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division of expense is made in the way prescribed by Art. 72 of the law of 

 18th July 1837. 



" Every year the parties interested receive a statement of the outlay 

 on their behoof made by the State. After the completion of the works, 

 the general account of the outlay is closed by the Minister of Finance, 

 copies being delivered to the parties interested. The principal, forming 

 the total of the amount, bears simple interest at five per cent, from the 

 date of the completion of the works. 



"Art. 26. The works effected by the State shall be kept up by the 

 Forest Administration. 



" The interest of the advances made by Government for this object, the 

 account of which is closed annually by the Minister of Finance, is also five 

 per cent, per annum. A copy of this account shall be delivered to all 

 parties interested, along with a statement of the expense incurred. 



" Art 27. Appeals for revision or rectification of the yearly accounts of 

 expenses for the completion and keeping up of the operations shall, under 

 pain of forfeiture, be laid before the Prefectorial Councils within six months 

 from the notification -of the said accounts. When this time has elapsed the 

 accounts are confirmed. 



" Art. 28. A statement of the produce, and one of the expenses incurred, 

 shall be made and closed every year by the Minister of Finance, copies of 

 which are sent to the parties interested. 



" Within six months from this notification, parties interested may, as in 

 the case of the expenses of the works, avail themselves of the privilege 

 mentioned in the preceding Article. 



".The value of the produce is deducted from the interest due to Govern- 

 ment, and, in subordination to this, from the expense of the completion or 

 keeping up of the works. 



" Art. 29. When the advances made by Government are entirely repaid, 

 either by the produce or by payments made by the parties interested, the 

 latter are immediately put in possession of the ground managed for them by 

 Government, under the restrictions resulting from their being subjected to 

 the forest regime as regards the portion reloised. and with regard to the 

 portion regazonned, subject to the regulation repeated in Art. 21 of the 

 present law. 



" If the communes and public institutions wish to repay the sum total 

 of the Government loan, they must prove that they can do so, and execute 

 the necessary commissions. 



"Section 3rd. — Rides to be followed when communes and public institutions 

 give up the enjoyment or proprietorship of grounds, as authorised by Art. 9 

 of the law of 28th July 1860, and Art. 3 of the law of SthJune 1864. 



" Art. 30. Should a commune or public institution wish to release itself 

 from all Government claims by giving up either the proprietorship of the 

 half of the ground reboised, or the use of not more than the half, or the 

 proprietorship of a quarter at most of lands which have been regazonned, the 

 Municipal Council, or the Administrative Commission, shall adopt a resolu- 

 tion relating thereto, with reasons annexed, which resolution shall be 

 notified to the prefect. 



" Art. 31. As regards land which has been rehoised, when this is to be 

 divided into two portions of equal value, this is done by an expert nominated 

 by the prefect, and a forest agent nominated by the Forest Admiuistration, 



