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a formal resolution of a meeting of the community, be let 

 out to farm for one, two, or three years by auction made 

 by the Officers of the locality, without expense, and the 

 proceeds be employed in repairs in the parish for which 

 the inhabitants may be liable, or other urgent business of 

 the community. 



'8. We forbid to Seigneurs, Mayors, Baillies, Syndics, 

 Church Wardens, and inhabitants of the parishes, without 

 distinction, to make any sale or survey of the fourth part 

 reserved for timber forest; and to the Officers to permit or 

 suffer it to be done, under pain of a fine of two thousand 

 livres against each private person contravening this, and 

 moreover against the Officers, of deprivation of their charge, 

 saving in case of fire or notable ruin of churches, ports, 

 bridges, walls, and other public places, for which they can 

 obtain our letters as is ordered for ecclesiastics. 



' 9. The preliminary surveys of sites of ordinary fellings 

 for sale shall be made, without expense, by the Judge of 

 the localities, in presence of the Attorney of the office, 

 the Syndic, and two deputies of the parish, and the corner 

 trees, border trees, and balliveaux shall be marked with the 

 marteau of the seigneury, which shall be kept in a chest 

 with three keys, one held by the Judge, another by the Pro- 

 curator-Fiscal, and the third by the Syndicof thecommunity. 



' 10. The Judge may employ for the survey of the 

 fellings the ordinary Surveyor, or such other as he may 

 judge more proper ; but the verification shall be made by 

 the sworn Surveyor of the ilaitrise^ whose fee shall be 

 determined moderately according to his work ; the whole 

 under pain of nullification, five hundred livres of fine, and 

 suspension of the Judge guilty of the contravention. 



' 11 . The fellings shall be made d, tire et aiVe.level with the 

 ground, and by skilled people chosen at the expense of the 

 community, and capable of answering for bad exploitation, 

 the produce to be then distributed according to custom ; 

 and in case of complaint or dispute about the partition 

 or distribution, the Grand-Master shall see to this on his 

 visitation. 



