134 THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY, 



and the aforesaid action taken in pnrsuante thereof, has become State 

 forest reserve. Such list shall also contain separately a description of 

 all land in the county subject to sale under section nine or to entry as a 

 private timber reserve under section ten of this act, and shall briefly 

 state in substance the terms and conditions of such sale or entry as 

 prescribed by this act, including the terms of section twelve. It shall 

 be the duty of the county clerk receiving such list or description to im- 

 mediately post up one copy of the same securely and permanently in 

 his oflfice, in a conspicuous and public place, and to forthwith make proof 

 by affidavit of so doing upon the other copy and thereupon transmit 

 the same by registered mail to the Commissioner of the State Land 

 Office, who, upon receipt thereof, in due and proper form, is authorized 

 to pay such clerk for reimbursement and fees the sum of one dollar. 

 The Commissioner of the State Land Office shall have the aforesaid list 

 or description, as furnished to the county clerk, printed for distribution 

 and shall furnish the same to such person as shall apply and to each 

 newspaper published in the county, and to such other persons as he 

 shall deem it advisable to notify or as the commission in charge of 

 State forest reserves shall at any time request him to notify. 



The Commissioner of the State Land Office shall, once in each year, 

 cause to be printed in a newspaper published in the county, a brief de- 

 scription of such land within the operation of section one, as is subject, 

 by the terms of section ten, to entry as private timber reserves, and of 

 such other land, if any, as is subject to sale under section nine, but 

 not to entry under section ten ; and shall briefly state the terms and 

 conditions of sale or entry as herein prescribed. 



It shall also be the duty of the Commissioner of the State Land 

 Office to print annually, in each county, in a newspaper published within 

 the county, a description of all parcels of land in that county sold under 

 section nine or entered under section ten within the year, and to state 

 the name of the purchaser, the price of the land and the anpraisal of 

 the value of forest or wood products, and the said commission shall, 

 within the powers conferred and the means provided by general appro- 

 priation or otherwise, manage, care for, protect and administer such 

 forest reserves in such manner as it deems, best fitted to secure the 

 maximum of reforestation thereon by natural processes; and shall from 

 time to time, within the powers conferred and monies provided, acquire, 

 as far as possible, definite knowledge of all land in such reserves, its 

 characteristics, conditions and ability to reforest naturally without arti- 

 ficial aid, and shall prepare and submit to the legislature reports thereof, 

 and whenever it shall be found that the best interest of the State re- 

 quires that such reserves or parts thereof should be planted, or other 

 artificial means be employed to reforest, an estimate of the cost thereof, 

 and such specifications, plans and outline of the work as it deems proper, 

 shall be submitted to the legislature for its approval and for the appro- 

 priation of the necessary monies. Whenever the commission in charge 

 of State forest reserves shall certify that, in order that any State forest 

 reserve may be made more compact and unbroken, or to promote economy 

 and efficiency in its care, protection and administration, it is desirable 

 and for the best interest of the State to exchange any lands in such re- 

 serve, for any other lands of substantially equal area within the opera- 



