The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-06-15

land under fence and not under fence.
It shall be the duty of the commits
sioners, on receipt of certified copy
of such lists of lands under fence and
not under fence from the county as
SCISSOR. to at once determine whether
or not sufficient per centum of the
land is under fence, and if it is found
that threefourths of the lands of said
county or portion of said county is
under fence. it shall be the duty of the
board of county commissioners toI
make such entry in the records of
their office and publish notice thereof
for at least four successive weeks in
the official paper in such county, set
ting forth the fact that three-fourths
of the land in such county or portion
of county is under fence, and that live
stock found running at large in such
county or portion of county on and
after 80 days from the first publica-
ton of said notice shall be treated as
estrays-and estrays in any county
in which at least three-fourths of the
area, outside of the cities and towns
therein, shall be under enclosure
or fence. may be taken up at any time
in the year.
Penalty: Fine of not less than $25
nor more than 500 for each Offense.
Forests and Forest Fires.
Board of commissioners An Act of
1905 creates a state board OF forest
commissioners, consisting of the state
land commissioner and four electors
of the state to be appointed by the
governor. The members of said board
shall receive no compensation. Sec
rotary of state shall provide suitable
quarters for the use of said board and
state fire warden and forester in the
capitol building. Board meets at call
of the governor or chairman.
Powers and Duties.-The state
board of forest commissioners shall
supervise all matters of state forest
protection as provided for in the act.
1t has power to appoint a state fire
warden and forester, deputy fire
wardens and forest rangers to make
rules and regulations for the proven
ton, control and suppression OF forest
fires; to regulate and control official
acts of state fire warden and forester,
deputy fire wardens and forest rangers,
and remove at will any of these Off
Gals. The state board shall appoint a
state fire warden and forester at a
salary Of $1,500, with office and other
necessary expenses paid.
Duties.-The state fire warden and
forester shall have direct charge and
supervision of the forest fire service
of the state, the term forest fire SER
vice" shall be held to include all dep
uty fire wardens, forest rangers, and
help. He shall enforce all laws for
preservation of forests within state.
investigate origin, prosecute all viola
tors: prepare and print for public dis
tribution an abstract of the forest and
fire laws of the state, together with
rules and regulations as may be for
mulated by the state board OF forest
commissioners. He shall annually mott
fly the county clerk in each county
where deputy fire wardens or forest
rangers are appointed and give the
name.
Deputy Wardens and Counties.-The
state board of forest commissioners
shall have power to appoint within
any county where there is timber re-
curing protection deputy fire warden
for all or any portion of the period
from June list to October list of each
year, at a compensation of 81 per day
for time actually employed; he shall
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