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Art. 40. Unless the report of the auction or sale by agree- 

 ment contains an express authorization to the contrary, they 

 are forbidden to peel or bark standing any of the trees pur- 

 chased, under penalty of a fine of 50 to 500 francs ($9.65 to 

 $96.50). The bark and the wood that has been peeled, shall 

 be seized as security for damages, the amount of which shall 

 not be less than the value of the trees peeled or barked in 

 trespass. 



Art. 41. The purchasers by auction or by agreement shall 

 be obliged to conform exactly to the terms of their contract or 

 of their agreement, not only as regards the method of felling 

 the trees, the peehng of cork or bark, and the cleaning of the 

 felling areas, but also for the time during which the felling of 

 the wood and the clearing of the ground, or removal of the 

 cork or bark, shall be effected. 



In default of their fulfilhng these conditions they will be 

 Hable to a fine of 50 to 500 francs ($9.65 to $96.50) and to the 

 damages assessed at a minimum of 10 per cent of the value of 

 the products. The aforesaid products can be seized up to the 

 amount due as guarantee of the fine and the damages incurred. 



In case of failure to cut or remove within the time fixed by 

 the regulations for the auction or sale by agreement, or the 

 extension of time allowed by the conservators, the court at the 

 request of the Waters and Forests Service shall confiscate the 

 timber still standing, or felled, which shall remain the property 

 of the State. 



Art. 42. In case the purchasers by auction or by agree- 

 ment fail to carry out within the stated time, and according 

 to the manner prescribed by the regulations, the work therein 

 enumerated (designed) to bring the cork oak into full bearing 

 or protect the stands from fire, to remove and, cord the branches 

 trimmed, to clear the felhng areas of briars, brambles, and 

 weed growth, to repair the logging roads, ditches, or fences, 

 this work shall be executed at their expense, at the convenience 

 of the Waters and Forests officers by authorization of the pre- 

 fect who shall thereupon approve the expense accounts, and 

 render a writ of execution for payment against the purchasers. 



