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4. That the owner apply to the Conservation Commission, in 

 manner and form prescribed, to have such lands examined and 

 classified. 



5. That upon receipt of such application an examination shall 

 be made by a competent forester for the purpose of determining 



a. If the land is true forest land. 



b. Proper method to be pursued in handling the same. 



6. The provisions should be sufficiently broad to permit enter- 

 ing idle lands that are to be reforested, or lands already under 

 forest cover. 



7. That the plan prepared by the Commission shall be sub- 

 mitted to the owner for his acceptance. 



8. If the plan is accepted by the owner that the same shall 

 be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the county in which the 

 land is located, and that it shall be a covenant running with the 

 land. 



9. That the Commission shall have authority to make certified 

 copies of such plan and transmit a copy to the Clerk of the county 

 in which the land is located; that it shall be the duty of such 

 clerk to notify the assessors, and furthermore, that it shall be the 

 duty of the assessors to examine the records in the Town Clerk's 

 office to ascertain if any such plans are so filed. 



10. That the land so described shall be assessed at the value 

 of the land only. This value shall be the same as the value of 

 other land of the same character and similarly situated in the 

 same tax district. 



11. That the tree growth thereon, if any, shall be separately 

 assessed and not subject to any taxes except a cutting tax. 



12. Whenever the wood crop is harvested, except that which is 

 cut for domestic use and consumption, a cutting tax of five per- 

 centum shall be paid, of the actual stmnpage value. 



13. That the responsibility for the collection of this tax shall 

 be upon the town authorities, and that the owner shall file a sworn 

 statement of the amount of timber, and pay the cutting tax to the 

 supervisor before removing the same from the place where it is 

 cut. 



14. That a provision shall be made for annulment of this agree- 

 ment, provided the owner shall pay to the town the amount of 



