The Portland daily press., 1891-04-07

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services of such selectmen acting ) said fire war
their other official services. 1t shall be the duty of
the fire warden of the district in which fire is dis
for its control extinction. For this purpose he
shall have authority call upon any persons the
territory in which he acts for assistance and such
persons shall receive such compensation not exceed
ing fifteen cents per hour said seectmen may de-
town shall be holden to pay for extinguishing forest
fires in any year amount greater than two per cent
person ordered to assist, and not excused from
sickness, disability some important business
gagement shall neglect to comply with any such or
covered in action of debt in the and to The
use of the town, by the treasurer thereof
SECT. A. County commissioners of each county i'm
which there are unorganized places shall annually
Of fire wardens as they deem necessary not exceed
ing ten for all such places in any county,
spect to such unorganized places as those of the fire
wardens of towns, and they shall also lave the
in extnguishing fires, that town fire wulens have to
such fire Warens shall be Dad m & OF
compensation of persons called upon by them as
aforesaid TO render aid shall be the that pro-
vided in the of towns and shal be paid onc-haf
by the county and half by the of the lands
SECT. s.. Any person who shall build camp or
cooking fire in or adjoining any woods In this state
such fire, and upon failure to do so, PEI shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and upon con-
v1ctlon thereof shall be punished by fine not eX
ceeding one hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment i'm
such fine and Imprisonment provided that such fires
built upon the sea beach in such situation that they
cannot spread into forest wood cultivated lands
this act. -
within thirty days after this shall take effect to
cause to be erected in conspicuous place at the side
suitable distances alongside the rivers and lakes of
st and by camping parties tourists
tees in large letters to be furnished by the forest
commissioner, substantially in the following form.
ing camp, under penalty ofnot to exceed one months
provided by law. Signed, O Forest Com,
missioner. The forest commissioner shall furnish
owners OF wood lands situated within this state when
called upon so to do, notices of similar tenor be
posted at the expense OF said owners upon their re-
SECT 7; 1 Al persons engaged in hunting game on
porated place in this state shall use non-combustibie
wads in the loading of firearms used by them.
SECT g. 1t shall be the duty of municipal officers
In towns, and county commissioners, the latter with
respect to unorganized places to proceed imme ate-
within wood lands and in all cases where such fires
are found to have originated from the unlawful act
Oh any person. TO cause the offender to be prosecuted
SECT. 8. The selectmen of towns in which a forest
fire OF more than in extent has occurred
and the county commissioners where forest fire of
more than two has occurred in any of the unn
corporated places in any county, within year. shall
report to the forest commissioner extent Of area
burned over to the best of their information together
with the probable amount of property destroyed
and amount OF cord wood logs bark or other forest
product proc fencing bridges and buildings that have
COOH IHty SuaH also report the of
these fires if they can be ascertaned and the meas
ures employed and found most effective in Checking
their progress. Blanks for the reports required i'm
this act shall be furnished by said forest commissioners
at the expense of the state.
SECT. TO- Every railroad company whose road :.
passes through waste or forest lands shall during
each year cut and burn off remove from its right
OF way all grass brush other inammable material
put under proper care and at times when fires are not
LIABLE 10 spread beyond control
SECT. III. All locomotives which shall be run
through forest lands shall b. provided ii approved
and efficient arrangements for prev entlng the escape
of fire and sparks.
SECT r. No railroad company shall permit its EN-.
plOyeS 10 deposit fire. live Goals ashes upon their
Track In the immediate vicinity of wood lands land
conductors or train discover that along the
right or way or wood lands adjacent to the railroads
are burning or In dan, or from fire. it shall be their
duty TO report the same at their stopping place
wnlch snail be telegraph station.
SECT. IL. For all damages caused to forest growth
by any person employed in the construction Oftany
railroad hereafter to be built this state the company
owning such road shall be primarily liable the per-
son or persons so damaged. During the construction
OF such roads through wood land there shall be kept
ways ut distances of two hundred feet abstracts OF
inc laws relating to forest fires. ANY person employed
II the construction of such railroads. who shall set or
70 DC SET any fre along the line said roads
1res ana upon failure to do such pers sLoI1 he
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and mon CONT"
ZION tnereof shall be punished by fine of M
ing I'VE hundred dollars or by imprisonment i'm the
ana imprisonment 1t shall be The duty of ali pCrsons
having charge of men in the construction of such rail
roaiS TO see That tue provisions of this
carefully complied with, and any negligence or want
" oIulIy care on their part i'll relation to the Same
snail constitute misdemcanOr, and uDon cOnvicfiOn
thereof, they shall liable