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done with the consent and under the supervision of a Forest officer, except that 

 in the National Forests of Alaska such consent and supervision will not be re- 

 quired. No toll shall be charged for the use of roads or trails over such lands, 

 constructed under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, and the same 

 shall be open to free public use at all times. (Issued March 18, 1911, to take 

 effect May 1, 1911.) 



REGULATION L-37. Persons who own or have leased from the owners uii- 

 fenced lands adjoining National Forest lands may, upon waiving their right 

 to the exclusive use of such private land and allowing it to remain open to 

 other stock grazed on National Forest lands under permit, be permitted without 

 charge to inclose and use not to exceed 320 acres of National Forest land, when 

 such an arrangement will be advantageous to the administration of the Na- 

 tional Forest. 



The application must be accompanied by a personal certificate of title show- 

 ing the description and ownership of the land, and if leased from an owner, a 

 copy of the lease, and must describe the National Forest land it is desired to 

 occupy. Permits will be subject to the same restrictions as those issued under 

 other regulations. (Issued March 18, 1911, to take effect May 1, 1911.) 



HOW TO APPLY FOR SPECIAL-USE PERMIT. 



An application for a special-use permit need not be in any prescribed form, 

 but may be made orally or by letter to the supervisor of the Forest or the 

 ranger of the district concerned. 



The Forest officer will need to know : 



(1) The kind of use for which a permit is desired. 



(2) The approximate location which the applicant desires to occupy. This 

 may be expressed by forty, section, township, and range, or by description with 

 reference to a road, trail, stream,, or well-known landmark. A right of wa*y 

 may be described by giving the location of the terminal points, the direction 

 in which it extends, and, if possible, the subdivisions of survey to be crossed 

 by it. 



(3) The date when the applicant desires to begin occupation or construction. 

 If the use is one for which a charge is made, the applicant will receive, with 



the permit, a form letter of transmittal showing the amount of money due. 

 This letter should be forwarded promptly, with a money order or draft for 

 the sum stated, to the United States depository named in the form. 



BONDS. 



As 'a general rule, bonds will not be required in connection with special-use 

 permits. 



Because of the danger from fire or from stream pollution, an exception to 

 this rule is made in the case of steam sawmills, and bonds will be required as 

 follows : 



Little danger $300 



Considerable danger 500 



Great danger 1,000 



TENURE OF PERMITS. 



There is no law authorizing the lease of National Forest lands for a term 

 of years, except the act of February 28, 1899 (30 Stat., 908), providing for the 

 lease of lands adjoining mineral springs, but permits to occupy National Forest 

 lands for any purpose not inconsistent with their administration may be issued 

 for an indefinite period, and will ordinarily remain in force until abandoned 

 or canceled. All special-use permits issued by supervisors are terminable at 

 any time in the discretion of the district forester. 



ANCIENT RUINS AND RELICS. 



Appropriating, excavating, injuring, or destroying any historic or prehistoric 

 ruin or monument or any object of antiquity without permit is prohibited by 

 specific act of Congress. 



