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(2.) One of not less than 40,000 acres in Sullivan, Lycoming, Clin- 

 ton, Centre or Potter counties. 



(3.) One of not less than 40,000 acres in Clearfield, Elk, Cameron, 

 McKean or Forest counties. 



Provided, That each of these reservations shall be in one continu 

 ous area, which may be taken from one or more of the counties indi- 

 cated above. 



Sec. 2. That the lands selected shall be of a character better suited 

 to the growth of trees than to mining' or agriculture, and that at 

 least fifty per cent, of the area of each reservation shall have an alti- 

 tude of not less than 800 feet above the level of the sea. 



Sec. 3. That the said commission shall be authorized to purchase 

 the lands they have selected for the purposes aforesaid at a price 

 not exceeding two dollars per acre, or, failing to accomplish this, 

 that it shall have full power to take by right of eminent domain and 

 condemn said lands as State reservations for the use and behoof of 

 the Commonwealth and subject to such conditions as the legally 

 constituted authorities may impose: And provided further, That 

 wherever it shall be necessary to have recourse to a jury to assess 

 the damages for any property to be taken as aforesaid, the said jury 

 shall consist of such number and shall proceed and their award shall 

 be reviewed and enforced in the same manner as now provided by 

 law in the taking of land for the opening of roads in said respective 

 counties. And all the lands acquired by the State for public reser- 

 vations by the action of said Commission shall be paid for by the 

 State Treasurer upon a warrant drawn by the Auditor General of 

 the Commonwealth, after approval by the Governor. 



Sec. 4. The commissioners of the State Geological Survey shall 

 make or cause to be made at the expense of the State, an examina- 

 tion of the lands so acquired, and report upon their value as water- 

 sheds and reservoirs to the areas they supply with water, and that 

 the report prepared by the said commissioners of the State Geologi- 

 cal Survey shall be illustrated by suitable geological and topo- 

 graphical maps. 



Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Health to make 

 an annual examination of the State forestry reservations, to report 

 on their value to the health of the public, and to suggest such meas- 

 ures to the officers in charge of the said reservations as will lead to 

 the best results for the public health. 



The State Board of Agriculture shall make annual report upon the 

 conditions of the forestry reservations of the Commonwealth, and 

 suggest such measures as will increase their general utility. 



Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the State Fishery Commissioners to 

 stock the waters of the said public reservations with such species of 

 fish as are best adapted to each reservation, to make regulations in 



