or owners of a pond or lake used solely 

 or chiefly as a source of water-power for Water power 

 a mill or factory in active operation to excepted. 

 apply for exemption of taxes. 



Municipal Forestry. 



2 Comp. Stat., p. 2609, Sees. //' and 18. 



Ax ACT to authorize any municipality of this State to use 

 lands for forestry purposes, to cut and sell timber 

 therefrom and to determine the character of such use. 



Sec. 17. The governing body of any municipality of this 

 State shall have power to use any lands of 

 such municipality for forest growth, and 68 ?^ icipal for ' 

 shall have the power to cut and sell any 

 timber found or grown upon such land : and shall have the 

 further power to enter into contracts with the State Board 

 of Forest Park Reservation Commissioners for the control 

 and management of lands of such municipality for forestry 

 purposes. (P. L. 1906, p. 261.) 



Sec. 18. Any and all lands of any municipality used in 

 accordance with the provisions of this act 

 shall be deemed to be used for public pur- 

 poses and devoted to public uses. (P. L. 1906, p. 261.) 



Arbor Day. 



i Comp. Stat.. p. iog. 

 Ax ACT relating to Arbor Day. 



Sec. 1. {As ai)inded 1912) For the purpose of en- 

 couraging the planting of shade and forest 

 trees, the second Friday of April, in each 

 year, is hereby designated as a day for the general observ- 

 ance of such purpose, and to be known as Arbor Day. (P. 

 L. 1008, p. 378. as amended P. L. 1912, p. 169.) 

 Sec. 2. On said day appropriate exercises shall be introduced 



in all the schools of the State, and it shall 



be the dub- of the several county and city cige s c 



superintendents to prepare a program of 



exercises for that day in all the schools under their re- 

 spective jurisdiction. (P. L. 1908, p. 378.) 



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