Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-25

o;n, in and for each OF said districts
SO established, ii CHIEF 1oTest mre warden,
a ,irtr;nts such number Of deputy forest
dr.. wardens AS in his judgment may be-
,.anuired 10 carry out the provisions of
t ts territory over and within which he
shall have Jurisdiction. All chief and
deputy forest fire, wardens. so appointed.
shall hold Office during the pleasure of
said commissioner, be sworn to the faith
mi discharge of their duties by any officer
authorized to administer oaths, ana Ger
tiiicate thereof shall be returned to the
office of such commissioner
SECTION E. The said chief forest fire
wardens, under the direction of said com
missioner shall have general supervision
81 their respective districts and OF the
DAINTY forest fire wardens therein Each
chief forest fire warden. when directed by
The said commissioner, shall patrol the
forests of his district FOR the purpose OF
senfching out, extinguishing and guard
ing against forest fires. He shall investi-
gate and gather evidence regarding the
cl,ises Of forest fires, enforce all laws
l;icing to forests and forest preservation.
arrest all violatOrs thereof, prosecute all
Offenses against the same and in this con-
nection shall have the same power to
serve criminal processes against such
offenders and shall he allowed the same
fees az "A sheriff. or his deputy, for like
services, and shall nave and enjoy the
same right as Il sheriff to require aid in
executing the duties of his Office. Said
such other duties. at such times. and I'M
der such rules and regulations AS the
said commissioner may prescribe. and
each shall receive as compensation two
dollars and fifty cents for each and every
day of actual service. with an allowance
for expenses of travel and subsistence not
to exceed two dollars daily for such
period The said commissioner may au-
thorize the employment of suitable per
sons to assist said chief forest fire ward
ems in patrolling their respective districts
ana every person so employed snail be
paid fifteen cents for each hour of ser
vice so rendered by him and be provided
with subsistence during such period
Deputy forest fire wardenS shall perform
such duties. ut such times and under such
rules and regulations, as the chief fire
warden of the district. with the approval
of said commissioner, MAY prescribe
and they shall receive as compensation
two dollars for each ana every DAY OF
actual service.
Section 4. Whenever n fire occurs on. or
is likely to do damage to forest lands
within the district of any chief forest fire
warden. he shall take immediate action to
control and extinguiSh the same. IL such
fire occurs upon or is likel! to DO damage
to forest lands within the territory OF a
deputy forest fire warden and the chief
fire warden of the district is not pres
emit then and in such case the deputy for
est fire warden having jurisdiction o;
the territory shall forthwith proceed to
control and extingiiish the same. and he
shall meanwhile. with all consistent dis
patch. cause the said chief fire warden OF
the district to be notified OF IN" occur
renee of such fire. Until the arrival of
the chief warden ut the place of fire the
deputy warden shall be i'll charge OF
the. control and cXtinguishment of the
same. For the purpose of controlling
and eXtinguishing fires as aforesaid
chief forest fire wardens. and deputy
forest fire wardenS when in charge of
the control and extinSuishment of forest
fires or when so directed by the chcl
oV1nn n thair assistance
citizens of any county, and each person
so summoned and assisting shall be paid
fifteen cents for each hour of service rem
dered by him. Immediately after the ex-
tinguishment of Il fire the deputy forest
fire warden who for any time may nave
been in charge of the same shall make re-
turn to the chief warden of the district
of the expense thereof during the perlod
of his being in charge. including the
names OF the persons so summoned and
assisting with their postOffice addresses
by each under his direction. The return
shall be made upon oath and the said
chief warden is hereby authorized ana
empowered to administer such oath. Up.
on receipt of such return the SAID chlei
fire warden shall carefully examine and
audit the same and he may direct the
deputy to amend and correct any return
found to be incomplete incorrect or i'm, in,
and auditing Of said return. and inveStl-
CATION of the subject matter thereof. SAID
chief fire warden believes said return TO
b. lust and correct, he shall endorse his
written approval thereon and forward the
same so approved to said forest commits
sioner The chief fire warden of every
district burned by forest IRE SMALL up
on the eXting,Shment of such ire.
promptly forward an exact and detailed
statement of the expense. If any. which
said chief fire warden may nave incurred
in connection with the eXtinguiShment or
snch fire. to the said forest commissioner.
who may confirm. reject or recominit
either or both said approved return or
said deputy or said detailed statement OF
said chief fire warden If justice so re-
Section :. All expense incurred under
the provisions of this act shall ne paid
from the funds appropriated to and for
the use of the forest commission.
Section G. All acts and Dhrts or acts
which are inconsistent with the PRO
visions of this act. are hereby r"neaied.
Section !. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approvcd March S, 1901
Chapter as.
An Act to amend Section ninety-seven of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
tf nineteen hundred and three, in rell-
ton to Schooling Children in morgan
iZcd townships.
Section l. Section ninety-seVen OF CHAP
ter fifteen of the revised statutes OF nine-
teen hundred and three is hereby amend
ed by substituting for the word nNe
before the word Thousand" therein. the
word seven so that said section shall
read:
Section 81. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of the three preceding
sections there is hereby appropriated the
sum of seven thousand dollars annually
which sum shall be deducted ard set
aside therefor by the treasurer OF state
from the annual school funds of the
state.
Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved.
IApproved March S, 1861
Chapter 46.
An Act to amend Section fifty of Chapter
forty-one OF the Revised Statutes. re-
lating to the alewife fishery III the
Femaquid river.
Section fifty of chapter forty-one of the
revised statutes Is hereby amended by
substituting in said section for the words
eighteen hundred and ninetN-hve the
words nineteen hundred and five. so
that said section shall read dS follows:
Section SO. From the first day or April
to the fifteenth day of July in each year,
all persons are hereby prohibited from
fishing with nets, seineS. traps. welrs or
any other Continuance. in that part OF
Pemaquid river which lies between Pema-
quid Falls and line drawn west from
the site of the old PemaQuid tort, LOT
the term of ten years from the twelfth
DAY of February. nineteen hundred and
five. Any person violating any or the pro-
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