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 f ore st preserves, followed by a tote at a special 

 or general election. The affairs of the preserve 

 district are managed by a commission of five, a 

 secretary and treasurer and such other officers 

 and employees as may be necessary, all receiving 

 salaries fixed by ordinance. 

 In ISTew York State . 



In New York State, such forest reservations 

 might be operated under the law of 1912 which relates 

 to the acquisition and development of forest lands in 

 counties, towns and villages#. is provided in this 

 act, the governing board of a county, town or village 

 may acquire by purchase, gift, lease or condemnation 

 tracts of forest land or land suitable for the growth 

 of trees, and appropriate therefore the necessary 

 moneys of the county, town or village. The determin- 

 ation of the governing board to acquire such lands 

 shall be by resolution, news of which must be publish- 

 ed for at least two weeks before final adoption of 



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the resolution. 



Acquisition by gift . 



Acquisition by gift is not an unusual 



method and is particularly expeditious in getting 

 # Laws of Hew York - Chapter 74 - Mar- 26, 1912. 



