The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-27

menis are Labor and Industry. Public
TOT the manner Of appointing conserva-
uon commissioners see next article. New
s Of presen, srti SiIs'itu'e TOT oId sset,Sn
stele engineer and surveyor from member
ssip In the canal board and from the. ofnc.
o, the land Office and substitutes ne
''per'n'endenj q cpslic works,
srction J. The department Of conser-
.aticn shall consist 81 nine commissioner
appolr,s without Compensation and to he
the .dvicc and consent Of the .cnste Tor
Terms nhich shall expire. in nine success.
day o. January, one thousand n,ns hun.
IT'D and seventeen. and their successor.
y.sr. ~Lscsncies shall he aiIsd for the
unc,pired term. One commi..iourr shall
r rcn II s.ch lus!c,., di.tricf.. No per-
70 Told the office 81 cemmi-sioner, who
IL snsnsed In the busines. Of numbering
snEased IN rr, business In the pro.~ru-
ZION o. when q, irsullc power !. used or
an, n nnh,, water !. distributed or sold under
or holder Of the stock or bonds Of any
corporation engaged in such business with
removal by the governor on chsrses' After
a \. oRportnnity TO be heard. subject TO
'sire aGm, *. %.p. IN ,S,; sS. !. con;
w.Nh the development and protection 81
NATURAL resources Of the state: the
preston Of forest isrrs ,hro"sho%, sssRS.r
s.a,ei the exclusive care. maintenance
the conservation, prevention Of pollution,
amd regulation Of the water. of the state;
bird imIr pr1,srs,on anil prop.rs'ion Of II. nsh.
limit, Of the marine district, with. the
us.s OF the governor. to enact regulations
WIN respect To the kin possession.
shall hs,. IL" force of ,s snfrr %s., "s s,cS
and ~ ~" cfhee Of the depsrtment Of state
Vide. until and unless i"s ' ,s. may Pre-;
thercafter modify such regulations. The
department shall also be entrusted with
siate re.pcctinR. the subJrrt. h~reinbrfore
enumerated and exercise such additional
feIrcd by law The depsr,m. %1s shall al ' sn.
P%,n, and may at pleasure remove . super
n %.."asns' T. may also appoint all other
section 2 Told matter Is nrst two sen.
.enSes OF former section seven of former
now owned or herssf,sr ncogire rhe ce S.,e.
tutlnE the forest preserve as now axed by
Isw shall he forever KEEP, =. Wild forest
rNghsnged. or be taken by any corpora
ton publ. or private, nor shall the trees
destroyei The department l.. however.
empowered TO reforc.t land. in the forest
and Nv m con.tr,c, nre trails thereon.
her thrr-from for purposes Of rrforrsta-
tion and fire protection solely. hut shall
tanned shall prevent the state from con
strncting = state highway from saranac
sne IN Franklin county TO Long lake In
IN Herkimer county by way Of Blue Noun
ain Lake and Raauette lake.
seven Of Former article q, ,S,mSr ,s ';HIh,lSn
change but u The Legislature may BY
general laws provide tor the use Of no,
Tor the construction and mAlntenRncs OF
reservoirs for municipal water supply. for
ne annals o. the state and TO r~egulat.
me Now OF streams : .. reservoirs shall
be constructed. owned and controlled by
we state but such work shall not he
high how lines thereof shall have been
accurately surveyed and nSed. and after
public n"tice.. hearing and determination
lie use The expense 81 any such Improve
'nents shah be apportioned on the public
beneated 70 the eStenn, Of the henossss.'I
Celved ANY such reservoir shall always
be operated by the state and the %iesisia-
property aud municipalities benefited Tor
a reasonable return 70 the state upon the
state used and the services Of he .,,n,ee
rendered, which shall he nxAd for terms
OF not exceeding ten years. and he read
tary, conditions shall not be created or
continued by any such public works.
Fs'Nibu tue legislature NAV nuthoF-
i.e the use BY the city Of New York for
IT, municipal water supply Of lands now
b,Iensins to the state .Iccai-d in the towns
lister and In the town Of Lexington in
the county Of Greene. for Just compensa-
SECTION 3; The legislature shall annually
n m"ss pr",i ;hn for ,hs purchase Of real
Kill parks a. defined by law. the r-fores-
tation Of land. and the making Of bonn
dar, and valuation surveys.
section q. Last sentence of former sec
tton seven OF former article seven.1 4
rsect!onl article may be fres,rained a, ths
% the supreme court In appellate divi.
sioni on notice TO the attorney-general
at me suit OF any citizen.
Abstract-This article is new. eScep, as
20 e~Sisting section ~ Article :. which
I. disirihu,ed through the new article as
vtdes for nine commissioners to sew.
without compensation and to be appointed
years. their successors to be appointed for
terms Of nine years each, one Of whom
constitute the head % the department q,
conservation This department is charged
M, nish ihs devSlpmsnt and protection OF
Encouragement Of forestry and the sun
preston OF forest q IS throughout the
state the exclusive are. maintenance and
administration OF the forest preserve. The
conservation, prevention Of pollution and
rcsula,ion Of the waters Of the state. the
@"a vi III HHn.
birds, game, sheil-Hsh and crustacea, ey.
cept migratory fish of the sea within the
limits OF the marine district. The article
continues the provision that the forest
preserve shall be forever kept as Wild for
est lands: provision IL made. however for
removing dead timber for purposes of re-
forestation and FIRE protection only, and
the construction Of a necessary highway
t. permitted. The Legislature is required
to make annual provision for the purchase
Of real property within the Adirondack
and Caiskill parks, The reforestation OF
lands and the making OF boundary ana
valuation surveys, and the violation OF
any OF the provisions OF the article may be
restrained at the suit of re people or of
any citizen,
ARTICLE W. iii
section ]. The supreme court IL con-
tinued with genera Jurisdiction IN law
diction Of the court OF appeals as now is
or may be prescribed by law not incon-
%sistsnt with this article. The existing
judicial districts OF the state are com
tinued until changed as hereinafter pro-
vided. The supreme court shall consist OF
the justices tnowl In office on the hrst
day Of January, one thousand nine hum
dred and sixteen. and successors of the
three justices transferred 20 the court OF
appeals as In this article provided. and Of
two additional Justices who shall reside
In and he chosen by the electors Of the
first judicial district. and their successors.
together Will such additional Justices as
may he authorized by the legislature pur-
land Of the Judges transferred thereto by
the NTH section of this article. all Of
whom shall continue to be justices OF the
supreme court during their respective
terms. and OF twelve additional Justices
who shall reside In, and be chosen by the
electors OF the several existing judicial
districts. three IN the first district. three
in the second, and one In each of the other
districts; and of their SUCCESSORS. The
successors OF said justices shall be chosen