Hardwood Veneers Act (Chapter 149)

CHAPTER 149 An Act Respecting Licences to cut Hard Woods 1. This Act ma y be cit ed as The Hardwood Veneers Act. 2. The Lieutenant-Covcruor in Council ma y issue licl'J1cl'S to cut hirch and witch-hazel timher up on Crown Land s for th e pu rpose of ma nu facturin g veneers, upon thl' te- rms an d conditions hereinafter se t forth or pro vided for. 3.- (1 ) E very such licen ce sha ll vest ill th e licensee the sole and exclusive right to cut such timber upon th e area des cribed in th e licence for th e purpose of suc h manufac ture: h ut sha ll not prevent any other person than the licensee from entering upon the said lands and from cutting such timber for an y other lawful purpose than th e manufacturing of venee rs. (2) The Lieutenant-Governor in Council ma y refus e to grant such licen ce unless he is sa tisfied that th e uppl ieunt therefo r is prep ared to establish a factory for th e manufacture of ven eers as aforesaid, and that th e said upplicnnt has furnish ed sa tis factory proof that he is of suffi cient financi al stnnclint; to pros ecu te such enterprise. (3 ) No licen ce under this Act for all area within the t lm-i mile limit shall he granted until after thre(' months' notice has been given in The Ne wfoundland Gazett e and one other new s paper of the intention of the applicant to make applicat ion therefor. (4 :, No licence shall he gra nted in n -sp ec t of a ll~ ' p.irt ic-u lnr a rea within th e thr l'e mile limit if a pr-tition 'J(Jl III [ult: sigllcd by at least forty per centum of th e reside nts in such area and /S-q 2 1<.;7 S hO l l t itl e . Respecting Iir t-nrcs 10 ellI II :l lIl woo d s. Effcct a n d onul ii iuns of I;" 'Ilce 21SS (:liapll'r J·m !'('II;dly far cuu ing tree under ccit a in size. Rules i;olcrnin!i I irc-nccs .vppl icat ion of provisions (If Crown Lands Act. Penalty for ilcgal ' cxportat iou. of those persons who arc accustomed to cut hard woods l]J('n: in for the purpose of shipbuilding is n·c'('i\(·d Ill" till' Depart mcnt of "fines, Agriculture and Hesolll"ces proll'sting against til<' issue of such licence. 4. No tree of Jess di.uru-ter at the base t hun eight inches shall be cut under such licence, under a l)('n,dl~' not (·xc(·(·d ing twenty dollars for each such tree cut. 5. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make rules unrl and regulations, to bc published in TI,e NCll"!o,lIld/ahd Ga::;c:!II', governing the period of such licences. the amount and pa\' ment of rents and royaltie-s pnyabl« h~' licellSees .uu] .g('!ll'ralh as to matters and things in rr-spoct of such lie('nc'es not othe-r wise provided for. 6. The provisions of The Crown Lauds Act j'('latillg to licenees to cut timber and concerning applications for liclT1CI'S, the COI1 ditions upon which they shan he grc1J1tcc1, the survev of limits. the forfeiture of licences and recovery of penalties, and generally as to timber limits. shall, so far as they may he applicable and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, upplv to the granting and holding of licences under this Act. 7. 1\'0 holder of a liccuci- under this ,\C'l shall LIKL' or ('aITI" away for exportation from the lands licensed, any trees, logs or timber of birch or witch hazel unless and until the same hu vc been manufactured into veneer or sawn into the shape and size requisite for such manufacture, under a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for every tree so cut and taken away. It 0