The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-05-12
rCHAPTER 2O4.1

CARVILLE D. BENSON,
Speaker of House of Delegates.
ICHAPTER 204.1
AN ACT to establish a 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 III the advance
ment of forestry. md 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 off,
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,
and who shall be a trained forester;
hts 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
matters pertaining to forestry within
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-
tinEuish forest fires; enforce all laws
pertaining to forest and wood land. and
prosecute for any violation of such
laws: collect data relative to forest
n
protection and Improvement of State
parks and forest reserves, and cooper
ate with land owners as described in
Section of this Act. He shall annually
Maryland State Agriculture College
hearing upon forestry and silviculture:
EYhiect Il the mr. M 80 "a q o
IS gate etSff6stef Wifi permit, carry
m 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 4 report on the pro-
Eress and condition of State Forest
work and recommend therein plans for
improving the State system of forest
protection, management and replace
ment.
Section 3. And be it enacted. That
the State Board of Forestry shall have
The power to purchase lands in the
name of the State. suitable for forest
shall not exceed five dollars per acre.
using for such purposes any surplus
money not otherwise appropriated,
which may be standing to the credit
II the Forest Reserve Fund; and to
make all rules and regulations goy-rn-
ing State Reserves; and that TIE Gov
e-nor of the State Is authorized, upon
The Fec9T is3: nd,atioq Ct said state
- to the State. the same to be held
protected and administered by the State
Hoard of Forestry as State Forest Re-
Sc.ves. and to be used so as to demon
strate the practical utility of timber
~ulture and as a breeding place for
game. Such gifts must be absolute
except for the reservation of all min
sral and mining rights over and under
said lands. and stipulation that they
sail be administered as State Forest
f'-srrrcs. 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
SIT is accepted.
Section 4. And be Il enacted. That
the State Forester. shall upon request.
under the sanction OF the State Board
Of Forestry. and whenever be deems il
essential TO the best interests OF the
people OF the State. cooperate with
counties. towns, corporations. and in
rf~iNu@fs In preparing plans for the
protection. management. and replace
nlent of trees. woodlOts and timber
tracts, under an agreement that the
raFfics obtaining such assistance pay
90 least the field expenses OF the men
staplOyed In preparing said plans.
Section 5. And be IL enacted That
whcncv-- the State Forester considers
~ neces airy, he may apply to the Gov
srnor TO commission such persons as
u may designate. TO act as Forest
Wardens OF this State. to enforce the
Forest laws and TO carry out all the
PURPOSES of this Act II the Governor
approve OF such persons he may APP
. M I'd
OF two years. but they shall be subject
TO removal at any time at the pleasure
of the Governor. Such Wardens shall
rec I've no salary from the State but
only such compensation from time to
line as the Forester may allow them
To- snec'al services actually rendered.
Forest Wardens thus appointed shall.
before entering upon the duties of
their office, take the proper official
cafh 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-
thoritv and power held and exercised
by constables at common law under the
str tues of this State. so far as arresting
ana prosecuting persons for all viola
lions OF any of the laws or rules and
regulations enacted or to be enacted
for the protection of the State forestry
r servations. or for the protection Of
the fish and game contained therein,
Section 6. And be 1t enacted. That
Il 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-
tions and laws are enforced; to report
any violation of law to the State Fores-
ter at the time of its 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
Go the scene of the fire and employ such
persons and means as in his Judgment
seem expedient and necesf Try 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 T. 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