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mentioned people having been duly summoned) of the mayor, 

 or of a deputy for the woods of the communes, or of one of the 

 officials of the public institutions. 



Any sale or cutting made contrary to the injunctions of the 

 present article shall render the person giving or consenting to 

 such an order liable to a fine of 100 to 1000 francs ($19.30 to 

 $193.00) without prejudicing claims for damages. Sales thus 

 effected shall be declared null and void. 



ART. 85. The invalidation and prohibition provided under 

 Article 23 for the sales of wood which the department has con- 

 fided to them shall be applicable to mayors, deputies, or col- 

 lectors of the communes as well as to officers and collectors of 

 public institutions. 



In case of offence they shall be liable to the penalties pre- 

 scribed under the aforesaid article, and the sales shall be declared 

 null and void. 



ART. 86. The felling areas of communal woods designed to 

 be exploited by the residents or divided in kind between them, 

 and the felling of other forest products, can only take place after 

 the permit has been granted previously by the Waters and 

 Forests officers under conditions set forth by orders from the 

 Governor General, given in conformity with Art. 73, all of 

 which shall be under penalty of being considered a trespass, 

 if not conformed with. 



ART. 87. The acts relating to felling areas and permits for 

 standing trees in accordance to the conditions of the preceding 

 article shall be endorsed, stamped, and registered on the debit 

 side of the account and duty shall only be collected on them 

 in case of judicial action. 



ART. 88. If there is no contrary claim, the division of the 

 fuel right whether for fuel or for building purposes shall be 

 made in one of the three following ways: 



1. Either by hearth, that is to say by the head of a family 



or of a household, being truly and regularly domi- 

 ciled in the commune before the publication of the list. 



2. Or half by the head of a family, and half per head of 



the population under the same conditions of residence. 



