or pond. If, after making an investigation, the State 

 Board of Forest Park Reservation Commissioners shall 

 be satisfied that the public interest will be as well served 

 by the freedom to use the lake or pond for boating and 

 fishing, as it would be if the property were conveyed to 

 the State, the said Board of Forest Park Reservation 

 Commissioners shall enter into an agreement with the 

 owner or owners of said pond or lake, 

 Land under which agreement shall provide that in con- 

 water exempt sideration of the free use by the public 



i tax. of the waters of sa j d i ake or pond for 



boating and fishing, the property shall be 



exempt from taxation so long as the agreement remains 



in force, the same as it would be if the State acquired 

 title thereto. 



Sec. 2. As a preliminary to the agreement provided for 

 in section one of this act, the Forest Park Reservation 

 Commission shall require that the waters of said lake or 

 pond be actually made free to all citizens for a period of 

 at least six months and notices thereof conspicuously 



posted on the shores of the said lake or 

 freeuse! 06 P ond - I1: sha11 also re q uir e a covenant that 



the lake or pond will not be closed to the 

 public without notice given to the Forest Park Reservation 

 Commission and by signs posted at least six months in 

 advance of such intended closing. When the Forest Park 

 Reservation Commission shall be satisfied that the waters 

 of the said lake or pond are actually free for the use of 

 the public, subject to the provision made in section one of 

 this act, it shall certify to the assessor of the township 

 or other municipality in which the said lake or pond is 

 taxable, that by virtue of the agreement made between the 

 owner and the Forest Park Reservation Commission, the 

 property has become an adjunct State forest reserve and 

 by the provisions of this act is exempt from taxation. 

 Sec. 3. The Forest Park Reservation Commission shall 



have power to make reasonable and proper 



Forest Com- regulations for the use of adjunct forest 



misssion to make reserves hereby created, and shall exercise 



regulations. t ^ e same powers over them as it now does 



over the State forest reserves established 

 by law. 



Sec. 4. Nothing in this act shall warrant the owner 



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