New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-04-23
Warming against Forest
and Prairie fires.
Office OF State Forest Com missioner.
! ST. Paul. MINI. arch Il 1qll2

OnAA0 N MISREPRESENTATION
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March /, 19O2..
Chapter 1876 Of the General Laws OF
the State of Minnesota for 1895 Act Of
April 18tb) constitutes Supervisors 81
ytpwns, Mayors Of cities and Presldents
.of yillages councils Fire I'VE ardenp, and IL
sis made their dui 20 take precautions
s5to prevent forest and prairie fires, and il
they Occur, to go and xtinguish or con-.
troll lal,l them and ii emergencies to call
upon any able-b odied male person, over
eighteen yearsIof age, to assist. Reports
.of such fires with particulars tending to
fix responsibility therefor shall be made
within reaso able time usually within
q week. The forest commissioner is re-
quired 10 provide and sign al abstract.
(as herein Of the penalties under said
law, and II is made the duty of.the Conn-
Ety Commission Of each county to
cause said abstract to be publ ished in at
least three issues Of the official paper in
their respective counties each year, be-
tween the 18th day Of April and 1st of
November and they are hereby instruct
ed to publish this notice entire. Unuer
said law III 5#5
The following are liable to penalty not ex-
ceeding $500 or Imprisonment In the state
prison not over ten years or both: 4.
Any person " no malicionsly sets or
causes TO be set on fire any woods, prai-
RE or other combustible material where
by the property OF another is destroyed
and life is sacrificed 81.
The following are liable to penalty not ex-
ceeding $loo9O imprisonment not exceeding
three months: M j MI {4s.* b r. 45:%& Il
Any person refusing, without cause,
to assist fire wardens in extinguishing
forest or prairie fires. j s$S53s q
Any fire warden who neglects to per-
! form his duties. ,s s55 .=5 II
Any person who willfully, negligent
- Or carelessly sets on fire, or causes to
be set on fire, any woods, prsiries or
other com bustible material thereby caus-
ing injury to another. ss. IS
Any person who shall kindl q fire on
or dangerously near to forest or prairie
land and leave it unquenched, orzswho
shall be party thereto. .5.
Any person who shall use other than
incomb ustible fire wads for firearms Of
carry Q naked torch, frebrana or other
exposed light in or dangerously nearsto
forest land. h .s &. I'M I III {,
Any person who shall wilfully Of
heedlessly deface, destroy or remove
this OF any other warning placard post
led under the quirements of the above
mentioned Act. h 81 q. 3s &. II
Any railroad company wilfully neglect
ing to provide efficient spark arresters on
its engines; or to keep its right Of way
to the width of 100 feet cleared Of com
bustible material; or which shall fail to
comply wlth5other provisions Of Section
liz of the above montloned Act. NJ II
The following are liable to penalty Of not less
than S. nor more than $50: 5@zs 3s $50:
Any railroad employo who wilfully
violates the visions of Section 10 Of
the above mentloned Act. 59s. 4 5s
Any owner Of thrsshing Or other port
able stsam engine who Deglects to haYs
efficient spark arrsstsrs, or Who shall de-
post live Goals or hot ashes without e.
tlnguishing the same. .33
O. q ANDREWS, Chief Fire Warden.
III r. G. DUNN Estate Auditory
|S19 2sZ Forest Commissioner.