Allegany State Park Law 75 



Law Establishing the Allegany State Park 



AN ACT to provide for the location, creation and management of 

 the Allegany State Park in Cattaraugus county and for the pur- 

 chase of lands; and making an appropriation therefor. 



Became a law May 2, 1921, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, 

 three-fifths being present. 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and 

 Assembly, do enact as follows: 



Section 1. The Allegany State Park is hereby located and created 

 within the county of Cattaraugus, state of New York, and shall 

 include the lands owned or hereafter acquired by the state of New 

 York within the following described boundaries, to wit : Commenc- 

 ing at a point in the town of Carrollton, where the western boundary 

 of the right of way of the Erie Railroad Company intersects the 

 state line between the states of New York and Pennsylvania; run- 

 ning thence northerly along said western boundary of said right 

 of way to the southern boundary of the Allegany Indian reserva- 

 tion; thence along the said boundary of said reservation through 

 the towns of Carrollton, Great Valley, Salamanca, Red House, Cold 

 Spring, Elko and South Valley, to the intersection of said boundary 

 of said reservation with the said state line ; thence easterly along said 

 state line to the place of beginning, excepting and reserving there- 

 from any part of the city of Salamanca, and any part of the village 

 of Limestone included in the land above described. All of the lands 

 hereinbefore described, and hereafter acquired by the state for such 

 state park shall be forever reserved and maintained for the use of 

 all the people, but the said Allegany State Park shall not constitute 

 a part of the forest preserve. 



§ 2. Within thirty days after the going into effect of this act 

 there shall be appointed by the governor of this state, by and with 

 the consent of the senate, five commissioners, who shall be citi- 

 zens and residents of the state of New York, and who shall con- 

 stitute, and are hereby appointed and constituted a board of com- 

 missioners by the name and style of " commissioners of Allegany 

 State Park." Such commissioners shall serve terms of from one 

 to five years respectively, and the governor shall designate the terms 

 of each of said first appointed commissioners who shall hold office 

 for the terms of their respective appointments, and until others are 

 appointed in their places, and all such commissioners after the first 

 appointment shall be appointed by the governor by and with the 

 consent of the senate and shall hold office for the full term of five 

 years and until others have been appointed in their places. Vacancies 

 in the commission caused by death, removal, resignation, refusal 

 or inability to act, or removal from the state shall be filled by the 

 governor by appointment for the unexpired term only. No mem- 

 ber of said board shall receive any compensation for his services 



