220 tEGISLATiON ON TORHENlS. 



" Ghap. II. — Lands belonging to Communes or Public Institutions 

 indvded in the Pervmetres fixed by decree declarative of public titility. 



" Section 1st. — Execution of works on ground belonging to communes or 

 public establishments. 



" Art. 20. Within a month, reckoned from the issuing of the decree declar- 

 ative of the public utility, the communes and public institutions possessing 

 land situated within the p6rimfetres inform the prefects, by a resolution, with 

 reasons annexed, if they intend to execute, at their own expense, the whole 

 or part of the work on the conditions prescribed ; or leave the State to do 

 it at its own expense, subject to repayment ; or finally, amicably to resign 

 to the State the whole or part of the land included in the p6rimfetre. 



" When the commune or public institution fail to make known their 

 intention within the above mentioned period, the State undertakes the 

 work in accordance with Art. 8 of the law of 28th July 1860, and of para- 

 graph 1st of Art. 2 of the law of 8th June 1864. 



"Art. 21. Lands which have been reboised, or are to hereboised, 

 belonging to communes or to public institutions included in the p6rimfetres 

 fixed by the decrees declarative of the public utility of the measure, are 

 subject absolutely to the forest regime. 



" Ground that has been or is to be gazonned, included in the same p6ri- 

 m^tres, falls under .the application of the provisions and arrangements of 

 the 8th section of Titre iii. of the forest code, and the 9th section of Titre 

 ii. of the Act of 1st August 1807, which relate to the arrangements 

 regarding pasture. 



" Art. 22. When the commune or public institution has intimated its 

 intention of carrying on the work, the Municipal Council, or the Adminis- 

 trative Committee, annually allots the funds considered needful, either for 

 the execution of new works or for keeping up those already completed. 



" Art. 23. The forest agents superintend the execution of the operations. 

 In cases where the conservateur has proved that the work has been left 

 undone, or badly done, a decision of our Minister of Finance shall decree 

 that the State shall take charge of the operations, in terms of Art. 8 of the 

 law of 28th July 1860, and paragraph 1 of Art. 2 of the law of 8th 

 June 1864. 



" When the ground belongs to several communes, and the success of the 

 reboisements, or of the gazonnements, demands combined operations, if all 

 the Municipal Council intimate their consent, a Syndical Commission is 

 appointed to carry on the work in accordance with Art. 70, 71, and 72 of 

 the law of 18th July 1837. 



" Section 2nd. — Certification of the sums advanced by Government to the 

 communes and public institutions, and the measures necessary to ensure 

 repayment. 



"Art. 24. When communes or public institutions intimate that they 

 leave the operations to be performed by Government, the Forest Adminis- 

 tration causes them to be done in accordance with the formalities used 

 when the improvement of the Crown lands is in question. 



" The statements of expense are prepared in accordance with the rules 

 of liabilities of the Forest Administration. 



" It is the same with the annual statements of the cost of maintenance. 



" Art, 25. When several communes are interested in the operations, the 



