were largely instrumental in securing the passage of the Forestry Act at 

 the last session of the Legislature. Among the chief supporters of State 

 forestry in Texas are those who have studied and become familiar with 

 the State's vanishing forest resources or are familiar with the development 

 of forestry in other States and abroad. Investigators, scientists and editors 

 contributed to our knowledge of forest resources and conditions through 

 the journals, bulletins and newspapers. A number of valuable studies have 

 been made in Texas by agents of the Government Service. The time was 

 indeed ripe for action in Texas and the passage of the Forestry Act by 

 the 34th Legislature was an achievement which is not only appreciated 

 by the people of this State but is well recognized throughout the country. 



TEXAS FORESTRY LAW. 

 Chapter 141, Laws of 1915. 



Section 1. There shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the 

 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas a State Forester, who shall 

 be a technically trained forester of. not less than two years experience in 

 professional forestry work- his compensation shall be fixed by the said 

 Board at not to exceed three thousand ($3,000) dollars per annum, and 

 he shall be allowed reasonable traveling and field expenses incurred in 

 the performance of his official duties. He shall, under the general super- 

 vision of said board, have direction of all forest interests and all matters 

 pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the State. He shall 

 appoint, subject to the approval and confirmation of said board, such as- 

 sistants and employes as may be necessary in executing the duties of his 

 office and the purposes of said board, the compensation of such assistants 

 and employees to be fixed by said board. He shall take such action as 

 may be deemed necessary by said board to prevent and extinguish forest 

 fires, shall enforce all laws pertaining to the protection of forest and wood- 

 lands, and prosecute for any violation of such laws; collect data relative 

 to forest conditions, and to cooperate with land owners as described in 

 Section 2 of this Act. He shall prepare for said board annually a report 

 of the progress and condition of State forestry work, and recommend 

 therein plans for improving the State system of forest protection, manage- 

 ment and replacement. 



Section 2. The State Forester shall, upon request, under the sanction 

 of the Board of Directors, and whenever he deems it essential to the best 

 interests of the people of the State, co-operate with counties, towns, corpora- 

 tions or individuals in preparing plans for the protection, management 

 and replacement of trees, wood lots, and timber tracts, under an agree- 

 ment that the parties obtaining such assistance pay at least the field ex- 

 penses of the men employed in preparing said plans. 



Section 3. The Governor of the State is authorized upon the recom- 

 mendation of the Board of Directors to accept gifts of land to the State, 

 same to be held, protected and administered by said board as State forests 

 and to be used so as to demonstrate the practical utility of timber culture 

 and water conservation, and as refuges for game. Such gifts must be 



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