Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-16
Forest Commissioner Ring
Issues New Notices
Relative to Danger Of Setting
Fires on Timber Lands.
Circular 10 BerIssusd On the Subject
Of BroWa.TaiI Moths.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Jan. %, at 10. A. N.

Forest Commissioner Ring is en-
gagged in preparing new set of fire no.
tices TO be posted in the forests and
timber lands the coming spring, in
which there are several changes.
| These notices will be posted for the
| purpose of warning people who may
he in the woods of the danger of build
ing fires and leaving them unextin-
guishcd or neglected, and will contain
| provisions from the statutes relative to
the subject of kindling fires. The
notices will be printed on cloth, and the
text will be as follows:
Danger from setting fires on forest
and timber land. The Revised Statutes
Of Maine Provides as Follows:
Chap. Z, Sec. 50. Whoever by him.
self, or by his servant, agent or guide.
or as the servant, agent or guide of any
other person, shall build camp, cook
| ing or other fire, or use an abandoned
camp, cooking or other fire in or adj
jacont to any woods in this state, shall,
before leaving such fire. totally eXtin-
guish the same, and upon failure to do
so such person shall be punished by n
fine of fifty dollars. . 3 One
half of any fine imposed and collected
under this section shall be paid TO the
complainant.
Chap. Z, Sec. Sc. Camp fires must be
totally cXtinguished before breaking
camp, under penalty OF not to exceed
one months Imprisonment or one hum
dred dollars fine or both, as provided
by law.
Chap. %, Sec. Is. Whoever kindles a
| fire, on land not his own without con-
sent Of the owner: : if such fire
spreads and damages the property of
others, he torfeits not less than ten, nor
| more than five hundred dollars. and.
| in either case. he shall stand commit
| ted until fines and costs are paid, or he
shall be imprisoned not more than
three years.
| Chap. 2S Sec. 1G. Whoever with in
tent To injure another. causes a fire To
be- kindled on his. or anOther's land.
| whereby the property of any other
persons is injured or destroyed, shall
be fined not less than twenty nor more
than one thousand dollars, or i'm
prsOned not less than three months.
nor more than three years.
Chap 2S, Sec. Il. Whoever for 4 law
| full purpose kindles a fire on his own
land shall do 50 at n suitable time and
| in Il careful and prudent manner: and
IS liabl,. in an action on the case. to any
person injured by his failure to comply
with this provision.
Chap. 2S. Sec. IS. Persons engaged in
driving lumber may kindly fires when
| necessary, but shall use the utmost
| caution to prevent them from spread
ing and doing damage, ana if they fail
| 50 to do. they are subject to all the
foregoing liabilities and penalties, as
| if said privilege had not been allowed
Chap. :. Sec. g.. Any person vicious
ly or waEtonly tearing down, destroy
| ing on defacing this notice. shall on
| conviction thereof. be punished by a
fine of five dollars.
II addition to the above stated fines
and penalties oil persons are liable in
| civil suits for all damages caused by
fires set by them or by their direction
| EDGAR f.. RING.
Forest Commissioners
| Notice from the Maine Sportsmen'
Fish ana Game Association. Sports
men, wherever from, will please exer-
else great care while in the forests of
this state. regarding fires. Guides
| should regard it as their duty to see
| that no danger arises from the use of
camp fires. Wardens appointed by the
Maine SpOrtsmens Fish and Game
Association" will report to the grand
warden of the association any violation
Of the law. giving names ana dates Of
such violations.
Per order,
| G. A. JUDkINS. President
| F.. &. HARRINGTON Secretary