Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-25
Forestry Lsgislatioa

" Aos Convention, and by them and th
State Grange voted 10 be presented 10 th
coming Legislature for passage. I. 10
most important measure and il provision
should be carefully stabbed by every Iegi.Is
tor as well as every citizen Of the State:
An act 70 create Forea Commtssfor an.
for the Protection u Foresss
Section by and With the advice An.
. consent Of the Council the Governor shal
appoint one Fores. Commissioner, a suitxbl,
person, skilled IN mat ers relatipg 10 torres
Try, Who shall be resident and citizen O.
thus State, person not directly or indirectl,
engaged in the manufacture Of lumber O
saliroad ties, or telegraph poles. or any bust
ness which requires isrge consumption Of
growing timber, who shall be kno. N zs the
Forest Commissioner Of the State Of
Maine The compensation Of the said For
est Commissioner shall be eighteen hundred
dollars per annam and his actual travelling
expenses incurred in be performance of hi.
GUY, and the term Of his office shall be for
slx ears. or until his successor shall be duly
appointed and confirmed. unless sooner re.
moved by the Governor for cause
Section 2--The Forest Commissioner shall
at ME expense Of the State be provided with
IN Office at the capitol, where his Official
records shall be kept.
Section 3-said Forest Commissioner shai
have the care Of all lands now owned or con-
nolled, or which may be hereafter owned or
controlled BY the State. He shali make and
publish reasonable rules and regulations for
the prevention Of trespass upon said lands.
Tor the prevention and eItinguishpent of
md for fk..r -
est grosth- He shall from time 10 time
recommend such measures as In his jud &
ment shall promote the gradual extension of
the forest area, encourage the planting OF
trees and thus preserve the source Of water
supply.
section lit shall be the duty Of the said
Forest Commissioner to make q collection
and classification of Trustworthy statistic. re-
lating TO the forests and connected interests
of this State and such other infoI nation,
gathered by him, as he may regard material
all of which shall be included IN report to
be by him annually made to the Governor on
or before the lst day Of December, and the
State printer under the direction of said
Commissioner shall cause TO be prin ted as
many copies of said report for distribution
as the Legislature may deem expedient. 1t
shall be further the duty Of the said Com
missioner to institute an inquiry into the
extent TO which the forests of Maine are be-
ing destroyed by fires, used by wasteful cut
ting fer consumption, or for the purpose OF
clearing lands for tillage or pasturage; also,
as to the dimi ution of the wooded surface
of the land upon the ponds, rivers an water
power of the State aud 10 disturbing and de-
teriorating the natural conditions of the eli
mate Ard oil Co,nmissionsr hail i,clnda
IA a. au,,,aI ,eror, tho re.ul, az ,b..a H.
anirie. ,ogeIhsr Win .,cb Iao;.Is,ion a.
.eems N him .,nef,is,, n, nronose d, ,a.,ore
and n,otect tho fare.t ve.ltb ~ tho Ststa
Sentinn 4 SsI.ctmen in tosr. .h.Il b..
,r.ohc,o fo,e., 6rs xsrdsns tberein with
TN que YEAR .ftar the massage of this act tho
sal,n,,n.n 80 -, NJ, j., ,his ST.. shaIt
inssyt i, th. w.rr.nt calling a town nee,i,y
tor The eleetion nf officer. ar for other nur.
doses An article In this effect Ia wit To
ace II the toxn will accent tho nrovi.ious of
The act of tho I..yi.latnre making The So
iect,uen fire wardens The saIeetmen of
any town in ,h;. State .hich bv vote na.sad
AZ ,nv lax fuI town meeting sbsu aeon, tho
n,ovisions AZ mi. sc, sbaII divide sa,d
town into three dl,tri,ts bounded az
far as NAV he bv road. stream,
nf water ar Iot lines and assign IN ono
of their number the charge and over
.iyht nj zach d,.trict "a district fire warden
thsrein da.crint,on of each di,tric, and
H., nm, .. 10 H. 49,, ,hara,f .haII
IA. recorded with Inc Town Clerk The
.ail Sslec,uen r,av ,tso ca,.e a man of
.,il Districts in their respectiye towns To he
nosted in some nublic Mace with the name
Of the fire warden assigned To the same
m cot 80 snch man no, exceeding 6ve
..rvic.. nf .nch Selac,man art,og ma said
ire wsrdens shall be paid for at the same
,,ta a. /. n,id far thoir other official servi
90. /, sbaIi he tho dn,v of the fire warden AZ
tho district in a hics fre /, discavere mo take
.,,rh r,easures a. NAV he necessary for IT.
con,,oI ar e,,,,ction For Ibis nurnose he
.HsI, have snthority To cali mon anv ner.on
-, ,h, ,s,,;,orv In which no acts for assis-
800 is an, rar.an .o orde,ed IN assi.t
md not errnsed from said service nv said
go, A.. .rIon an ,c,ouut of sickness
li.ah,li,y ~ .a,, imnortant bnsiness or on.
,,a,,.n,s1t sb,ll rsfnss or neglect to comply
- m any sncb order he shall forfeit the sum
-, t,a,,,,, Ioll,rs IA no recovered in an NC
,i,n ~ ,i,b, in ,b, name and IN the nae of the
,n,.r hs ,h. rressnrer theraof
Sec,,1n G--Wboeyer snail set or cause to
49,, ,,,r,.,,s, &c clear;p, lands
~ consnn,ins waste material thereon at any
,t,,., ~ ~, ooner.I surfare of the yrount
~. ,soI i'm srow wi,hout
!, na,,oi, i, wr,tinu signed nv the
i. ,.a.n ,f mot district and
- ., -, .,h.,o No d;strict 6re xardan.
-, sa ha,,, ar,,,,i,tsd he tho Selectman. shall
ha EahIs on ronyiction therefor to a fine not
.s,a@,,i,,, a 400 az IN imnrisonment not e1.
caa,,in,, r.. vsars The provisions of this
-. - :, 49,, III, % g. s.,t nv ner.ons IN
-. -, orairsai lapds within the limit, of
- ,,s,,,,I "A ,,,yn mr. village
can,;an INN snnlica,ion being made a.
,'f'I. -, a a. re,uit il shsIl no
,tscar annlisd N nroceed 10 the
-. :; a., nm, a,,no,nted where such fire is
f..''-,,,, =, ~, LiniIsd and tn examine care
III. ~, s,trs,io, esDeciaIIv with reference
~, ,,ro,i,'ity ,hareof 10 forest or for
W 'he P,o a. .;'Iar earafnIlv ali circum-
~ 40 nertinent in deciding
na,ha- t,a may he pruiently set
Ssn,;,n II, shall he the duty of the of
g.. ,,,o,,;n,, .aid hermit To make a return
~ a. =, a., rown Clsrk and in said
VI uae - ssncar sh.lI certify that immedi.
- -, ,r.r,;ng .nch hermit he had
gu. xe,n;naa tho PREMISES wherein
'i a.. wer. To be set. and
~. ,,aut;o,s taken IN pre-
tou,'. 50 i',,n,r of the same .nfficient
e. - Cl.rk shaII record the said per-
ii ,,.,;eca,as in a book kent for that
- ~ bia,k. for such hermit and GER
= So hall be furnished bv the Forest
T., the several towns at the ex-