Conservation Commission 167 



6. Defacing buildings, peeling bark or injuring trees is pro- 

 hibited. 



7. No boat is entitled to the exclusive use of any dock. There 

 must be free access for all boats at all times, 



8. Persons using the St. Lawrence Reservation must not leave 

 refuse on the grounds. 



9. All persons will be held strictly liable to the State for any 

 damage done to State property. 



Application was made to the Commission for permission to 

 erect, upon State lands, " Open Camps." The application stated 

 that remote and desirable places could not be ordinarily enjoyed 

 because there was too great a burden imposed in packing necessary 

 camp outfits ; that camps of this character could not be enclosed, 

 therefore were always open; that they would be built at private 

 expense and given to the State and thus not be private property ; 

 and that they would be subject to rules and regulations of the 

 Commission. 



The Conservation Commission, September 2, 1913, duly 

 adopted the following resolution : 



Rules and Regulations, Re Construction and Use of Trails and 

 Open Camps Upon State Land 



Resolved, That the following rules and regulations be and the 

 same hereby are adopted in relation to the construction and use 

 of trails and open camps upon State land : 



1. JSTo person, association or corporation shall build any trail 

 or open camp upon State land without first obtaining written per- 

 mission from the Conservation Commission. 



2. The location of such trails and open camps shall be fixed 

 by the Commission. 



3. Application for permission to construct such open camps 

 shall state the source of supply and the character of the material 

 to be used, and no such camp shall be constructed until the char- 

 acter of the material and the source of the supply thereof shall be 

 approved by the Commission. 



4. All such camps shall contain a conspicuous sign reading as 

 follows : 



