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In order to legalize the acceptance by the State Forester, on 

 behalf of the Commonwealth, of bequests or gifts made for the 

 purpose of promoting forestry in Massachusetts, the following 

 law was enacted : — 



Acts of 1910, Chapter 153. 



An Act to authorize the State Forester to accept Bequests or 

 Gifts on Behalf of the Commonwealth. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. The state forester, with the approval of the governor and 

 council, is hereby authorized to accept, on behalf of the commonwealtli, 

 bequests or gifts to be used for the jiurpose of advancing the forestry 

 interests of the commonwealth, under the direction of the governor and 

 council, in such manner as to carry out the terms of the bequest or gift. 



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

 March 3, 1910. 



An act was passed to provide funds for carrying on the gypsy 

 and brown-tail moth work, and for experimenting with parasites 

 for destroying said moths, as follows : — 



Acts of 1910, Chapter 234. 



An Act making Appropriations for the Suppression of the Gypsy 

 and Brown Tail Moths. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be 

 paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from (he ordinary reve- 

 nue, for the purposes specified, to wit : — 



For the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths in the year 

 nmeteen hundred and ten, and for expenses incidental thereto, a sum 

 not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the same to be in 

 addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose. 



For experimenting with parasites or natural enemies for destroying 

 said moths, and for expenses incident thereto, a sum not exceeding fif- 

 teen thousand dollars, in addition to any unexpended balance of a for- 

 mer appropriation for this purpose. 



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

 March 18, 1910. 



Acknowledgments. 

 It gives the State Forester great pleasure to acknowledge the 

 continued valuable services and loyal support which he has re- 

 ceived through his assistants and workers in this department, 



