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land office of a deed from the State of the land of the State, or of a deed from 
the State and from the commonwealth of Massachusetts of the undivided lands 
of the State and of said commonwealth, or a deed from said commonwealth 
of the lands of said commonwealth of Maine, certified by the land agent or 
other legal custodian of such records as a true copy thereof, may be filed and 
recorded in the registry of deeds in the county or registry district where the 
land lies, with the same effect as if the deed itself had been recorded, whether 
said deed shall or not have been acknowledged by the agent or other person 
making the same; and such record shall have all the force and effect of a 
record of deeds duly acknowledged, and certified copies thereof from such 
registry shall be evidenced when the original would be. 
77 Me. 76. 
NoTE. Tax deeds from treasurer of State, and releases and certificates 
to be recorded in land office, c. 10 § 46. 
Sec. 5. Board for surveys of lands; plans and field notes to be kept at, 
land office. R. S.c. 7, § 5. The governor and council and land agent con- 
stitute a board under whose direction all surveys of land shall be made. An 
accurate plan or map of all lands surveyed shall be returned to the land office 
and entered upon the plan-books within three months after the survey is com- 
pleted, on which shall be laid down all lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, falls, mill 
sites and roads. The field notes of such surveys shall be deposited in the land 
office within three months and shall contain a description of the growth, soil 
and general character of the township, and of every lot, if surveyed into lots. 
Said plans and field notes shall be kept at the office in Augusta, open for 
inspection at all times when the land agent or his assistant is there; he 
shall aid in furnishing information about the public lands to all who seek for 
it at his office. 
Sec. 6. Land agent authorized to sell lands, and rights to cut timber 
belonging to the State. R. S.c. 7, § 6. 1915, c. 306, § 1. The land agent, 
under direction of the governor and council, shall sell at public or private 
sale and grant rights to cut timber and grass belonging to the State and may 
lease camp sites on land belonging to the State, on such terms as they direct; 
also the right to cut timber and grass and lease camp sites on lots reserved 
for public uses in any township or tract of land until the same is incorporated. 
Preference in such sales or leases shall be given to citizens of the State of 
Maine. _ 
Note. License required for maintaining sporting camp within Maine for- 
estry district, c. 33, § 15. . 
Sec. 7. Agent may grant permits; bond; timber held for payment. R. S. 
c. 7, § § 40, 41, 42. The land agent may grant permits to individuals, to cut 
and haul timber of all kinds upon lands owned by the State, on such terms 
and conditions as he thinks proper. Persons obtaining such permits shall 
give bond to the land agent with satisfactory sureties for payment of stumpage 
and the performance of all conditions of the permit. All timber cut under 
permits is the property of the State until the stumpage is paid in full. 
AT Me. 23. 
Sec. 8. Surveyors, their appointment, oath and duty. R. S. ¢. 7, § 44. 
Surveyors or scalers shall be appointed by the land agent, and sworn; they 
shall scale all timber cut under permits, superintend the cutting thereof, and 
make return to the land agent of the number and quality of the logs cut, 
