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When such deeds shall be so accepted b3^ the board the lands 

 thereby conveyed shall become a part of the Forest Reserve Area of 

 the state. 



Sectiox 10. At least once in every five years and as much oftener 

 as the State Forestry Board may decide, the accumulated income 

 from each tract of land so deeded by natural persons for state for- 

 estry purposes, shall be divided into three equal parts bj- the state 

 forestry board and disposed of as follows, to-wit: 



1st. The first part 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 third 

 shall be divided between the state, county and town where the land 

 is situated as follows, to-wit: one-half to the state, one fourth to the 

 county and one-fourth to the town. 



2nd. The second part shall be paid to such educational institu- 

 tion or system in the state, private or public, as the grantor may 

 designate in the deed of conveyance, or in a separate instrument ex- 

 ecuted 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 institution 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 thereof. 



3rd. The third part shall be paid to the donor during his or her 

 natural life; and after his or her death, then to the lawful children, 

 to share alike, or child, if but one, of the grantor; and in case of the 

 death of a child, then his or her share to go to the deceased child's 

 lawful issue in like manner, but after seventy-five years from the 

 date of such deed, then said third or grantor's part shall go to the 

 edvicational institution or S3'Stem which shall have the right to 

 have the second part. In case the grantor of said lands shall die 

 without lawful issue and shall name bj'- will the person or persons 

 to whom his part shall be paid, then his or her part thereafter, be- 

 fore the expiration of said seventj^-five j'ears, shall be paid to such 

 person or persons, so named by will during the natural life of such 

 person or persons and thereafter the same shall be paid as above 

 provided; but the grantor may relinquish his part and direct it to 

 be paid to such educational institution or system as he or she may 

 name for the second part. 



Section II. The state, by and through said State Forestr}- 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, where the same will not interfere with the 

 growth of forest trees, and to sell dead and down timber and ma- 

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

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

 or other public improvements maj^ demand alienation by the state; 

 and said State Forestry Board may cause to be cut and sold or sold 



