Pennsylvania Statutes Title 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks § 70. Tax on harvested timber

Whenever timber, on land which is included in the class of land known as auxiliary forest reserves, is about to be harvested, the then owner of the timber on said land shall give a bond to the county treasurer in twenty per centum of the amount of the estimated value of the timber to be harvested, and to be approved by the court of the county, conditioned to pay to the county treasurer, within ninety days after harvesting, ten per centum of the value of the trees immediately at and before the time of harvesting; which amount shall be ascertained by statement and return, under oath or affirmation, furnished in triplicate, one to the county commissioners, one to the county treasurer, and one to the commission,  1 immediately after harvesting, by the then owner of the land, setting forth said value; which sum thus paid shall be divided and distributed by the county treasurer of each county--to the county, and to the poor district, the road district, and the school district of the township in which the auxiliary reserve is situate, pro rata, based upon the last assessed millage of taxation for county, poor, road, and school purposes within said taxing district.