Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-23
Warning Against
Forest and Prairie Fires
OFFICE OF
TIE FOREST COMMISSIONER,


STATE FOREST CoMM1ss1oNER.)
St. Paul, Mimi, March +, 1902.
Chapter 1876 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 if they occur. to 60 and
extinguish or control them; and In emergen.
cies to cali upon any able-bodied male person
| over eighteen years of age to assist. Reports
of such fires with particulars tending to fix
responsibility therefor shall be made within
| reasonable Unnecessarily within week.
| The forest commissioner is required to pro-
| vide AND sign an abstract Gas herein) of the
penalties under said law, and it 10 made the
duty of the County Commissioners of each
| county to cause said abstract to be pub.
| lished in at least three issues of the Official
| paper in their respective counties each year;
between the 18th of April and 1st of Novem.
Der, and they are hereby instructed to pub
fish this notice entire. -.
Under said law the following are liable to
a penalty not exceeding $500 or imprisou-
| ment in the state prison not oyer ten years
| or both: .a...
Any person who malicious1y sets or causes
to be set on fire any woods, prairie or other
combustible material whereby the property
Of another is destroyed and life IL sacrificed.
The following are liable to q penalty not
exceeding $500 or i'm IMPRISONMENT not exceed
ing three months: ..s@ s.. 49,
Any person refusing, without cause, to as
sist fire wardens in extinguishing forest or
prairie fires. ri. I z5.::..< @ : Il ~:
Any FIRE warden who neelects to perform
his duties. ILL.,. a! : 81 Ia j.. = :; 81 4
Any person who ,wilfully. negligently or
carelessly sets on FIRE, or causes to be set on
fire, any woods, prairies or other combusti-
BILE m aterial thereby causing injury to an
other. *s \. s5. :s!, 4, <.5s.
Any person who shall kindle ! DIRE on or
dangerously near to forest or prairie land
and leave it unquenched, or who shall be Z
party thereto. 4. 5s5 " AZ u .=@ 4ss=s M
Any person who shall use other than In.
ombustible fire wards for firearms or carry
j naked torch, frebrand or other exposed
+ ught in or dangerously near to forest land.
Any person who shall wilfuIly or heedlessly
dcface. destroy or remove this or any other
warning placard posted under the require
nents Of the above mentioned act. 5zs
Any railroad company wilfully neglectinR
S5I
to provide efficient spark arresters on its en-
gines; OF to keepits right Of way to the width
oi 100 feet cleared Of combustible material,
or which shall fail to comply with other pro
visions 81 Section 12}of the above mentioned
act. d s5gs 3s 81. :s
q he following are liable to . penalty 81 not
less than IS nor more than $50:
Ess Any railroad employe who wilfully violates
the provisions Of Section Il Of the above
mentioned act. -. 93s INK
Any ,wner Of threshing Or other port able
steam ngine who neglects to have e1iscient
e j. 3, q bot ashes sui.his the
same .sss VI
sprxn. lstate AuditorJI.ssss.ss.
| c.lc, sANpHEWs,ss porest commissioue
chisf Fire Ward