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Page 23 - That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Act shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Page 50 - Ye who love the haunts of Nature, Love the sunshine of the meadow, Love the shadow of the forest, Love the wind among the branches, And the rain-shower and the snowstorm, And the rushing of great rivers Through their palisades of pinetrees, And the thunder in the mountains, Whose innumerable echoes Flap like eagles in their eyries; — Listen to these wild traditions, To this Song of Hiawatha!
Page 163 - ... requirements. It is out of the question in ordinary situations to deprive it of air and warmth, and though moisture can sometimes be eliminated to a certain extent, this cannot be done when the wood is exposed to the weather. In general, therefore, the most effective method of preventing decay is to poison the food supply; and upon this principle is based the successful use of wood preservatives.
Page 18 - ... that any individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he shall succeed.
Page 73 - The object of the law, according to the title of the act, was "to provide for the protection of the forests of Alabama; to establish and create a State Commission of Forestry, to consist of the Governor, a member of the State Tax Commission, the State Game and Fish Commissioner, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, a member of the United States Forest Service, the Professor of Forestry in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and one practical lumberman ; to declare the county...
Page 23 - State Game and Fish Commission upon the issuance and sale of fishing licenses, cause the same to be placed to the credit of a special fund to be known as the...
Page 22 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 64 - ... 1.) The most severely eroded parts of this county are described as follows : The Rough gullied land Includes areas which, as the result of erosion, are so steep and broken as to be unfit for agriculture. Much of the land classified under this head supports forest. Some areas are available for pasture, but a considerable total area is not even suitable for this use, as there are many deep gullies with steep or perpendicular sides on which no vegetation can find a footing. Providence and Trotman...
Page 22 - The master or owner of the vessel, or either or any of them, who shall knowingly violate this provision shall be liable to a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both.
Page 163 - The wood itself supplies the fourth requirement of the fungi, which is food. In order to prevent decay, it is necessary to deprive the fungus of one or more of these four requirements. It is out of the question in ordinary situations to deprive it of air and warmth; and though moisture can sometimes be eliminated to a certain extent, this can not be done when the wood is exposed to the weather.