Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

annual salary OF not to exceed
$6,OO0.00 per year.
Co The Conservation Commits
sioner shall be a trained executive
with proven experience, education
and skill in conservation work. The
Commissioner shall be subject to
removal by the Governor only for
malfeaSance or miSfeasance in Of
flee and shall first be entitled to
written notice of the charges against
him and allowed a reasonable OPP
portunicy to be heard thereon.
Cd Before entering upon the
duties of his office, the Commits
sioner shall take and file an oath
OF office in the same manner and
form as other state officials, and
shall give surety bond to the
State in the sum of $25 100000.
(e) The Commissioner may ap-
point a deputy, to serve at his
pleasure, who may exercise all the
powers of the Commissioner, sub
Ject to his direction and control.
Such deputy shall receive the same
salary as hereinafter prescribed for
Directors of Divisions. The Commits
sioner may employ such other as
sistants as may be necessary to
carry on the work of the Depart
ment, and may fix the compensa-
ton of the persons employed as
far as funds may be available there
for. The Commissioner shall es-
tabliSh a Merit System governing
the employment, promotion, and
discharge of all employees Of the
Department and the several Dr.
visions thereof. except the Directors
and the deputies of the Commits
sioner and the directors.
Section g (a The Commissioner
OF Conservation shall have and
exercise all of the powers and shall
perform all of the duties now by
law vested in or imposed upon the
Conservation Commission, as Gre
ated under Chapter 1876, Session
Laws of 1881, and acts amendatory
thereof, or by any other existing
law. Said existing offices and de-
partments, the powers and duties
Of which are vested in or imposed
upon the Commissioner by this
section are hereby abolished.
Cd The Conservation Commits
SiOner shall be the administrative
and executive head of the Depart
ment of Conservation and shall be
responsible for the development of
it's program and the execution of
its policies. He shall be responsible
for a proper accounting subdivision
within the Department of Conser-
walton and shall be responsible for
all receipts and disbursements of
the Department and it's subdivisions
On the first of each calendar year
he shall make an annual report
Of all departmental activities to
the Governor. The financial records
Of his office shall be open, at all
reasonable times, to the State Audi
tor and to the State Comptroller
and he shall biennially submit a
proposed budget to the State Bud
get Commissioner.
Section 3. (a) The Department of
Conservation shall be organized with
a Division of Forestry, Division
Of Drainage and Waters, a Division
Of Game and Fish, a Division of
Lands and Minerals, and a Division
of State Parks. Each Division shall
be under the immediate charge of a
Director, subject to the general
supervision and control of the Con-
servation Commissioner. The Di-
rectors shall be appointed by the
Commissioner to serve at his pleas
ure.
CD Every such Division shall
have charge of administering the
activities indicated by its title, to-
gether with such other activities
as may be assigned by the Com
missioner, subject to the right of
the Commissioner to revise and
change assignments of any and all
activities among the several Divi-
sions at any time as he may see
fit; provided that in general the
Division activities shall be as fol-
lows:
/. DIVISION OF FORESTRY e. . &.
shall have the administration of
all State Forests and other State
lands acquired or set apart for
forest purposes, including Fire Pre-
vention, appraisal and sale of State
timber as hereinafter provided.
2. DRAINAGE & WATERS {.
shall have administration over State
waters and water power, including
regulation of drainage. elimination
of stream and lake pollution, and
the establishment and maintenance
Of minimum lake levels and water
storage basins, such minimum levels,
however, at no time to be lower
than the natural level in its original
state of nature.
3. DIVISION OF GAME g. FISH
.. shall have administration over
game and fish, its propagation and
protection, and the maintenance and
development of public shooting
grounds and game refugees.
4. DIVISION OF LANDS &
MINERALS >. shall have admins
trative authority over all State lands
and minerals, the appraisal thereof,
together with the sale or lease
thereof as hereinafter provided.
S. DIVISION OF PARKS :.
shall have administration Of ex-
listing or acquired State Parks and
the Director Of such Division shall
have the power to acquire, MAIN
tain and make available to the
public under such rules and regula-
tons as may be established by the
Conservation Commissioner, suit
able places for public recreation;
to rent, lease or operate public
service privilepeS and facilities in