by a majority vote to select a suitable site for the state industrial
farm of the district. Such site shall be within the district, and
shall either be chosen from lands donated to the Commonwealth for the
purpose or purchased by the board with moneys appropriated or donated
for the purpose; _Provided_, That any such site shall not contain
more than two thousand (2,000) acres. The title to land donated or
purchased as herein provided shall be taken and held in the name of
“The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” and shall be examined and approved
by the Attorney General prior to the acceptance or purchase of the
land. In the selection of a site the board of managers shall take
into consideration the objects and purposes of the institution, the
accessibility of any proposed site to the counties included in the
district, and all or as many as practicable of the following enumerated
advantages and resources. The land selected and purchased shall be of
varied topography with natural resources and advantages for many forms
of husbandry, fruit growing, and stockraising; for brick-making, and
for the preparation of all other road and paving material; and shall
have good railroad drainage, sewage, and water facilities. Waste land
or land requiring drainage may be selected if deemed susceptible of
profitable cultivation after its improvement.