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tion and effect of section one, which are located in the same reserve 

 district and not otherwise disposed of, such exchange shall be effected 

 by written notice from the said commission to the Commissioner of the 

 State Land OflSce; and it shall be the duty of the said Commissioner 

 forthwith to withdraw from sale the land necessary to consummate such 

 exchange. 



Section 6. The commission having charge of State forest reserves may 

 recommend to the legislature for adoption, from time to time, plans 

 for economical and effective methods of reforesting defined tracts or 

 areas of denuded, waste or brush lands within their jurisdiction, having 

 regard to the special characteristics, surroundings or conditions of each 

 parcel or tract. It may also, from time to time, submit plans for pro- 

 tecting and bettering, through the forest reserves and improved forest 

 conditions, the water supply and stream flow of important streams; of 

 securing economy in administering the affairs of this State connected 

 with the public lands and matters aforesaid ; and it may, for the purpose 

 aforesaid, and within the monies appropriated and available therefor, 

 cause examinations, surveys, maps and plans to be made of the lands 

 within the forest reserves and fire districts and showing their rela- 

 tion with respect to important streams and lakes and their water sheds 

 and drainage areas. The commission having charge of State forest re- 

 serves may co-operate and contract with the United States Bureau of 

 Forestry of the Department of Agriculture or with the United States 

 Geological Survey in the making of necessary investigations and obtain- 

 ing data for the purpose of formulating plans and recommendations as 

 aforesaid ; but it shall not incur liability by any such contract in excess 

 of monies that have been appropriated and are then available there- 

 for; and the sum of five thousand dollars is appropriated annually 

 for the purposes specified in this section, the same to be paid out of 

 the general fund on vouchers of the said commission, to be audited 

 by the State Board of Auditors. 



Section 7. The commission having charge of State forest reserves may 

 make such rules and regulations, and establish and maintain such ser- 

 vice, as it deems best fitted to promote the reforestation of the State 

 reserves and the preservation and protection of the forest growth thereon 

 from fires and trespass ; to govern the meetings and actions of the com- 

 mission, and the conduct, duties, compensation and term of offlce of its 

 agents and employes, except as otherwise provided by law; and to pro- 

 vide for the removal and sale of dead or matured timber when the best 

 interests of the forest reserves will be promoted by the removal thereof : 

 and it shall have full power and control over all property belonging to 

 the State, acquired for forest reserves, or for other matters within its 

 jurisdiction; and shall have, in respect to the forest reserves established 

 under or by the operation of this act, all powers and rights, and shall 

 be subject to all duties and obligations, now vested in, or imposed upon, 

 the Michigan Forestry Commission respecting the lands heretofore con- 

 stituted forest reserves, so far as the said powers, rights, duties and 

 obligations are not inconsistent with the terms of this act. 



All employes of the State whose oflScial duty concerns the public 

 lands, forest, fire protection or game and fish interests, shall, as a part 

 of their offlcial duties, give aid, so far as practicable, in the enforce- 



