Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 391-H. F. No. 1871
A BILL

FOR AN ACT creating an Interim
commission composed of House
and Senate members and the
Commissioner of Conservation;
authorizing and directing such
Commission to make a study and
investigation in respect to affor-
estatiOn and reforestatiOn of
lands, delinquent real estate taxes,
and finances of Counties and
taxing districts, in the forest
areas of this State, and of wood
lots, windbreaks and shelterbelts
in the entire State; requiring such
Commission to make a report
thereon with its recommendations,
to the Legislature at its next reg
ular session; and appropriating
money to defray expenses incur
red pursuant to this Act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section l.. There is hereby created
an interim commission which shall
consist of three members Of the
house of representatives appointed
by the speaker thereof, three mem
bers of the senate appointed by the
president thereof, and the commits
sioner of conservation, all of whom
shall be members of SUCH commits
sion until its report hereinafter
mentioned shall have been made
to and received by the legislature
at the next regular session thereof.
Said commission shall select from
its members a chairman and vice.
chairman, and may employ and pay
a secretary who shall not be a leg
islative member of the commission.
No member Of the commission shall
receive compensation for his serv-
ices as such member; but all per-
sonal expenses of members of the
commission reasonably necessary for
carrying out the purposes Of this
act shall be paid as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2. Such commission shall
make a thorough study Of the re-
port of the Minnesota Reforestation
Commission of 1923 and make fur
Their investigation in respect to the
of woodlotS, wind
breaks and shelterbelts throughout
the agricultural areas Of the state,
the classification and zoning OF tax
forfeited lands into agricultural and
non-agricultural areas, the payment
of indebtedness against lands in
Guided and to be included within
state forests, game preserves and
conservation areas, and such related
matters as will enable the commits
sion to fully report and make its
recommendations.
For any of such purposes the
commission shall have power to is
sue cubpoenas or like process
requiring the attendance and testi-
mony of witnesses and the
production of books and docu-
ments before the commission, or
any member thereof, at any
time and place designated by the
commission; and, upon application
by the commission the district court
shall punish as for a contempt of
court any person who refuses to
to such subpoena or process
within the county Or judicial dis
trict where such application is
made. All witnesses shall be paid
by the commission the same fees
and mileage required by law to be
paid to witnesses in civil actions IN
the district court; but such fees
need not be paid in advance unless
so ordered by the commission.
The commission is further vested
with full power and authority TO
employ expert and clerical aid or
assistance: to purchase stationery
and other supplies; to rent or
otherwise provide for the use of
offices and equipment; and to do
anv and all other things reason
ably necessary or convenient in
carrying out the purposes of this
act.
Section 8. The commission shall
make a report at the opening of
the next regular session of the leg
islature, embodying the results of
the study and investigation made
pursuant to this act; setting forth
all data and information in con-
nection Herewith which the COM
mission deems of Importance to the
and containing all rec
which the commits
sion deems proper in respect to leg
islation concerning any and every
matter covered by said report.
Section 4. There Is hereby ap-
out Of any moneys in
the state treasury not otherwise ap-
the sum of $1,000, or
so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay all expenses incurred
to this act. For the pay
ment of such expenses the commits
sion shall draw its warrants upon