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 \ 1098 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. R°°‘*“"”g °*°—· Sec. 48. Whoever shall receive conceal or aid in concealin or 1 . . . . . . .% eliiisn pub ic prop shall have or retam in his possessioh with intent to convert to his own V°*~“·0*”· use or gain, anly money, property, record, voucher, or valuable thing whatever, of the moneys, gpods, chattels, records, or property of the United States, which has theretofore been embezzled, sto en, or purloined by any other person, knowin the same to have been so em ez- ?'*¤*¤¤m°¤**°’· zled, stolen, or purloined, shall be Sued not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and such perspn may be tried either before or after the conviction of the princxpa offen er. . ¤£;¤g>:;ug§gj:;*_;,·Sec. 49. lrVhoever shall cut, or cause or procure to be cut, or shall ` wantonly destroy, or cause to be wanton y destroyed, any timber growing on the public lands of the United States; or whoever shall remove, or cause to be removed, any_timber from said public lands, with intent to export or to dispose of the same; or whoever, being the owner, master, or consignee of any vessel, or the owner, director, or agent of any railroad, shall knowingly transport any timber so cut or removed from said lands, or lumber manufactured therefrom, Rights <>f¢¤¢¤‘¤¤0¤- more than one year, or both. Nothing in this section s all prevent any minerk <f;Sagric]1ltur{st from clearing his land inf tlhe ordinatry working o mimng c aim or in the preparation o is farm or tillage, or from taking the timber necessary to support his improvements, or the taking of timber for the use o the United States. And nothing 111 this section shall mterfere with or take away any right or puvglegfe-pnder any grisizinggaw of the United States to cut or remove tim er many pu ic an. d&f1!g¤Dg¢rb$]*~<=·;°<g§g;gj _ Sec. 50: Whoever shall unlawfully cut, or aid in unlawfully cuttiopsgr rgmwguag. ting, or shall wantonly injure or destroy, or (procure to be wantonly ‘_ ·· · · ·injured or estro ed any tree owing stan ing or bein¤• upon any 10l'40i- 25- P- 160 land of the United, States whichfih purstiance of law, has beaen reserved or (purchased by the United States for any public use, or upon any In ian reservatxon, or lands belonging to or occupied by any tribe of P0¤$¤¤¤0¤* *0*- Indian; unéler lthe gutpgrifly of the nited States, shall be fined not more t an ve un re dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Boxing. <=rc·. me Sm, 51. Whoever shall cut chip chop or box an tree u n an fulgiifsiiliiinziib. lands lbelonging to the Unitezllptateii, or iipon any lgndsicovliaored by or em race m an unper ec e sett ement a p ication li ent selection, or locatibn, made under any law! of) the United @tes, lzé the purpose of obtaming from such tree any pitch, turpentine, or other substance, or shall knowingly encourage, cause, procure, or aid in the putgmg, chgppmg, cghopping, or boring of any lslucth tree,tor shall bpy, ra e or in an manner acquire any p1 c ur en ine or o ner substance, or any artuge or commodlrtyhmade lrompany stich pitch, ` turpentine or other su stance when e as knowled e that the sa '”"“*“"‘“°“°""· has bein spi unllawgurlly (plipained from such trees, slziall be lined rib? more t an ve un dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year or both. ’ ,,j‘if§;{,€,,§l§$ g’m§§f’*‘ Sm. 52._Whoever shall willfully set on nre, or cause to be set on V¤1.·1,p.w9. iigehany timberéf uxpdrerbrulsh, or  pplon the public bdomain, or _ _ s a cave or su er_ e o urn una enc e near an tim th _ ollars or im risone not more than two years or both. gu§g£§g¢;s_ *0 0*00- Snq,53. Whoever shall build a fire in or near’any forest, timber, or vt;. 31, p. im. other inlflgmmablelfnateual uppln the public domain shall, before leaving said re, tota y extinguis the same; and who r h ll f 'l t ’0¤*¤¤¤¤¤¤* *0*- do so shall be iined not more than one thousand dollafsieorsirripnsdned not more than one year, or both.
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