The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-21
AR ING AGAIN
and
Prairie Fires.
Office Of State Forest 9 Commissioner.
st. Paul. Mimi, M arch 81. 1900, n:


st. Paul. MINI, March 81, 1900. d
B Chapter 1856 OF the General Laws Of
the state Of Minnesota for 1895 (Act Of
April 1Sth) constitutes Supervisors Of
towns, Mayors OF cities and Presidents
OF village councils Fire Wardens, and it
is made their duty to take precautions to
prevent forest and prairie fires, and il
they occur, togo and extinguish or con
troll them and in emergencies to call
1npon any able-bodled male person, over
eighteen years Of age, to assist. Reports
of snch fires with particulars tending TO
fix responsibility therefor shall be made
within reasonable time -usual within a
week. The Forest Commissioner ia re-
CURED to provide and sign an abstract
Gas herein) OF the penalties under said
law, and it Is made the duty of the
County Commissioners OF each county
to cause said distract to Abe published
in at least three issnes OF the official
paper in their respective counties each
year, between the 10Th OF April and LIST
OF November, and they are hereby in
structed to publish this notice entire.
Under said law. i .
The following are liable to penalty not
exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the
state prison not over ten years or both:
! 8 Any person who malicious]y sets or causes
to be Get on fire any words, prairie or
other combustible material whereby the
~ property Of another is destroyed and life
sacrificed. r. 2
The following are liable to penalty not
exceeding 800: or Imprisonment rot
exce4 ding three months: % &
Any person refusing, without cause, to as
sist fire wardens in extinguishing forest or
Z - prairie free. ~ ~ j
Any fire war den who neglscts to perform
his duties. ~. p =
Any person who wilfully. negligently or
car"lessly sets on fire, or causes to be set
on fire, any woods. prairies or other COM
bustible material thereby causing injury to
others.
Any person who shall kindle a FIRE on or
dangerously near to forest or prairie land
and leaving it unquenched, or who shall
be party thereto. - 4 @.
ANY person who shall use other than incom-
i bustible fire .wads for firearms or carry
~ naked torch, frel rand or other exposed
$s light in or dangerously near to forest land
Any per son who shall wifnlly or.heedlessly
deface, destroy or remove this or any other
s warn ing placed posted under the require
ments of the above msnt toned Act
Any railroad company wilfully neglecting
to provide efficient spark arresters on its
-tE engines; or to keep it's right OF way to the
width OF 100 feet cleared of combnstible
,. material; or which shall fail to comply
with other provisions of Section IL Of the
above mentioned Act. - St! sS 5s
Thefollowing are liable to q penalty Of
not less than S. nor more than $50:
Any railroad employe who wilfully violates
the provisions OF Section IL Of the above
mentioned Act 54 rs. Ss
Any owner of thrsshing or other portable
steam engine who noglects to have eHic lent
spark erresters, or who s',a deposit live
s. Goals or hot ashes without extinguishing
: the same. @$s$ .isE
.5 r. @. DUNN Estate AUDITOR.
c. C.. ANDREWS, # Forest missioner.
Chief Fire Warden. = !. 7-21