The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-31

Supplement to act entitled San act to provide
for the extingushment OF forest fires in the third
and fourth class counties of this state, and TO pro-
vide for the payment Of the expense thereof ap-
proved March twenty-third, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two.
Whereas Forest fires, very destructive in their ef
fects, are of frequent occurrence in the timbered
portions Of this state and, whereas, owing in a
great measure to d lack of legal authority ia the
premises no ntelligently organized system Of
fighting and distinguishing such fires prevails; in
remedy whereof,
bly, of the state of New Jersey That in any township
in counties of the third and fourth class in this state
where any sum u money shall be raised under the
act to which this is supplement, to defray the
penses of fighting and extinguishing forest FIRES it
shall be the duty Of the township committee of such
township at its next meeting after such shall
have been ordered raised, to appoint suitable
person being resident OF said township TO fire
marshal thereof at the time determ n the
amount of compensation per diem to be paid such
fire marshal when in the active performance of his
dutes upon notice from the person so appointed of
the acceptance of the said office the said township
committee shall Immediately issue to him certih-
cate of his appointment, under their hands and the
seal of the township.
2 And be it enacted, That after receiving his GER
tihcate of appointment aforesaid, shall have the
power to designate and empower proper person to
act his deputy in OF his absence iity
from any legitimate cause, and the said deputy shall
while engaged in the active duties of the said office,
receive the same mpebsaton per diem as his chief
3And be it enacted That it shall be the duty of said
marshal, on being appraised of the existence of any
forest fire, either in his own township any adjoin
his own township may be impered, to proceed forth
with TO the location of such fire, and absolute
direction and control of all operations to be under
taken for the extnguishing thereof within the bounds
of his own townships he shall have the power during
the continuance OF such fire to appoint as many per-
to act aids in carrying out his instructions
he may deem necessary, and all persons employed by
the township committee, and all other persons pres
ent who may be actively engaged in subdung such
fire. shall act in the premises solely according his
orders and those of his authorized aids he shall keep
nearly as possible correct account of the
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together with the time in which they employed
and in reasonable time after such fire shall have
been elfeotualy extingushed he shall report state
ment of said account to the township committee of
his township.
And DO It enacted, That the township oommittee
Of such township shall cause to be made aceurat e
map maps of such portions OF the forest lands OF
their township in their opinion ordinarily sub
ject to damage by fires. with all public highways
railroads aud such private and by-ioads running
through the same arc deemed necessary ly
delineated thereon together with such distances be-
tween any given points said roads or their inter-
sections with other roads may seem advisable, and
shall cause to be made whatever surveys and meas
urements necessary for the proper completion OF
said maps; copy thereof, whom completed, shall
the furnished to the fire marshal as the said
committee shall deem advisable.
g. Aud be IL enacted, That the township commit
such township shall audit the accounts render
of said township on hand and not otherwise appro
prlated all just and reasonable bills presented for the
work and expenses OF lighting and cxtingnshing such
hroa together with all expenses incurred in making
and procuring the aforesaid maps and surveys
@. And BIO II enacted, That the township commit
tee shall Rt any time have the power of removal OF
said fire marshal for Incompetence or neglect Of duty
and the appointment Of another person In his stead
Immediately
Approved May IA, 1894