No. 5. DEPARTMEiNT OP AGRICULTURE. 375 



Whereas, It would be a hardship to withhold from school and 

 road districts the taxes which would otherwise be collected from 

 land classified as auxiliary forest reserves; therefore, — 



Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That all lands which shall hereafter 

 be classified as auxiliary forest reserves shall be subject to an an- 

 nual charge of two cents per acre for the benefit of the schools, and 

 two cents per acre for the benefit of the roads, in the respective dis- 

 tricts in which said reserves are located. Said charge is hereby made 

 payable by the State. 



Section 2. The State Forestry Reservation Commission shall cer- 

 tify to the respective school districts and road districts, throughout 

 the Commonwealth, in which auxiliary forest reserves are located, 

 the number of acres thus set apart and classified in each district, 

 and the charge against the same; and shall, furthermore, certify to 

 the State Treasurer the number of acres as aforesaid, and the charge 

 against the same, in favor of the respective school and road districts. 

 The State Treasurer shall, upon the approval of the proper warrants 

 of the commission, pay to the several school districts and road dis- 

 tricts the amount due the same from the Commonwealth, as derived 

 under this act. 



Approved — The 5th day of June, A. D. 1913. 



No. 284. 



AN ACT 



To classify certain surface lands as auxiliary forest reserves; to prescribe 

 the terms and conditions for their continuance in said classification, or their 

 withdrawal therefrom; and to provide for the expenses attendant thereon. 



Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That in order to encourage the 

 growing of such trees, now existing or hereafter produced, as will at 

 the proper age be suitable for merchantable forest products, whether 

 such be of natural reproduction or from seed sown, or trees planted 

 out, or all combined, all surface land which may be set apart accord- 

 ing to the provisions of this act, and exclusively used for growing 

 such trees, is hereby constituted a separate and distinct class of 

 land, to be known as auxiliary forest reserves. 



Section 2. When any owner of surface land desires to have such 

 land placed in the class established by section one of this act, such 

 owner shall notify the State Forestry Reservation Commission of 

 his desire in manner and form to be prescribed by said commission. 

 Said notice shall contain a description of the land, its location, 

 boundary, area, and character, and shall state as far as practicable 

 the species, character, and condition of the trees growing thereon, 

 and whether they are of natural reproduction or are from seed sown 

 for the purpose, or have been set out of said land, or all combined, 

 and such other information as the commission may require. If, 

 upon receipt and consideration of this notice, the commission shall, 

 in its discretion, deem the conditions such as to warrant action on 

 its part to determine whether such land should rightfully be placed 

 in the class established by section one of this act, it shall cause the 



