 



On June 1 of each year the Secretary of Agriculture will determine upon data 

 and information furnished by the Forester, the cost per thousand feet, board 

 measure or other unit, of making and administering such sales in each National 

 Forest region where similar conditions exist, which amount will be uniformly 

 applied on all Forests in the region during the ensuing fiscal year as the stump- 

 age price in sales to homestead settlers and farmers under this regulation. 

 (Issued October 31. 11)11. to take eft'ect December 1. 1011 : as amended December 

 5, 1912, to take effect January 2, 1913.) 



Prevention of monopoly. 



REGULATION S-10. In awarding advertised timber of a value exceeding 

 $5,000, allotments at the highest price offered may be made to several bidders 

 to prevent monopoly. 



Before approving an application or accepting a bid. a statement of the rela- 

 tion of the applicant or bidder to other persons, firms, or corporations holding 

 permits er agreements for the use of National Forest resources may be re- 

 quired in the discretion of the approving officer. Firms or corporations may be 

 required to furnish a certified statement of their members or stockholders. 

 (Issued October 31, 1911, to take effect December 1, 1911; as amended July 

 16, 1912.) 



Exportation of timber. 



REGULATION S-ll. Timber cut from any National Forest may be exported 

 from the State or Territory in which the National Forest is situated. Timber 

 cut from any National Forest in Alaska may be exported therefrom and sold 

 anywhere upon certification by the supervisor that the timber has been pur- 

 chased and cut from a National Forest in Alaska. (Issued October 3, 1911, to 

 take effect Decemter 1. 1911: as amended March L'S. 1913, to take effect April 

 1, 1913.) 



Conditions of sale. 



REGULATION S-12. No trees on National Forest lands, or from any unpat- 

 ented claim within National- Forests, shall be cut, or otherwise killed, injured, 

 or destroyed, except under permit or where allowed by law in the develop- 

 ment of the claim. 



No trees on any unpatented claim within National Forests shall be cut under 

 permit until the written consent of the claimant has been filed with the Forest 

 supervisor, except in emergencies arising from insect infestation. 



No live trees shall be cut under any contract until marked or otherwise 

 designated by a Forest officer. 



No timber cut under any contract shall be removed from the place selected 

 for scaling, measuring, or counting until it has been scaled, measured, or 

 counted and stamped by a Forest officer. 



No person except a Forest officer shall stamp any timber belonging to the 

 United States upon a National Forest with the regulation marking ax or with 

 any instrument having a similar design. 



