110 ALGERIA 



cution undertaken in the name of the Waters and Forests Serv- 

 ice; 2, prosecutions for misdemeanors and offences in woods 

 not under forest administration; IX. Penalties and Sentences 

 Applicable to Woods and Forests in General; X. Execution 

 of Judgments, i, judgment concerning misdemeanors and offences 

 in woods under forest administration; 2, judgments concerning 

 misdemeanors and offences committed in woods which are not 

 under forest administration; XI. General Provisions. 



This example of a forest code, where local conditions are, 

 in many respects, similar to the western United States, con- 

 tains so much of interest that it has been translated and is 

 given in full in the Appendix, page 161. 



The new law is simpler, 55 easier to understand, less severe, 

 and much more flexible than the old. Important innovations 

 which are worth mentioning specifically are: the prosecution 

 for deforestation; use of fire; lookout posts; transport of cork, 

 / etc. ; and the closing of areas to pasturage after forest fires on 

 the ground burned over. The governor felt that the restriction 

 of abusive cutting on mountain slopes was so important that 

 the dangers of deforestation 56 should be fully explained as often 

 as possible. 



55 Governor's circular letter of March 13, 1903. 



56 The comparatively small amount of deforestation, considering the past 2000 

 years of abusive use, is locally explained by the frequent plagues and wars which 

 cut down settlement and changed the highly populated districts into mere wastes 

 and thus gave the forests a chance to recover. 



