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ture shall pi-escribe, and the Treasurer in behalf of the State shall 

 execute deeds of conveyance of the same. 



Section 2. All lands of the State and of an}' city or town 

 acquired in either of the modes named in the foregoing section shall 

 be exempt from taxation. 



Skction 3 The County Commissioners of each counly shall 

 have the care and oversight of such lands when owned by the 

 State, and the Aldermen of cities, and the Selectmen of towns, 

 shall have the care and oversight of said lands when owne^' by 

 cities or towns ; and they shall be required to devote the same to 

 the growth of timber and wood ; to protect them from trespasses, 

 from the depredation of browsing animals, and from destruction by 



fire. 



Where valuable timber or wood is not already growing, or is n' t 

 likely to grow spontaneously, the municipal and other officers before 

 named, shall cause the said lands to be sown or planted in such 

 manner as the Forest Commissioner shall advise, with such seeds 

 or stocks of valuable trees adapted to the soil and climate, as the 

 Forest Commissioner shall deem desirable, and may expend in 

 moneys raised by taxation not exceeding in any one year ten per 

 cent of the value of said lands, to be estimated by the assessors. 



Section 4. The municipal and other officers aforesaid may from 

 time to time issue permits to persons offering the highest sum there- 

 for, to cut and carry away from said lands such mature trees as a 

 prudent owner wou d select for timber, fuel or any otlier (ommer- 

 cial use, and also to cut down and remove any decayed, inferior or 

 superfluous tiees, the removal of which would promo'e the g owth 

 and enhance the value of the rest ; provided that in all cases where 

 said lands are wholly or partially cleared, they shall be. as soon as 

 possible, replanted, where such replanting cannot be expected by 

 natural processes, and the productive growth of said lands shall be 

 perpetually maintained ; provided also that all permits for such 

 purposes shall be in writing, in a form prescribed by the Forest 

 Commissioner, and shall contain stipulations returning a lien on all 

 wood or timber cut as security for the payment of agreed rent 

 therefor, and as compensation for all strip or waste in cutting or 

 removing such timber or wood. 



Section 5. The said municipal and other officers in addition to 

 the sums authorized by section 3 of this act to be expended in sow- 

 ing and planting said forestry lauds, may at their discretiun expend 



