The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-01
266, LAWS OF 1895.
An Act to Provide for the Better protec-
ton of Life and Property Against
Forest Fires,

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loleet WARREN, HGltuet OF "hohl SNAIL
ieceiNe any adut'ioh"l com pehsauoh
lCi tAc u'tieS pclioI Lleu unuel tHe pro-
/ VISIONS oI ih!S act. IL shalI DE the uutv
Vi the state forest warden ana bis uep-
ul9, 10 supervise al town IRE Ndluehs,
ana al otheF persons however deslghat-
eu' dPPoInteu OF eIeCleu unueF the pro-
VISIONS o. thl7 act' or othefS OF similar
nature, LOT the pfolectdoh OF lie ana
| property against forest hfGs. Ihe state
ioIe9L var eh SiialI Iol III li"Ie ana pup
Iloh an proper anu necessary reguld-
! tloh7 ~ gov III Ile ~alueh9 Win d We"
% PIeNGHuIS ana cohtIoiIIh3 forest
LleS, ana 7llali Keep registry Oh the
haLle5 anu poStoHlct aduftas OF an nre
luc4I7 III 'he SldIe ana the RECORD OF
| VIC mes lciol .cu anu ColhP!dlii'S u
! neSleCt Vi lloiaIIoA VI Inc pIof4SlOhS OF
tHlS ACT.
SECTION >. The supervisors of the
| town and road uperintendents in this
state are hereby constituted fire war
dens OF their several towns, and the
chairman OF the town board OF each
town shall be the chairman of the town
| lire wardens; he shall report the names
and pOstotlice address of all the fire
| wardens Of his town To the state forest
warden on or before the first day of
May IN each year Ii shall be the duty
OF said fire wardens to take precautions
to prevent the improper setting or pro-
! gresS OF fires, and when 4 tire Is ObserV
| ed therein, to Immediately summon
such assistance as may deem 1t DeCes-
Sary, 20 at once to the scene of it, and
! if possible. eXtinguish it. They snail
cause to be posted at places frequented
/ by camping parties, tourists, hunters
and fishermen. III their respective
towns, warnings against causing fires, to
| be printed in large letters on cloth and
| to be furnished by the forest warden;
and anyone wantoniv tearing down or
! defacing any notice posted under this
act shall be liable to pay fine OF ten
/ dollars. FIRE Wardens shall duly re-
/ port the occurrence OF hres to the Tor
est Wardens, the cause OF the same to
! the Dest OF thelr Information, ana the
amount OF property destroyed. FIRE
Wardens ana such persons as they may
! HploN Shall pe palu lot their SERVICES
! ny the towns III when Such llfes occur,
! but at the rate OF not exceeding one
Dollar ana nifty cents per day, but no
| IRE warden shalI be PAD IN any one
! year Tor more than ten days service lii
eNtlngulshlng or preventing fires, nor
ior more thah I'VE DAYS service III post
! Ing notices, nor IN the aggregate tor
/ - N''''A4 ''''NN'A 49, - 80 '4NN''I ~
! Whatever character, IN any one year;
nor shall any one person, employed by
ire Wardens to assist IN eXtIngulshlng
or preventing flres be pad Tor more
thah hNe days OF such service IN any
one year. no towns shaii eNpend more
IMAM one huhureu HolidiS OF pupllc
money uhItf TINS act III any one year
no payment sAaiI DE mace TO nre war
uehS, or 10 any person lhey may EN-
| ploy, until they shall have rendered an
ltelulzed account, duly subscribed ana
sworn 10 by thenl respectively, Whlch
account .9. s3all pG lelt on ule Win lhe
''il0el lil'''>IlIS 'iIe pay ihc'I''
SECTION J. Any person who shall
build a fire on any lands in this state,
not his own or under his control, eX-
cept as hereinafter provided, shall be-
fore leaving the same, totally eXtin-
gulsh such llres, and upon ialiure to do
50, such person shall be deemed guilty
Oh bernnf SH Hhn TIC ana upon co4y!con
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who shaII wiiIrrIi,, ~, ra+ii,IsriI,. sot
| TO os.;l+ a,,ttl,,r 80 go, l,'
any, lo,I T,lnrni,, s',,.h Ia,,i ~ ;,ii,,roi
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co. ~ t.u VI me-
Ina ~ iL,o,1I tI,
Of ~ no - tl ln,,I az tG
si,sII ,I,,,,i JI,;s,,It;,, tIaroNf 49,
/ ished by a fine not exceeding one
! hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
/ in the county Jail not exceeding one
month, or by both such fine and i'm
! prisOnmcnt, and be liable To the person
/ injured Tor ali damages that may be
/ caused by such fire. And during the
months Of July, August, September and
/ October o. each year 10 fire shall be set
1 upon any land, in any town OF this
state, for any purpose other than the
purposes provided for in section t Of
+ this act. and providing the fire wardens
/ have posted at least one notice in each
road district in the town recurring that
/ 10 such fires shall he set, except upDn
] the written permission of one of the
/ fire Wardcns o. said town.
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4 SECTION ). Every railroad comrany
shall, at least once in each wear, cut ana
I remove from its right of way all Grass
and weeds, but under proper care and
at times when fires are not liable to
j spread beyond control. An locomotives