Anyone who serves as a fire fighter on a forest reserve 



shall be entitled to the same pay as is provided by law for 



those who assist township and district firewardens. Bills 



for such service shall be rendered to the forest commission 



by the reserve warden in charge of the fire and shall be 



paid by the State Treasurer as are other bills of said board. 



(P. L. 1905, p. 79. as amended P. L. 1911, p. 31.) 



Sec. 6. The title of all lands acquired by the State for 



forestry reservations shall be taken in the 



state!* 6 t0 rCSt iD name * the Stafe - and a11 such for estry 



reservation lands shall be exempt from 



taxation from the time of their acquisition: (See Sec. 



16, p. 9 ; in all cases where lands have been purchased, 



or may hereafter be purchased, by said board for forest 



reservations, where there are public roads, 



Maintain roads, regularly established, running into or 



through said lands, said board, under such 



rules and regulations as the said board is hereby authorized 



to make, may expend such sum per mile in each year as 



said board shall deem wise for the maintenance, repair or 



extension of any such roads ; all expenses that may be thus 



incurred shall be subject to the approval of the board and 



of the governor of the state, and shall be paid in the same 



manner as other expenses are provided for in this act. (P. 



L. 1905, p. 80.) 



Sec. 7. No title or interest in any of said lands held by 

 said board as aforesaid shall be subject to be 

 Eight of emi- taken by any body corporate, whether mu- 

 nent domain. nicipal or private corporation, or any person 

 whatsoever possessing the power of emi- 

 nent domain, by condemnation proceedings, in the exercise 

 of said power of eminent domain against the said board 

 or the State of New Jersey, as respects all lands or interests 

 therein included in said reservations. (P. L. 1905, p. 80.) 

 Sec. 8. Whenever the board shall deem it expedient 

 and proper to purchase lands for a forest 

 Action to es- reservation in any part of this State, the 

 tabiish a forest board shall, by resolution, fix the price 

 reservation. to ^ e p a id f or sa id lands, and shall instruct 



the executive officer to enter into a contract, 

 in the name of the State of New Jersey, with the owner 

 or owners thereof for the purchase of the same; which 

 contract shall contain a covenant on the 

 part of the owner or owners that they have 

 a good title in fee simple to the lands proposed to be con- 



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