The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

30 established, a chief forest fire warden
ana he shall also appoint within such
olstricts such number OF deputy forest
fire wardens as in his Judgment may be
required to carry out the provisions of
this act, assigning to each OF the latter
the 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
ful discharge of their duties by any officer
authorized to administer oaths, and GER
tlhcate thereof shall be returned to the
office of such commissioner.
Section 3. The said chief forest fire
wardens, under the direction of said COM
of their respective districts and of the
deputy 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
searching out. eNtinguishing and guard
Ing against forest fires. He shall investi-
causes of forest fires, enforce all laws re-
lating 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 be allowed the same
fees as sheriff, or, his deputy. for like
same right as sheriff to require aid in in
executing the duties of his office Said
chief forest fire wardens shall perform
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
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
and every person so employed shall be
paid fifteen cents for. each hour of ser
vice so rendered by him and be provided
Deputy forest fire wardens shall perform
such duties at such times and under such
rules and regulations, as the chief fire
Of said commissioner. may prescribe
and they shall receive as compensation
two dollars for each and every day Of
actual service
Section 4. Whenever 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 extingush the same. IF such
fire occurs unon or is likely to do damage
to forest lands within the territory of n
deputy forest fire warden and the chief
fire warden of the district is not nres-
est fire warden having jurisdiction of
the territory shall forthwith proceed to
control and extinguish the same. and he
shall meanwhile with all consistent dis
the district to he notified of the occur
renee Of such fire. Until the arrival of
the chief warden at the place of FIRE tho
deputy warden shall be in charre Of
the control and extinguishment of the
same For the nurnose of controlling
and extinrushing fires as aforesaid
chief forest fire wartdens. and deputy
the control and extins',ishment of forest
fires or when so directed by the chief
warden, may summon to their 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 a fire the deputy forest
fire warden who for any time may have
been in charge of the same shall make re-
turn to the chief warden of the district
of the expense thereof during the period
of his being in charge, including the
assisting, with their postoftice addresses
and the hours of labor actually performed
by each under his direction. The return
shall be made upon oath and the said
empowered to administer such oath. Up
on receipt of such return the said chief
fire warden shall carefully examine and
deputy to to amend ana ,cbrreet any return n
found to be incomplete, incorrect or in
sufficient in form. If upon examination
cation of the subject matter thereof, said
chief fire warden believes said return to
be Just and correct. he shall endorse his
written approval thereon and forward the
sioner. The chief fire warden of every
district burned by forest fire shall, up
on the extinguishment of such fire.
promptly forward an exact and detailed
statement of the expense, II any. which
said chief fire warden may have incurred
in connection with the eXtinguishment Of
such fire. to the said forest commissioner.
who may confirm, reject or recommit
oil J,er hot nf
said deputy or said detailed statement OF
said chief fire warden If justice so re-
quires.
Section 5. All expense incurred under
the provisions of this act shall be paid
from the funds appropriated to and for
the use of the forest commission.
Section 6. All acts and parts OF acts
which are inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act. are hereby repealed.
Section Z. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March s, 1861
Chapter as.
An Act to amend Section ninety-seven OF
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
Of nineteen hundred and three, in rela-
ton to Schooling Children in unorgan-
lied 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 five"
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 and set
aside therefor by the treasurer Of state
from the annual school funds of the
state
Section g. This act shall take effect
when approved
[Approved March g. 1861
Chapter 46.
An Act to amend Section fifty of Chapter
forty-one of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the alewife fishery in the
Pemaquid 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 ninety-tive" the
words nineteen hundred and fve,' so
that said section shall read as follows:
Section so. From the first day of April
to the fifteenth day of July in each year,
all persons are hereby prohibited from
fishing with nets, seines, traps. weirs or
any other continuance, in that part of
Pemaquid river which lies between Pema-
quid Falls and a line drawn west from
the site of the old Pemaquid fort, for
the term of ten years from the twelfth
Gay Of February, nineteen hundred and
five Any person violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be subject to
fine of one hundred dollars, and for
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