146 THE COMMISSION OP INQUIRY, 



service of all officers and employes of the commission, or of any sub- 

 department, and all salaries and compensation of employes and officers 

 shall (except as prescribed by law) be subject to the direction of the 

 commission. 



Section 4. The State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden now in office 

 shall continue therein and serve out the term for which he was appointed 

 unless removed by the commission ; but said office shall be a depart- 

 mental ofiSce and under the commission as hereinbefore set forth, and 

 its incumbent shall be designated State Forest Warden. 



Section 5. The duties of the Commissioner of the State Land Office 

 shall be as under the laws now or hereafter in force, but subject to the 

 supervision, control and direction of the said commission, and such 

 other duties as said commission shall from time to time require. 



If the proposed new Constitution is adopted, substitute as section 5 

 the following: 



The office of Commissioner of the State Land Office is hereby abolished 

 upon the termination of the term of office of the present incumbent; 

 but the commissioner now in office shall perform the duties of his office 

 but as a sub-department head under the supervision, control and direc- 

 tion of the said commission. The duties of said commissioner shall, on 

 the termination of .the office, be performed by the chief clerk of the com- 

 mission, to be appointed by the commission. 



PROPOSED STATUTE FOR TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL OP TAlX HOMESTEAD AND 

 STATE TAX LANDS WHILE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COM- 

 MISSION OF INQUIRY ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE 

 LEGISLATURE. 



All tax homestead land not heretofore disposed of is hereby withdrawn 

 and reserved temporarily, until further direction, from entry, sale or 

 disposition, except in fulfillment of existing contracts. 



All State tax land is hereby reserved temporarily as aforesaid from 

 sale or disposition; provided, however, any person claiming to be the 

 owner of any such land by the original title, may pay the full amount 

 of all delinquent taxes, together with all interest, charges and expenses, 

 and on payment thereof receive from the Auditor General a discharge 

 and acquittance of the land from the lien of the said taxes, and a re- 

 lease and cancellation of the right, title and interest of the State by 

 virtue of the tax proceedings, but neither this provision nor the certifi- 

 cate of the Auditor General shall be held or deemed to vest in the owner 

 of the original title any right, nor shall the payment aforesaid or the 

 certificate of the Auditor General vest in any person, any title, right or 

 interest based on the tax proceedings. 



The Auditor General and Commissioner of the Land Office shall pre- 

 prepare forthwith a list or lists of the lands withdrawn and reserved as 

 aforesaid and forthwith cause the same to be platted on a map or maps 

 and submit the same for the information of the legislature . 



