Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-10
Proclamation.


Proclamation.
Cover Lords proclamation for the
nrotection of timber and other prop
crty from fire is as follows:
whereas, An act passed by the leg
Islativc assembly of the state of Ore
con at its seventeenth annual session,
entitled, "An Act to Protect Timber
and other Property from Fire." con-
tans the following:
Section /. If any person shall ma
llclously, with intent to lnjure any
other person, by himself or any other
person, kindle fire on his own land
or the land OF any other person, and
BY means of such fire the buildings,
fences, crops, or other personal prop
erty or wooded timber lands OF any
other person shall be destroyed or in
jured, he shall, on cOnviction, be
punished by fine of not less than $40
nor more than $1,000, or by imprlson-
ment in the county Jail for not less
than three months nor more than
twelve months, according to the
aggrayation Of the offense.
Section 2. If any person shall with
out malice klndlc any fire in any field,
pasture, enclosure, forest, prairie or
timber land not his own, without the
consent of the owner, and the same
shall spread and no damage to any
buildings, fences, crops, cordwood,
bark, or other personal property not
his own or to any wood or timber
land not his own, he shall on convic.
tion be punished by fine of not less
than SO nor more than 800 and costs
according to the aggrayation of the
Ofense and shall stand committed
until the fine and costs are paid.
Section 3. Any person who shall
enter on the lands of another person
for the purpose of hunting and fishiug
and shall, without consent of the
owner Of said lands, klndle any fire
thereon, shall be punished by fine OF
not less than $40 nor more than 800,
and II such fire be kindled mallciously,
and with the intent to injure any
other person, such offender shall be
punished by fine of not less than
s2O nor more than $3.50, or by i'm
prlsonment in the county Jail not less
Than three months nor more than
twelve months.
section 4. Amy person or persons
who shall wilfully set fire to any
wooded country or forest belonging
70 the state or United States, or to
any person or persons, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction before court'of competent
Jurisdiction, shall be punished by a
nne not exceeding 81 900 or imprison-
ment not exceeding one year, or by
oo'h such fine and imprisonment;
provided that nothing hereinafter con-
~'ned shall apply to any person'who
III good faith sets a back fire to pre-
vent the extension of a fire already
burning.
section 8. Upon any prosecution
unuer this act, one half of the fine inn
posed shall be paid to the person who
nist gives information thereof to the
u'sIrlct attorney for the district in
winch the otfense is committed and
'ue other moiety shall be paid into
"e county treasury for the benefit OF
'"e common school fund of the county
III which said fine is collected.
section g. 1t is thereby made the
uu'y OF the Governor of this state tC
'asue Proclamation ON the first day
'uiy' OF each year, calling public
attention to the provisions OF this act
1u warning all persons against VIC
-''uR The same. 1t is also the duty
'ach circuit judge of this state tC
'sau The provisions of this act to eact
n'ao jury when charging them as tc
their duties.