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asseu (sewing lnaellines lo lelelonre mien), a charge
sulllelenl lo cover “Inning eoals, repairs, and
leplarernerns may he plared on lhal llenl. 'nlls may be
sulsrrnpllrln lllhraryl er pleee work (phuloeoplerl.
hourly rnle ledulpulerl or lniles llavelled lvellirlel.
These charges apply equally lo bulinesszs, zdmim-
slrallon, lrusls, and privale groups or .ndlvlduals
Perslslenl misuse le 5- ol a vehlrlel resulls in a
wilhhnldmg period or pellnanenl wllhdrawal ol
penniesiun lo use
Versennl Armlmlahlllly pllnelylr: This applies |n any
gimp purehases, whelher pollhr or prlvale llle group
plllelvlslnp is held lolally and lndlvnlually lesprlnslele
lor paymenl lol any ileln. Thls ls ngumusly applied
and holds evrll llr nlrnlllrl law: a group ul lne
renlulunlly, Thls prlnqple slops "I vegulapnplu Ado)"
and a ”letsgelll” approaelv—ldeas lnusl be pard (or II
llle idea is a good one, ll wdl pay llsell oll ln “me
through lease An eaalnple ol lllis son is il a group ol
live wanled lo purchase a large urusll rhipper lo aleale
roulposl lor lhenlselves and lo lure our lo olhers in lhe
eolnlnunily A elllpper wnuld be porehased, and an
hourly flange pol on ll lurover purehase. nulnlenanre.
and leplaerulenl Evenlually, ll llle ellippel is used by
enough people, ll may even lle possillle lur llle nrigiml
live in gel a mum on lhelr llloney, allhongll llle was
nm neeessarlly an alln
Speeial minvsmllm on pluieels earl ee lnlnaled ul-
advenlselnenr ll. ille eornlnunily Examples are .elrlup
waler sloraees or energy sysleuls, gloup mlngerahun
larllllles, eoownelslup ol a llshlng vessel or eoaslnl
holiday holne, elr These are nru working eoopevallves
or businases. uul lalher plenerls lhal save money or
give lhe npporlunily lor a u-ldel range ol resuurres
lhan 2' eaeh person had kl lund lhern ludiwdually The
mvesllng gmnp deerrles expense, hxallon, and me
paynlerus
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LAND ACCESS
TKIJSIIESHIP or LAND
Our nwn lllellllles are, ln lerlus ol Whls, rlees. or
elirnale, as ephelnelal assnuwllahes For a lillle uni ,
we have llle use ol lhe earlh, and uur lune here is
bounded by blnh and dealh, Thus lhe very roneopl ol
land ownelshlp ls ludicrous, and we need only |u use
whal is needed lor lhe bl-iel lune lhal we are hele, even
oilln and dealh are srnall evenls ln a lolal llle pool
oonlinuuln
The law elearly dishnguishts oeeween awllmhll or
ennllelnerll lo a lesoulee, and me rights a] lhe use n/ ll
Laws ol ownership are lelalrvely modern, and are
lamign lo lllhal or rlarl lau laus of elusleeshlp are
anrreul, philosophleal and realislle Ownership. in
elleel, elves llle lieleholder (pawn or slalel a «spin h)
eaploll in m: sholl lerln", lrusleeslu guverns any
leselulee lnrlM very long lerln, wid\ no riyn lo exploil
lesoulees oeyund essenrlal needs, or replaeeluenl lilrle.
The way lllal land passed lluul elan "Enigma“ lo
personal ownelshlp is well dmummed, slnre lhe year
mm or lhereabours, lhe lnelllods used wele as in
rlpule ms
Mosl ol us live on lands onee Inba], now Hound
Very few ulus have any rerus loshale lhe lesouleee ol
sueh land. whleh ls ellller slale larlnyl, ehureh, or
rorporaelun-oonnulled.
Honever, wflh lhe heneru ol seepoelsln pained hunl
hindsishl, lrusny people are working lo reverse lnis
hlalnl-lcal need; more are sull lorwaldine their claims
in eolrllnon gmulld alder zoo-4m years ol orrupanon,
and lhousands ol people are [aiming lrusleeshlp
ulgnnrsalronr lo relnove land hum pl-lvale ownerslnps,
ehureh, and sure ronllel, and lo rerurn u lo use by
lhosa people wha live on and near lhe land, in lurl,
eduealed people ol good wlll, and oadlnonal people,
have seen where ownership has ruined rolnrnon
leaollroes and ale lenlrnine lu lhe ronrepl ol lakilu;
loral slewardship ol llle land ltsell. Thus, in lhe
evolutwu ol land rompls, we have HEB}! ms
Glfls ol deeds at land ran ue vesled ln a use
dcdunibk nusl lor use by a lpeolrie gimp rlr lne publm
generally. under rerlarn reasonable roudinons; rnany
eoluluunrly gardens lun lhls way. usually al small
lenlal Many people Willi large rneorues amall benzhl
lmm mdedudlhle land 9115 They ran polehase and
improve land, and gill ll al «he lmpmhrd value ar a
paper ploru
Esstnllnl lnnd lol loeal loud, luel and slruelural
loleslry, reeleauon, and mnsen'ahml an be planned,
and seeured under a m o/ puhllr "ml: by pullllr
inuesllnenl, glfl, bequesl, lardeduellllle donallun,
lranslel lroln olllel aulhorrlies or lrusls. er oumghl
purrhase 1hus, lhe dislliel (nun: lls lnlllal land
resnulre Each and every paleel ol land needs 3-4
involved, aeovey and lnleresled llvslres, and under a
Legfl lilnie, us plans and purposes should be sex lor lhe
king—hum lm lo-sa yuls alyeadl. Some aless will be
under spam renuss, some in lrusl lo ronservaoonlsls.
sorne under lease lo meanise gardens and lame, and
sulne rlsen'cd lor edueanonal and pulllle bodles lor
public seems Ceuunuruly loleslry on sleep and lucky
lands will provrde ruels, loud, and buildings lol rhe
lulule seen holeeve-y househald ear. planl and lendan
area, and prnlll lroln or manage il, il ir also an
Impmvmg am lhal (an be sold or lranslerred This
works: ”public” luleslry dues nel, lnduslry should
gmw every slick lhal lhey use lay a rhalyr ml plodurl.
and invesnnenl ln lhe eolrununily lolulzy uwnzd by
loeal households, Good nwdek ul village loresuy ale
operann, in lndlan and lalwan; poor models ol pullllr
luleslry are all abml us
Land lrusls need be lew, rlose lo selllelnenu. and
eover all essennal uses: lhe lesl ol llle land ea» pa paelr
lu nalulnl lulesls ol prairie. Every serap nl land in
sauelneul should lusl be plaluled and used. Many, ll
nix lllrlsl, sluall W need no ulller land assels Any
soelely lhal develops lawns beyond lllpse used lor
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