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used by them incident to said service shall be exempt from all 

 taxation under the laws in force in said Islands. 



Sec. 5. No mining claims shall be located by any person on 

 any public lands reserved by the President for military purposes 

 in the Philippine Islands. 



Sec. 6. Every person who unlawfully cuts, or aids, or is em- 

 ployed in unlawfully cutting, or wantonly destroys, or procures 

 to be wantonly destroyed, any timber standing upon lands of the 

 United States, which in pursuance of law may be reserved or 

 purchased for military purposes in the Philippine Islands, or re- 

 moves any other public property, shall, upon conviction, be fined 

 for each oflfense a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be 

 imprisoned for a period not exceeding twelve months, or both, 

 in the discretion of the court. 



Sec. 7. No arrest of any officer, soldier, or civilian employee, 

 in the military service of the United States on any military 

 reservation, camp, or barracks, shall be made except on warrant 

 in due form in writing and served upon the commanding officer 

 thereof. 



Sec. 8. All laws or parts of laws in force in the Philippine 

 Islands not inconsistent with military use of any public lands 

 reserved by the President for military purposes shall be in full 

 force and efiect over said lands. 



Act No, 986.— The Public land Act. 



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Sec. 2. Any person applying to enter land under the provisions 

 of this chapter shall file with such officer as may be designated 

 by law as local land officer, or in case there be no such officer 

 then with the Chief of the Bureau of Public Lands, an applica- 

 tion under oath showing that he has the qualifications required 

 under section one of this chapter, and that he possesses none of 

 the disqualifications there mentioned; that such application is 

 made for his exclusive use and benefit; that the same is made 

 for the purpose of actual settlement and cultivation, and not, 

 either directly or indirectly, for the use or benefit of any other 

 person, persons, corporation, or association of persons; that the 

 land applied for is nonmineral, does not contain valuable deposits 

 of coal or salts, is more valuable for agi'icultural than forestry 

 purposes, and is not occupied by any other person; and showing 

 the location of the land by stating the province, municipality, 

 and barrio in which the same is situated, and as accurate a 

 description as may be given, showing the boundaries of the land, 

 having reference to natural objects and permanent monuments, 

 if any. Upon the filing of said application the Chief of the 

 Bureau ol Public Lands shall summarily determine, by inquiry 

 of the Chief of the Bureau of Forestry and from the available 

 land records, whether the land described is prima facie subject 

 under the law to homestead settlement, and, if he shall find 

 nothing to the contrary, the applicant, upon the payment of ten 

 pesos, Philippine currency, shall be permitted to enter the 

 quantity of land specified. 



