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OTHERS OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH NUISANCE AND FOR THE ABATE- 

 MENT THEREOF BY SUCH OWNER OR OTHERS OR BY THE STATE 

 FORESTER; PROVIDING FOR A LIEN UPON THE PROPERTY OF Sucir 

 OWNER FOR THE COST OF SUCH ABATEMENT; EXEMPTING CERTAIN 

 CLASSES OF OWNERS FROM THE LIENS CREATED BY THIS ACT; 

 PROVIDING FOR THE FORECLOSURE OF SUCH LIENS; PRO- 

 VIDING FOR THE PAYMENT INTO COUNTY TREASURIES OF ALL OF 

 MONEYS EECOVERED UNDER THE PENAL SECTIONS OF THE FOREST 

 LAWS OF THIS STATE; MAKING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE FOREST 

 LAWS OF THIS STATE MISDEMEANORS AND FIXING A PENALTY 

 THEREFOR; DEFINING THE TERM "FOREST"; REPEALING CHAPTER 

 Two HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF 1905 AND ALL 

 ACTS AND PARTS OF ACTS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH. 



The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 



1 SECTION 1. There is hereby created a state board of for- 



2 estry consisting of three members, appointed by the governor, 



3 within ninety days from the time when this act shall take 



4 effect, of whom one shall be familiar with the science of for- 



5 estry, one shall be familiar with the problems of water and 



6 resources, and one shall be familiar with forest and lumber 



7 conditions of the state. The board shall advise the governor 



8 in all matters pertaining to forestry and forest policy in the 



9 state, shall certify to the technical qualifications of the state 



10 forester and his fitness for the position, shall report to the 



11 governor from time to time as to the effectiveness of the work 



12 of the state in forest fire prevention and other forest work, 



13 shall investigate complaints made to it or to the governor, 



14 shall aid the governor in hearing appeals from the decisions of 



15 the state forester, shall make recommendations to the governor 



16 in matters of state forest administration or to the legislature 



17 in regard to the needs of legislation, and advise the governor 



18 in any other forest matters directly or upon request. The 



19 board shall elect its own chairman and shall hold meetings at 



20 the call of the chairman at such place as he may designate. 



21 Regular meetings of said board shall be held semiannually at 



22 such time and place as shall be determined by said board. The 



