The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-28

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IiaW. Any person aect "a b setting y
forest on frs may prov 81 his own de-
Tense that the setting q such Ore was
mot by any Rillful, careles, negligent,
Eor3reckisss act Of hiss hat n was not
caused BY any unlawful act 81 his; Or
by him while doing an unlawful thing;
and further. thai, though he accident.
ally and without blame caused the are.
he promptly did all In his power to ex-
tingnish 1t. and as soon as possible
spread an alarm among the people.
Sec. S. ANY person who performs
services in extinguishfns a forest FIRE.
after having been duly warned by a
Are marshal so to Do. shall receive pay
from the treasury Of soch county In
which said service was rendered, at
the rate Of fifteen ceEts for each hour
actually engaged in such service, upon
proper certiiicatlon by the fire mar
shall OF the district that such service
was rendered. Any ffe marshal who
has been actually and necessarily en-
gagged I'M eArIrglshIng forest fire in
his distrsct, shall De paid from the
treasury Of such county the sum Of
twenty cents for each hour so en-
gagged, upon filing with the county
clerk an ltemized account under oath
of such services. He shall be paid at
said rate Of twenty cents per hour
for warning the citizens to assemble
and extingulsh forest fire, and he
shall receive no other pay for SUCH
service. Any person lawfully acting
as a special or deputy FIRE marshal
shall receive pay at the same rate and
in the same manner as the fire mar
shal. 1t shall be the duty of any fire
marshal In any district In which a
forest fire shall occur. and for the sup.
preston Of which one or more clti-
zens shall have been called into ser
vice, to make report, within ten
days after such fire. to the Superln.
tendent Of Forests, upon blanks fur
nished him for that purpose by said
Superintendent, and which blanks
shall call for full information concern
ing the cause Of such fire, its extent,
means employed in fighting It, the
damage done, and such other tnforma-
ton as the Superintendent of Forests
shall deem necessary. For each re-
port SO made the fire marshal making
It shall be paid one dollar from the
county treasury, and shall keep a iu-
Dlicate of such report in his Office upon
a blank furnished him for that par-
pose by the Superintendent Of For
ests Any fire marshal who shall fail
TO make such report as herein, proyid-
ed, without lawful excuse for such
failure, shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction he
shall be fined not less than FIVE or
more than fifty dollars.
Sec. 6. Within ten days after the
conclusion Of a hearing, before any
Justice of the peace, Of any person ac-
cused of a violation of any provision
Of this act, 1t shall be the duty Of such
Justice Of the peace to make to the
Superintendent Of Forests a report of
such hearing, upon blanks furnished
to him by the Superintendent Of For
ests for that purpose, and to keep a
duplicate on file in his Office, For
such report he shall be paid one dol
lar from the county treasury. When
ever any trial upon indictment or In
formation has been held in any court
Of this Statet4o( any person charged
with violation of any provision Of
this act, it shall be the duty Of the
clerk of such court, within ten days
after such trial, to make report of such
trial to the Superintendent of Forests
upon blanks furnished to him for that
purpose by the Superintendent Of For
ests. For such report said clerk shall
be paid one dollar from the county
treasury.
Sec. I. It shall be the duty Of the
Superintendent Of Forests to furnish |
necessary blanks to all officers requlr.
Ing them in the discharge Of such du'
ties as are created by this act. He
shall preserve and compile all stats,
tics coming into his hands and which
he shall deem essential to a proper
study and care Of forest lands in this
State. He shall supply all necessary
and available information to district
FIRE marshals concerning their duties
and how best to perform them. He
shall inquire concerning. or make a
personal examination Of, all forest
lands belonging to the State, or be,
coming the property Of the State IN |
any way, and shall ascertain whether
such lands ought to be retained by the