Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 33 Part 1.djvu/960

 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 1405. 1905. 873 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture shall, in all ways that are practicable, aid in the enforcement of the laws of the States or Territories in the lprevention and extinguishment of forest tires and the pro- ‘ tection of iis and game, and all persons employed in the forest reserve *”°"·'· °'°· and national park service of the United States shall have authority to make arrests for the violation of the laws and regulations relatin to A¤¢c.p.700. the forest reserves and national parks, apd any person so arrested shall be taken before the nearest United States commissioner, within whose jurisdiction the reservation or national park is located, for trial; and upon sworn information by any competent person any United States commissioner in the properjurisdiction shall issue process for the arrest of any person c arged with the violation of said laws and regulations; but nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing the arrest by any officer of the United States, without process, of any person taken in the act of violating said laws and regulations. _ For ascertaining the natural conditions upon an for utilizing the “}’v*g"”8 *°’°'* '°‘ National forest reserves-and the Secretary of Agriculture may, in his discretion, permit timber and other forest products cut or removed Removal of timber. from the forest reserves of the United States, except the Black Hills ` Forest Reserve in South Dakota and the Forest Reserves in Idaho, to be exported from the State, Territory, or the District of Alaska, in which said reserves are respectively situated———for the employment of ·*¥°"*’· °°°· local and special fiscal and other agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required in practical forestry, in the administration of forest reserves, and in conducting experiments and investigations in the city - of Washington and elsew ere; and he may dispose of hotographic su¤¤¤n>h¤¤¤sr•1¤¤. prints at cost and ten per centum additional, and otliisr property °°°‘ or materials under his chargle in the same manner as provided by law for other bureaus; for co ating, digesting, redporting, illustrating and printinglthe results of such experiments an investigations; and for the pure ase of all necessary supplies, apparatus, and office fixtures; for freight and express charges and trave ing and other necessary' expenses, seven hundred and ninety-three thousand one hundred and eighty dollars, of which sum not to exceed twengyfive thousand dol- R'""' lars may be used for rent. And the employees o the Forest Service ww ¢>f •¤•¤¤°¤· outside of the city of Washington may, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, without additional expense to the Government, be grante leaves of absence not to exceed fifteen days in any one year. Total for Forest Service, eight hundred and seventy-five thousand one hundred and forty dollars. BUREAU or cnsmsrur. ,,;i*·*·*·*" °‘ °"°*··“· Sammms, BUm=:AU or Cunursrar: One chemist, who shall bechief ‘“‘*"°* of bureau, three thousand five hundred dollars; one chief clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks, class two, two thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks, class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand dollars; one library clerk, nine hundred dollars; two clerks, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, _one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars; one clerk, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two clerks {now laborers), at seven hundred and twenty dollars each,one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two messengers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand six hundred and eig ty dollars; three skilled laborers (now laborers), at seven hundred and twent dollars each, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one skilled, laborer (now laborer), six hundred dollars; one fireman, six . hundred dollars; two messengers or laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each, nine hundred and sixty dollars; two messengers or laborers, at four hundred and twenty dollars each, eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, twenty-four thousand and eighty dollars.