Show COLLECTION OF GRAZING FEES FES I Department of Agriculture Corrects Corrects Cor Cor- a Common Provo Dec Dc 22 W. W. W 1 I. J Pack supervisor U lf Lot f th the forest reserve has received lC Uhe following bulletin fl from m the thue fon l nie of th the Department nl o oh S StA tA A 1 d decision Idon of or a It Fp Federal jud Judg I h ha been widely commented upon I t t time the West eH 1 or On t the h S 01 U thac declared illegal al Iho regulation of i gra I on for forest l reserves ana atut aJl th tho y urn tern af Il L e charging barging f fur for l' l perm ti As a 1 of fact the thc decision win h ii nt was as ha h down by hy J Judge 0 I the tue States Slates court for lor a i-a t orn rn Washington ashington in iii II th thy I cave cASt of oC the tho d i Slat States v vs r M has hS no whatever upon the h legality al of oC th the groz graz- trig Inn N i i or of grazing of fees fec which stand I or 01 rm prec-K prec I as 35 h hue fhe le ul 11 question on l I wan ivan th this s L o S 'S lime HIP law Jaw leg rg Ilk Soc Secretary of Gf Agriculture to i s u. u 1 tons ml iO thu tho h of hot tho- rE I tOl a n crl crime m ISO dec sion n merely an- an lf swe iV eM I ii l this on No It I was m In substance thai ili huh t tou to tu i i i- i dem against r Matthews N wa iva 3 the H nc of r a I 1 ian ng nghe he hue 1 1 ii herr in ti lf 11 L criminal of fen M- M Upon Up I that Ihal ha t round the held t tha Ilu the Ih r 1 I nn and in Lit op n t ha rJ i lie h. h lOll lOllaR vas Van aR simple arid and cli cI u r enough i u 1 I WI was en loll t I JI misconstrued I In Inthe the lit iii II pies es S r reports of tJI time MIP division unit anil m iii II U 1 I comments 11 n If I it FOr Fr iii I. I n stance tan in th the f If rU Tuii oily November embr tf t. t now of Or Julge Julg Wi 11 it- it sons soils SOlS SOl'S act cl en n nW W was vias given Hinder In lr the ilie he aI a- a I my lag ng 0 ra l ees tI ees J O I I c- c F lutge and ard ard th ih le arii otla K thai chat A t a H i l of I ftc iho dr M Mal la i i- i w who Mount Rui r i Poi 1101 Est st I re- re L by HIP time Sf I Is d 1 u th the Iv f and ean I Is riot not the fe re p b by jy the Secretary As Ao a mott r I of oC jact IN Mr r. Matthews Matthews' sheep wore were I td u id i'd upon I by 11 i to LRI he forest r off fr rm rinI 1 have tins's not nor since n Ch ouI the I re- re servo erve I 1 In 11 the Sh Wyo Wo l it Il t I is raid A fraught importance to II Wyoming stockmen Is li that thai appearing Inthis in inthis n this l J II wherein il It Is J held heidi by 10 the Unit United Pit Staten Di court Jh lt the Ihl 1011 1 1 of ci f fe lOSS for fOl grazing Irve It'll stool i i is us Illegal e 0 since Us Its imposition IhL feo rp cc ha has cit been regarded 1 aa as illegal and a arbitrary rid Ira I h by many wet wee Informed i n Wyoming Wyo yo inin ming I people and the lime views ws Id I'd li It by ihA ha court in jn timEs this de ision mt mei-l mei Il with willi genral gen gen- ral 31 here meme 0 Tho I is stIll ru mi Ins hs us sheep on en th the the the-Ramer reserve without paying Iho r fees like Judg p. p h had bad 1 before been hipo made by hy time the Federal couri n 0 other districts one cite of m X years ago 30 but none 1 of uC these hiss Intel fen s n 11 the th s1 with time the right of ot t toe tie United Tn I States l to Institute Jt civil act action against mist t trespasser CIri violating I the lie grazing rg rp r ton or ci with time the grazing fee ree r Time The United States Stales Circuit uli Commit of or Appeals for thi the Circuit decided rl ii ly that thai the tho the l provisions ro I of lh thi the ace lC cc of oC March Marcil I I. I I ISO 1 delegating to tire th the power to make is s that the regulation pro- pro the pasturing ing of ot sh sheep ep on 01 forest reserves es without a a. permit is valid d. ard u ct the Federal courts will enforce time tile regulation by hy injunction The Supreme coin court I of Arizona three judges jl silling hf rf the case of or Dent vs United States Shins JQ 6 Pacific Reporter tr mil went sill further tinder circumstances which made t the he tl decision de- de cl lon sion most emphatic Dent was molly nally prosecuted lor l'or grazing sheep heep on a aCore Core forest t reserve without n a permit in violation vio- vio lation allon of the regulations and the court had lad held belch that this act was pot not a. a crime hut ut as ag soon as the tho case was wn for the iho government t the Arizona court ourt granted a tL rehearing on eu the Dent Denlas case CaH as j and nd heM held that the lie s decision de- de cislon was binding on all nit courts In the Die Ninth Circuit In criminal as wen welt as ns civil cases and that Dent was therefore guilty of or a u. crime S So far therefore the court crl decisions as to lo the criminality of trespass Contrary to o the forest reserve regulations aye are con- con Final adjudication of or th the point can cannot not nol be had until the iho ruBn ruling of or a a. higher court has haa been I secured cured but bUl no court has questioned th the th right light of oC the Secreta Secretary of or A Agriculture Agriculture- to make regu regu- lations and to recover red damages for trespass trespass trespass tres tres- pass through civil action Grazing Crazing ire pa pas SErN rs will be bo restrained from violation of or the u b by Injunction In In- junction and III mr r 11 I damages the the courts u l 9 ii e have reached leached a tJ dc-cllon dc Ilon as us to the criminal crimin crimin- al character of or su such h trespass s. s The hl forest fore service will continue to lo e exclude tin un- uI stock from from all alt forest r reserves es and to collect colled grazing glazing fees Cees for all stock under permit lermit |