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the first day of December, make a written report to the Governor, to- 

 gether with an itemized account of the expenses incurred in carrying 

 out the provisions of this act, which report shall include such statistics 

 and facts as he has obtained from the deputies and wardens of the 

 State, and from other sources, together with his suggestions relative to 

 the preservation of the forests of the State and the prevention and ex- 

 tinguishment of forest fires. 



Section 18. This act shall apply and be in force only within the ter- 

 ritory within this State lying north of the north line of township twenty 

 north. 



Section 19. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are 

 hereby repealed. 



Proposed statute for concentrating the State's business and admin- 

 istrative interests connected with the public domain, forests, game and 

 fish, and with the furnishing of protection from forest fire and trespass. 

 . Section 1. There shall be a commission, to be known as the Public 

 Domain Commission, to consist of five members, none of whom shall hold 

 any other State oflflce; two of the members to be appointed by the Gov- 

 ernor from a list for each appointment of not less than five persons, 

 to be submitted by the Board of Regents of the State University; two 

 members to be selected in the same manner from a like list to be sub- 

 mitted by the State Board of Agriculture; and the other member to be 

 selected and appointed by the Governor. The term of oflSce of the mem- 

 bers of the said commission shall be as follows: The term of office of 

 the members first appointed on nomination of the said Board of Regents 

 shall be one and three years, respectively; and that of the members first 

 appointed on nomination of the State Board of Agriculture shall be 

 two years and four years, respectively; and that of the member first 

 selected and appointed by the Governor shall be five years; and the 

 term of office of the successors, of all the said members, except when ap- 

 pointed to fill unexpired terms, shall be five years. Appointments to 

 fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term and all appointment of suc- 

 cessors or to fill vacancies shall be made in manner above provided. 



Section 2. Said commission shall have power and jurisdiction over, 

 and have the management, control and disposition according to law of, 

 the public lands; of forest reserves and forest interests; of all the in- 

 terests of the State in connection with stream protection and control; 

 of the protection of game and fish; and of forest fire protection. All 

 matters within the jurisdiction, custody and control of the Commissioner 

 of the State Land Oflace, of the State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden, 

 and of the Michigan Forestry Commission, and all authority, power and 

 discretion vested in either by law, are hereby transferred to, and vested 

 in, the commission aforesaid, which is hereby created a body corporate. 

 The members shall be reimbursed all their expenses, but shall not re- 

 ceive any compensation for time or services. 



Section 3. The affairs of the State under control of the commission 

 shall be managed through sub-departments under administrative heads, 

 who shall be chosen by the commission, and perform such duties as shall 

 be prescribed by law or by the commission. The duties and terms of 



