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Sec. 2. That the Governor as ex-officio chairman of the 

 Commission of Forestry shall call a meeting of said com- 

 mission within thirty days after the approval of this Act. 

 The commission shall meet at least twice in each year in the 

 city of Jackson and at such other times and places as the 

 Governor may designate. 



Sec. 3. That there shall be appointed by the Governor 

 a State Forester, who shall have a practical knowledge of 

 forestry, and who shall be a graduate of a recognized school 

 of forestry. His compensation shall be $2,000 per annum 

 together with reasonable traveling and field expenses in- 

 curred in the performance of his official duties. He shall act 

 as Secretary of the State Commission of Forestry. He shall, 

 under the general supervision of the State Commission of 

 Forestry, have direction of all forest interests and all mat- 

 ters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the 

 State. He shall have charge of all forest firewardens in the 

 State, and aid and direct them in their work; take such 

 action as is authorized by law to prevent and extinguish 

 forest fires ; enforce all laws pertaining to forest and wood- 

 land, and prosecute for any violation of such laws; collect 

 data relative to forest destruction and conditions; direct 

 the protection and improvement of State parks and State 

 forests; and co-operate with counties, towns, corporations, 

 and individuals in preparing plans for the protection, man- 

 agement, and replacement of trees, woodlots, and timber 

 tracts under an agreement that the parties obtaining such 

 assistance shall pay at least the field expenses of the men 

 employed in preparing such plans. He shall carry on an 

 educational course of lectures on forestry at the Farmers' 

 Institutes and similar meetings within the State. He shall 

 prepare for the State Commission of Forestry annually, a 

 report on the progress and condition of State forest work 

 and recommend therein plans for improving the State 

 system of forest protection, management, and replacement. 



Sec 4. That it shall be the duty of the commission, 

 provided for in Section i of this Act, to publish annually 

 a report upon the forest conditions in Mississippi, with 

 reference to the preservation of forests, the effects of the 



