Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-18
FOREST FIRES,
That Scourge Always Feared by Wild
Land Owners,
II " Ne Subject Tor .Legisiatioa-A Pre-
ysasise msassss.

The sih land orners will try and get
oa.sed the following amendment 10 the act
cysa,.ng forest connfssioat
No person shall, for hire Or compensa-
ton, eres9 ss hsrsinsftss provided. serve
in the capacity of forest guide at or near
the placss Of resort for hunting and asbing
IN this STATE. without having been duly H.
censed therefor for the year In which he 80
.eryes BY the forest commissioner.
Provided, however, that person so sery-
inn ~ az emergency, % reporting that fact,
together with the facts hereinafter required
,rena guides, mag, in the discretion OF the
sare.t commissioner, receive from him a
license dated back to cover tina. time VI
service.
For the purpose Of licensing guides, the
forest commissioner shall, at the expense
Of the State. issue suitable blanks, which
blanks shall contain the provisions Of the
!aw relating 70 sportsnen and the setting Of
fires.
On application for license as guide,
the forest commissioner, after satisfying
himself that the applicant is proper per
con, may issue 10 him one Of The azores Ill
licenses, signed by himself as fores, COM
missioner, to continue in force for tbs term
q. one year unless sooner revoked. for
which license the applicant shall pay 10 the
forest commissioner Zee of s which fee
!. to h. accepted by the said commissioner
AZ payment for bis services In the matter.
This license Is subject to revocation at
any time By the said forest commissioner
on proof that the holder has not properly
performed bis duties guide, particularly
In the matter Of the care and prevention Of
fires and in the making Of returns as here
matter provided.
All persons going into the forest and en-
bloying therefor the services of a guide,
shall on BLANKS to be furnished the guide
AZ the srpeuse of the State, leave a record
Of tie name and home address, Of each of
the members Of the party. the localities they
propose 10 visit and their proposed routes
Of travel AMI time Of stay. and il shall be-
the duty Of the guide To see that this record
/. duly and properly made and forwar led
10 thu forest commissioner before the party
enter the Voods auI In esse Of nny des ia
ton from the routr and time. ~ above
stated On the guides return from the ezpe-
diuo1 he snail make ;he correction TO cor
respond with the facts AMI shall send the
Corrected report, with she date Of the said
return To tho forest rrmmi -iuper who
shall keep due record of The party, routes
and tine IN t.- office
Il shall b. the duty OF the guide to call to
the attention OF the members of his party
the preyl.ions Of tie law relating to the set
tiny Of FIRES ami Ia sse that all camp fires
are properly eEtingHished before leaving
camp, adj that tgr precautions are exef-
rispd by ,tir nt~iahers ri tie party unler
hIs chnrFe IN ih,, use of firearms an D. to
the -eIting Of fires by nny other means and
To report to lhe forest commissioner any
ra.n Of osr le-,nes' or wantonacss IN Ills
respect or in the naifrr Of the destruction of
forest grneill. together With thr II IN. of
the oifeni,r bur tire guides responsibility
IN shi, shall 10 no wise relieve the other
members OF the party FROM their RESPONSE
bilty or from claims for damages,
The guide. shah report 10 The tirewar,ens
anil the forest comm ssiouer the existence,
course AMI extent of such other fires rs
may CONE to their knowledge and shall take
such steps as they can to extinguish them
OF pregent their extension.
ANY violations by u gai,le Of III pro-
VISION. Of this act, or the act TO which this
ia m amendment. .liall subject him TO the
revocation of his license AMI penalty of
So FOR each oifense, 10 be recovered upon
compliant, one half to the compl iinant an
one bali to the county in which the ofens
occurs.
The timber land owners have been in
communication on the subject of some leg
station on this subject for two months at
least md several preliminary bills have
been drawn Yesterday the whole were
embodied in the bill given above. and
which, # it passes, it ia thought will con-
sllerably increase the duties of the con-
missioner.