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Art. 169. Reports drawn up by private guards shall be for- 

 warded to the attorney for the RepubHc, or the justice of the 

 peace, according to their respective jurisdictions, within a period 

 of ten days, to date from the registration. 



Those drawn up by federal (forest) employees shall be trans- 

 mitted, after the formahties prescribed by the present law have 

 been complied with, and within the same period of time, by the 

 Waters and Forests inspector to the attorney for the Republic, 

 who alone shall undertake the prosecutions. 



Art. 170. Cases of ofifences and misdemeanours committed 

 in woods and forests belonging to private individuals shall be 

 tried according to the regulations concerning jurisdiction indi- 

 cated in Art. 150. 



Part IX. — Penalties and Sentences Applicable 

 TO Woods and Forests in General 



Re penalties. 



Art. 171. The cutting or removal of trees 2 decimetres (7.9 

 inches) or more in circumference, one metre (i.i yards) above 

 the ground, shall be punished by a fine of i franc ($0.19) per 

 tree as a minimum which shall not be less than the value of 

 the tree. 



In case of a repetition of the offence, the fine shall not be less 

 than double the value of the tree. 



In addition the offender can be condemned to a maximum of 

 three months' imprisonment. 



The report describing the trespass must give the number and 

 size of the trees cut down or removed, or mention the circum- 

 stances which have prevented the recording of these details. 



The (civil) damages shall be awarded by the court according 

 to the data of the report and the merits of the case, but they 

 shall not be less than the minimum fixed by Art. 180. 



Art. 172. The fine for cutting down, pulHng up, or carrying 

 away trees less than 2 decimetres (7.9 inches) in circumference 

 shall be for every cart load from 3 to 10 francs ($0.58 to $1.93) 

 per harnessed animal, and from 2 to 5 francs ($0.39 to $0.96) 

 for every pack load, and from 0.50 to 2 francs ($0.09 to I0.39) 



