Digest of Laws Relating to State Parks ... |
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acquire by purchase acquisition acre Acts administration agencies amended appointed appropriation approval arcas areas authorized Blackstone Valley Bushy Run Battlefield camp canal Chio Commonwealth conservation commissioner construction cooperate Custer State Park deemed Department designated directed Director Division donations eminent domain empowered established estry expenses Fark Federal Government forest lands forest parks forestry Forests and Waters Fort Washington Park funds gift Governor highway historical improvement jurisdiction lakes lands or waters Laws lease Legislature located maintain maintenance Members ment motor boat National Park Service necessary officer otherwise owner paid Park Commission park purposes parks and parkways patrolman Pennsylvania State Park permit person Planning Board point of sailing police Powers and duties proper protection public hunting public parks public shooting reforestation reservoir revenues roads rules and regulations Rulo samo Secretary sell signal Superintendent supervision taxes thereof thereto timber tion utilization yacht
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Page 314 - On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam...
Page 380 - An act for the relief of unemployment through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes...
Page 419 - The state or any of its cities may acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation lands for establishing, laying out, widening, enlarging, extending, and maintaining memorial grounds, streets, squares, parkways, boulevards, parks, playgrounds, sites for public buildings, and reservations in and about and along and leading to any or all of the same...
Page 419 - ... may convey any such real estate thus acquired and not necessary for such improvements, with reservations concerning the future use and occupation of such real estate, so as to protect such public works and improvements, and their environs, and to preserve the view, appearance, light, air and usefulness of such public works, and to promote the public health and welfare.
Page 318 - ... vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other by directing her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the...
Page 316 - When steamers are approaching each other "head and head," or nearly so, it shall be the duty of each steamer to pass to the right or port side of the other; and the pilot of either steamer may be first in determining to pursue this course, and thereupon shall give, as a signal of his intention, one short and distinct blast of his whistle, which the pilot of the other...
Page 319 - Whenever there is thick weather by reason of fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms, or other causes, whether by day or by night, fog signals shall be used as follows : (a) A steam vessel under way, excepting only a steam vessel with raft in tow, shall sound at intervals of not more than one minute three distinct blasts of her whistle.
Page 316 - Cross Signals": that is, answering one whistle with two, and answering two whistles with one. In all cases, and under all circumstances, a pilot receiving either of the whistle signals provided in the rules...
Page 314 - Act shall be provided with a whistle or other sound-producing mechanical appliance capable of producing a blast of two seconds or more in duration, and in the case of such boats so provided a blast of at least two seconds shall be deemed a prolonged blast within the meaning of the law.
Page 404 - ... (1) To make inquiries, investigations and surveys concerning the resources of all sections of the state. , (2) To assemble and analyze the data thus obtained and to formulate plans for the conservation of such resources and the intelligent and systematic utilization and development thereof.