...preserve was set aside as wilderness through the political process, by virtue of a famous provision in the state constitution: "The lands of the state, now...the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. . . ." Significantly, the constant proposals to amend this "forever wild" provision of the New York...

...constitutional amendment of 1894 established the forest preserve and mandated that "The lands of the State. .. constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands" (Article 14, Section 1). An amendment of 1913 to Article 14 provides that: "The legislature may by...

...Constitution was amended by Article VII and later Article XIV, effective January 1, 1895, which stated "The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired,...by law shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. The shall not be leased, sold or exchanged or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall...

...are in the Adirondack Park. The State Constitution protects these Forest Preserve lands by declaring: "The forest preserve, as now fixed by law, shall be...forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed."...

...article XIV and contains the original wording in regard to the forest preserve: "The lands of this State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting...the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. . . ." 76 THE MANAGEMENT OF STATE LANDS which the forest preserve was to be located. The boundary was...

...following amendment, described as the "most loved and most hated" clause in New York State's constitution: forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold, or exchanged,...the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. The legislature has appropriated funds to buy more land and has taken over tax-delinquent tracts. The...

...Constitutional Convention of 1894, declaring the forest preserve "forever wild." Article VII stipulated that: The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired,...the timber thereon be sold, removed, or destroyed. These two sentences completely did away with the abuses that had been legally perpetrated on the forest...

...rights, New York's Constitution expressly creates the Adirondack and Catskill Parks and Forest Preserves. "The lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired,...the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the state from constructing and 9 Louisiana Constitution, Art....

...the constitutional convention unanimously adopted section 7 of article VII in the following words: The lands of the State now owned or hereafter acquired...lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged or 1 Comptroller's Report, 1895. * McClure, Constitutional Convention, 1894. (4:0) 149 be taken by any...

...the State Constitution. Article 14 of the New York State Constitution states, of course, that ". . . (t)he lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve. . . shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be...