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this act, and amendments thereof, made prior to such offer, and the 

 question of the acceptance thereof shall be referred to the town or 

 county forestry board where the land is situated (or both such town 

 and county forestry boards) for its advice on the question of accept- 

 ing- the same; and said state forestry board or its executive com- 

 mittee, may hear the person offering- so to deed, or his or her repre- 

 sentative, and also may hear such town or county forestry board or 

 its representative, both sides in person or by written reasons sub- 

 mitted why such deed should or should not be received, and the de- 

 cision of the state forestry board ta receive or reject such offer and 

 deed shall be final. Such deed may be made by quit claim, when by 

 the advice of the attorney general', or by the advice of its attorney, 

 if said board have one, said lands are clear of liens except for taxes 

 and tax sales still owned by the state. 



When such deed shall be so accepted by the board the lands 

 thereby conveyed shall become a part of the Forest Reserves of the 

 state. 



Sec. 10. At least once in every five (5) years, and as much oftener 

 as the state forestry board may decide, the accumulated income 

 from each tract of land so deeded by the persons or corporations for 

 state forestry purposes, shall be divided by the state forestry board 

 and disposed of as follows, to-wit: 



First. One-third (^a) shall belong to the state, to reimburse the 

 state for the care and protection of the forests thereon, and for the 

 non-payment of taxes thereon to the state, county and town, which 

 one-third (Ys) shall be divided between the state, county and town 

 ■where the land is situated, as follows, to-wit: 



One-half (Y^j to the state, one-fourth (}4) to the county, and one- 

 fourth (4s() to the town. 



Second. Two-thirds (73) shall be paid to such public educational 

 institution or system in the state as the grantor may designate in 

 the deed of conveyance, or in a separate instrument executed as 

 deeds of land are required to be executed and recorded in the office 

 of the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated, or 

 by will. But in case the grantor fails to so designate such institu- 

 tion or system, or if for any reason such institution or system fails 

 to exist, then the same to be paid to the proper officer or officers, or 

 boards for the benefit of the public school system of the state and 

 the University of Minnesota, the public school system to have 

 three-fourths (%) thereof, and the said university to have one-fourth 

 (14) thereof. 



Sec. 11. The stale, by and through said state forestry board, 

 shall have full power and authority to lease for revenue, or for pro- 

 tection from fire, trespassers, or otherwise, low meadow tracts, or 

 other tracts for pasture, when the same will not interfere with the 

 growth of forest trees, and to sell dead and down timber and mature 

 timber, and to deed said tracts or parcels or parts of the same, 

 where the growth of towns, the building of railroads, water power 

 or other public improvements may demand alienation by the state; 

 and said state forestry board may cause to be cut and sold, or sold 

 with the right to cut and haul away forests or trees, when said board 



