FORESTRY COMMISSIONER 25 



Proposed Constitutional Amendment. 



To secure a sustained yield of timber for the use 

 of the people of this State the proper officers shall 

 annually levy and collect a tax of three=tenths of 

 one mill on each dollar of the taxable property 

 within this State, the proceeds of which shall be 

 used for the purchase of land for the State adapted 

 for forest at not over $5.00 per acre, and for the 

 production and maintenance thereon of forest 

 according to forestry principles. Unexpended 

 balances shall not lapse but constitute a fund for 

 forestry purposes. The timber produced thereon 

 shall be sold at a fair valuation and the revenue 

 therefrom be paid into the State treasury, except 

 that one quarter of the net revenue shall be paid 

 to the towns in which the land is situated, in aid 

 of public schools and roads. Should any tract 

 acquired be found better adapted for any other 

 purpose than the production of timber, it may be 

 sold or leased and the proceeds used for acquiring 

 or developing forestry land. Until otherwise 

 directed by the legislature, which may supplement 

 these provisions with necessary enactments, the 

 State Forestry Board shall draw and disburse the 

 money hereby provided and purchase, manage and 

 control the lands and forests. No money shall be 

 paid for any tract until the attorney general shall 

 certify to the validity of the title. It shall be com- 

 petent for two successive regular legislatures, by 

 a two=thirds vote of each house, to alter or repeal 

 any of these provisions. 



