The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-05-11
rCHAPTER Sa4,7

ICHAPTER 2e4.l
AN ACT to establish State Board OF
Forestry and to promote forest in
terests and arborculture in the
State.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That there
shall be a State Board of Forestry,
consisting of seven members, the Gov
ernor, Comptroller, President Of John
Hopkins University, President of the
Maryland State Agricultural College,
State Geologist and one citizen Of the
State to be interested in the advance,
ment of forestry, and one practical
lumberman engaged in the manufac-
ture of lumber within this State; who
shall be appointed by. the Governor, to
serve for a term of two years, which
Board shall act without compensation,
save for actual necessary expenses In
cured in the performance OF their ofh-
cial duties.
Section g And be it ENACTED. That
there shall be appointed by the Board
of Forestry, State Forester, who shall
have practical knowledge of forestry,
his compensation shall be fixed by the
Board, and shall not exceed $4,000 per
annum, and reasonable travelling and
field expenses incurred in the perfor,-
nance of his official duties. He SHALL
under the general supervision Of the
State Board of Forestry, have direc-
ton of all forest interests, and all
the jurisdiction Of the State. He shall
have charge of all forest wardens in
the State, and aid and direct them in
their work; take such action as is
authorized by law to prevent and ex-
tinguish forest fires; enforce all laws
pertaining to forest and wood land, and
prosecute for any violation Of such
laws; collect data relative to ior t,s
protection and Improvement Of State
parks and forest reserves, and cooper
ate with land owners as described in
A - III Aat q
deliver a course of lectures at the
Maryland State Agriculture College
bearing upon forestry and silviculture.
subject to the approval of the trustees
of the College and as far as his duties
as State Forester will permit, carry
on an educational course of lectures on
Forestry at the Farmers Institutes, and
similar meetings within the State He
shall act as secretary of the State Board
of Forestry, and shall prepare for the
Board annually a report on the pro
work and recommend therein plans for
Improving the State system of forest
protection, management and replace
ment.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That
the State Board of Forestry shall have
the power to purchase lands in the
name Of the State, suitable Tor forest
culture and reserves, at a price which
using for such purposes any surplus
money not otherwise appropriated,
which may be standing to the credit
Of the Forest Reserve Fund; and to
make all rules and regulations govern
ing State Reserves; and that the Gov
ernor of the State is authorized, upon
the recomm endation Of said State
Board Of Forestry to accept gifts of
protected and administered by the State
Board of Forestry as State Forest Re
serves, and to be used so as to demon
strate the practical utility of timber
hrAadinr
game. Such gifts must be absolute
except for the reservation of all min
eral and mining rights over and under
said lands, and stipulation that they
shall be administered as State Forest
Reserves, and the Attorney General Of
the State is directed to see that all
deeds to the State Of lands mentioned
above are properly executed, before the
gift is accepted.
Section 4. And be it enacted That
the State Forester, shall upon request.
of Forestry, and whenever he deems it
essential to the best interests of the
people of the State, cooperate with
counties, towns, corporations, and in
protection, management, and replace
ment of trees, woodlots and timber
tracts, under an agreement that the
parties obtaining such assistance pay
at least the field expenses Of the men
employed in preparing said plans
Section s.. And be it enacted That
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it necessary, he may apply to the Gov
ernor to commission such persons as
he may designate, to act as Forest
Wardens Of this State, to enforce the
purposes of this Act. If the Governor
approve of such persons he may ap-
point them Forest Wardens for a term
of two years, but they shall be subject
to removal at any time at the pleasure
of the Governor. Such Wardens shall
receive no salary from the State but
only such compensation from time to
time as the Forester may allow them
for special services actually rendered
Forest Wardens thus appointed shall
before entering upon the duties of
oath before the clerk o. the Court Of
the county in which they reside: after
which they shall, while holding said
office, possess and exercise all the au-
thorfty and power held and exercised
by constables at common law under the
statues of this State, so far as arresting
and prosecuting persons for all viola
tions of any of the laws or rules and
for the protection of the State forestry
reservations, or for the protection Of
the fish and game contained therein,
are concerned.
Section 6. And be it enacted. That
It shall be the duty of the Forest War
dens to enforce all forest laws of this
State; to protect the State Forest Re-
serves and see that all rules, regula-
lions and laws are enforced; to report
any violation of law to the State Fores-
ter at the time of it's occurance; to
assist in apprehending and convicting
offenders, and to make an annual re-
port to him as to forest conditions
in their immediate neighborhood
When any Forest Warden shall see or
have reported to him a forest fire it
shall be his duty to Immediately repair
to the scene of the fire and employ such
persons and means as in his judgment
seem expedient and necessary to ex-
tinguish said fire. He shall keep an
itemized account of all expenses thus
incurred and send such account i'm
mediately to the State Forester.
Section 7. And be it enacted. That
the expenses incurred in fighting or
extinguishing any fire under the direc-
ton of the State Forester or a Forest
Warden shall be borne by the county