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fine of ioo to 500 francs ($19.30 to $96.50) and the demolition 

 of the buildings. 



ART. 138. Aside from the native settlements already in exist- 

 ence, no tent or gourbi, 23 no building covered or thatched with 

 straw diss 24 or any other inflammable material can be built 

 within or at less than ioo metres (109 yards) distant from woods 

 and forests, under penalty of a fine of 5 to 50 francs ($0.96 to 

 $9.65) and demolition within a month from the day on which 

 judgment was given. 



Within such enclosures too limited in area for the preced- 

 ing provisions to be put into practice, the distance between 

 the dwellings and the borders of the forest can be reduced to 

 50 metres (54 yards), without any authorization, and below 

 that figure by authorization of the sub-prefect, upon recom- 

 mendation of the Waters and Forests Service, but under con- 

 dition that the ground contained in the space between the 

 dwellings and the forest boundaries shall be cleared of all coni- 

 fers, and of all inflammable material and kept absolutely clear 

 of all brush. 



PART VIII. PROSECUTIONS FOR MISDEMEANOURS 

 AND OFFENCES 



SECTION I. PROSECUTIONS UNDERTAKEN IN THE NAME OF THE 



WATERS AND FORESTS SERVICE 



Re prosecution. 



ART. 139. The Waters and Forests Service undertakes, not 

 only in the interest of the State, but also in the interest of the 

 other owners of woods and forests placed under forest adminis- 

 tration, to prosecute for misdemeanours and offences committed 

 in these woods and forests. 



The Service also undertakes to prosecute for misdemeanours 

 and offences set forth in Arts. 98, 104, 123, 125, 126, 127, 129, 

 131, and 134. 



Actions and prosecutions shall be brought and undertaken by 

 the Waters and Forests officers, in the name of the Waters and 



23 Gourbi Arab term meaning a brush hut. 



24 Diss is a local grass used for thatching native gourbis. 



