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nineteen hundred and seven, is liei'e1)y rurthoi' amended by striking 

 out the said section and inserting in place thereof the following: — 

 Section 1. The governor, with the consent of the council, shall ap- 

 point an ofiieer to be known as the state forester, and shall determine 

 his salary. He shall be a trained forester who has had a technical 

 education. He shall be ex officio a member of the state board of arbi- 

 culture. He shall act for the commonwealth in suppressing the gypsy 

 and brown tail moths as public nuisances. The governor may, with 

 the consent of the council, remove the state forester at any time for 

 such cause as he shall deem sufficient. In case of the death, removal 

 or resignation of the state forester the governor shall forthwith ap- 

 point a successor. 



Section 2. The office of supenntendent for suppressing the gypsy 

 and brown tail moths is hereby abolished. All the powers, rights, 

 duties and liabilities of the said superintendent are hereby transferred 

 to the state forester. No existing contracts, proceedings or liabilities 

 shall be affected hereby, but the state forester shall in all respects and 

 for all purposes be the lawful successor of the superintendent for 

 suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths. 



Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. {Approved 

 April 7, 1909. 



5. An Art to provide Funds for carri/ing on the Moth Work 

 during a Definite Period of the Year, so that the Effect 

 of the Work luill not he handicapped. 



The act is as follows : — 



Acts OF 1909, Chapter 452. 



An Act to provide for the Suppression of the Gypsy and Brown 



Tail Moths. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. The state forester is hereby authorized to expend for 

 the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths, and for expenses 

 incidental thereto, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars 

 annually for three years, beginning with the year nineteen hundred 

 and ten; and if any part of the said one hundred and fifty thousand 

 dollars remains unexpended at the close of any year the balance may 

 be expended in the following year. 



Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 May 26, 1909. 



