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given to private proprietors before the beginning of tlie operations. This 

 valuation is notified to the proprietor, and accepted by him. The amount 

 can be recovered by the State in cases where the work is undone, where 

 there may be an embezzlement of part of the seed or plants, or where the 

 work is badly executed. 



" Art. 5. All subventions exceeding 500 francs in value shall be decreed 

 by our Minister of Finance ; all subventions of the value of 500 francs and 

 under shall be granted by the Director of Forests. 



" TiTRB II. — Compulsory Ebboisbmbnts and Gazonnembnts — Settle- 

 ment OP THE PilRIMETRES WITHIN WHICH KbBOISBMENT AND GaZONNEMENT 



are Necessary. 



" Art. 6. Whenever the Forest Administration deem it right to fix the 

 perimitre of ground within which reboisement and gazonnement are required, 

 the Director-General of Forests intimates to the prefect the names of the 

 forest officials entrusted with the duty of drawing up the prods verbal of 

 the survey of the grounds, the map of the district, and the plan of the pro- 

 jected operations. 



" The prefect appoints the engineer of bridges and highways, or of mines, 

 who is to lend assistance. 



" Art. 7. The minute of reconnaissance is accompanied by an explanatory 

 memorandum regarding the aim of the undertaking, and "the benefits which 

 are to be expected. 



" The map of the district is prepared with the help of the registrar of 

 lands. The number of the registral volume is given for each portion, also 

 the extent, the proprietor's name ; and in dealing with a commune or public 

 institution, the total extent of land belonging to the commune or public 

 institution. 



" The p^rimfetre is marked by a continuous border of a uniform bright 

 colour. The grounds to be regazonned or rehoised are distinguished by flat 

 colours of different hues. 



" The prospectus of the operations intimates what land is to be rebois&d, 

 and what to be regazonned, it also fixes the period within which the whole 

 should be completed, and contains, — (1) An approximate estimate of 'the 

 expense, and a rough draft of the division of this expense among the 

 different proprietors ; (2) An indication of the subvention which should be 

 offered to each proprietor; (3) An estimate of the actual value of each 

 parcel, and its value in itself and in its superficies ; (4) When necessary, a 

 note of the indemnity which may be awarded to each commune in cases where 

 there is a temporary deprivation of the pasturing on land included in the 

 p6rimfetre ; (5) And all other necessary statistical information. 



" Art. 8. The papers enumerated in the preceding article are forwarded 

 by the Forest Administration to the prefect, who proceeds in each commune 

 to make the enquiries prescribed by Art. 5 of the law of 28th July 1860, 

 and paragraph 1 of Art. 2 of the law of 8th June 1864. 



" The draft lies at the mayoral office for a month, at the expiry of which 

 time a commissioner, appointed by the prefect, receives at the mayoral 

 of&ce, during three consecutive days, the depositions of the inhabitants as 

 to the public utility of the projected operations. The month specified 

 dates from the time when the project is advertised by proclamation and 

 hand-bills, 



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