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public utility, communes and public bodies, proprietors of lands, comprised 

 within the boundary, are to notify to the prefect, by an explanatory declara- 

 tion, whether their intention be to execute the works with their own 

 resources, in whole or in part, on the prescribed conditions ; or to leave to 

 the State the care of charging itself with the works, at its own expense, 

 subject to reimbursement ; or, in fine, amicably to cede to the State, in 

 whole or in part, lands belonging to them comprised within the boundary. 



" Failing the communes or public bodies notifying their intentions within 

 the period stated, the State is to undertake the works at its own charge, 

 conformably to the provisions of Art. 8 of the law of 28th July 1860. 



" Art. 21. Lands belonging to communes or to public bodies, comprised 

 within the boundary specified by the decreet declarative of public utility, 

 are to be subject absolutely to the regime forestiere. 



" Art. 22. When the commune or the public body shall have notified its 

 intention to execute the works, the Municipal Council, or the Administra- 

 tive Commission, is to grant each year the funds judged necessary for the 

 execution of new works, and for the maintenance of works accomplished. 



" Art. 23. The execution of the works is to take place under the 

 surveillance of the forest agents. 



" In case of non-execution, or of bad execution, certified by the conserva- 

 tor, a decision by the Minister of Finance is to ordain, if the measure be 

 proper, that the State shall undertake the work at its own charge, in terms 

 of Art. 8. of the law of 28th July 1860. 



" When the lands belong to several communes, and the successful 

 prosecution of rehoisement requires the works to be carried on together, there 

 is to be created, if all the Municipal Councils charge themselves with the 

 undertaking, a syndical commission for the prosecution of the execution of 

 the works, conformably to Arts. 70, 71, and 72 of the law of July 18, 1837. 



" Seot. 2nd. — Determination of the advances made hy the State to 

 communes or to public bodies, and measures proper to secure the reimbursement 

 of these. 



" Art. 24. When the communes or public establishments decide to leave 

 the works to the charge of the State, the Forest Administration is to cause 

 them to be executed in accordance with the forms used in the matter of 

 works of amelioration in the forests of the State. 



" The statements of expenses are to be prepared conformably to the rules 

 of oflB.ce accounts in the Forest Administration. 



" In the same forms are to be prepared the statement of annual expenses 

 of maintenance. 



"Art. 25. If the works concern several communes, the partition of the 

 expense is to be made according to the form required by Art. 72 of the law 

 of 28th July 1837. 



" Every year there is to be delivered to each of the parties interested a 

 statement of the expenses incurred on account of the party by the 

 Administration. 



" After the completion of the works, an account-general of the expendi- 

 ture is to be ordered by the Minister of Finance, and a copy is to be 

 delivered to each of the parties interested. 



" The sums forming the amount of this account, and constituting 

 principal, are to bear a charge of simple interest at 5 per cent, from the 

 completion of the works. 



" Art, 26. The works effected by the State are to be maintained .by the 



