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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



June 



the Delaware River in Delaware county; 

 thence along the southerly bank of the 

 said East branch of the Delaware River 

 to the Ulster and Delaware Railroad 

 at the village of Arkville; thence along 

 the said Ulster and Delaware Railroad 

 easterly to the line between the coun- 

 ties of Delaware and Ulster; thence 

 northeasterly along that line to the 

 southerly line of Green county; thence 

 northwesterly along the southerly line 

 of Green county to the line between the 

 towns of Halcott and Lexington; thence 

 northerly along the easterly line of the 

 town of Halcott to the line between great 

 lots twenty and twenty-one of the 

 Hardenburg patent; thence northerly 

 along said line to the south bank of the 

 Bataviakill; thence along the southerly 

 bank of the Bataviakill easterly to the 

 west line of the state land tract; thence 

 northerly, easterly and southerly along 

 the line of the said state land tract to 

 the line between the towns of Cairo and 

 Catskill; thence southwesterly along 

 said town line to the easterly line of the 

 town of Hunter; thence southerly along 

 the said easterly line of the town of 

 Hunter to the line of the Hardenburg 

 patent; thence easterly, southerly and 

 westerly along the general easterly line 

 of the Hardenburg patent to the line 

 between the towns of Olive and Roch- 

 ester of Ulster county; thence easterly 

 on said line to the point where the Met- 

 tacahonts creek crosses the same, flow- 

 ing easterly ; thence southwesterly par- 

 allel with the northwesterly line of the 

 town of Rochester to the line between 

 the towns of Rochester and Warwar- 

 sing; thence westerly and southerly 

 along the line of the Hardenburg patent 

 to the place of beginning. Such parks 

 shall forever be reserved and maintained 

 for the free use of all the people. 



SEC. 2. This act shall take effect im- 

 mediately. 



IV. 



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SEN- 

 ATE AND ASSEMBLY PROPOSING AN 

 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 OF ARTI- 

 CLE 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION. 



SECTION i. Resolved (if the assem- 

 bly concur), That section seven of aiti- 

 cle seven be amended so as to read as 

 follows : 



SEC. 7. Forest preserve. The lands 

 of the state, now owned or hereafter ac- 

 quired, constituting the forest preserve 

 as now fixed by law, shall be forever 

 kept as wild forest lands, except as 

 hereinafter provided. They shall not 

 be leased, sold or exchanged, or be 

 taken by any corporation, public or pri- 

 vate, nor shall the timber thereon be 

 sold, removed, or destroyed. The legis- 

 lature may authorize the removal of 

 dead timber on burned areas so far as 

 necessary for reforestation, through 

 officers and employes of the state, but 

 not by contract. The legislature may 

 also authorize the sale of lands outside 

 of the limits of the Adirondack Park 

 and the Catskill Park as such parks are 

 now established by law. The proceeds 

 of such sales shall be set apart in a sep- 

 arate fund and used only for the pur- 

 chase of lands in such parks. A viola- 

 tion of this section may be restrained at 

 the suit of the people or with the con- 

 sent of the supreme court on notice to 

 the attorney general at the suit of any 

 citizen of the state. 



SEC. 2. Resolved (if the assembly con- 

 cur), That the foregoing amendment 

 be referred to the legislature to be 

 chosen at the next general election of 

 senators, and in conformity with sec- 

 tion one, of article fourteen of the 

 constitution, be published for three 

 months previous to the time of such 

 election. 



