FORESTRY IN GERMANY. 1 39 



GENERAL LAW ON THE REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT OF 

 THE FORESTS IN THE DUCHY OF SAXE-MEININGEN.* 



SECTION I. 



ORDINANCES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF FORES'^S. — CONCERNING THE DOMAIN WOODS. 



Article i . The management of the domain woods shall always be carried on with refer- 

 ence to keeping the forests in continual use as the chief object ; and, to this end, the plan of 

 cultivation must constantly have in view the aim of a careful average profit. 



Art. 2. The purpose shall be to obtain the highest possible amount of wood products, with 

 due regard to the particular kinds of growth. 



Art. 3. The auxiliary products of the woods must always be kept in subordination to the 

 chief object, in order that an excessive prosecution of incidental advantages may not effect the 

 yield of timber. 



CONCERNING THE FORESTS OF COMMUNITIES, CORPORATIONS, CHURCHES AND CHARITAIILE 



INSTITUTIONS. 



Art. 4. The cultivation and management of forests belonging to communities, corporations, 

 churches, and charitable institutions shall be carried on under the supervision of the state 

 government. 



Art. 5. Such forests must be surveyed, mapped and described by an expert at the expense 

 of the owners, so far as proper maps of the same are not already on file ; and, in regard to the 

 cultivation of said forests, plans must be produced for the approval of the authorities, showing 

 that the management of the forests is to be conducted with due reference to a careful profit. 

 These plans of cultivation must insure the continued usefulness of the woodlands. 



The choice of an expert or competent person to make such plans shall be left to the owners 

 or their representatives ; but the forest department shall examine these plans to approve or reject 

 them. From these plans, made as before mentioned, the forest department alone shall decide 

 if woodlands, which are classed as incapabje of regular cultivation, shall be diverted to other 

 uses. 



Art. 6. To carry on the plan of cultivation according to the approved arrangement, the 

 owners may, either alone or in connection with other wood-owners, appoint a common forester, 

 paying the same wages, according to terms which may be mutually agreed upon ; or, if they 

 prefer, they may engage the services of one of the ducal foresters at an agreed upon rate of 

 compensation. Either arrangement requires the sanction of the ducal state government. 



Art. 7. The owners of wood lands shall be held responsible for the administration and 

 management of the same, and shall be required to appoint the necessary forest rangers. Per- 

 sons appointed to this office must be approved and empowered to act by the chief forester of 

 the district, as well as receive the endorsement of the authorities of the respective corporation, 

 &c., within whose jurisdiction they may exercise their function. 



Art. 8. Should wood-owners neglect to secure the services of an expert, (article 5), or 

 fail to select a forester to manage and administer their property (articles 6 and 7) within three 

 months after due notice has been given, then the forest department shall provide the same and 

 carry on the management for the account of the owners, who shall be held responsible for all 

 loss which may have accrued in consequence of their neglect. Such losses shall be clearly set 

 forth in the statement of claims for damages. 



Art. 9. The cost of carrying on the management and the administration of the forest rangers 

 shall be borne by the wood-owners. 



*This law may be taken as a type of all the statutes on the same subject which are in operation in the 

 Thuringian States. 



