The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
rCuAPTER 2oi1

tCHAPTER 29Ll
AN ACT to establish q State Board of
Forestry and to promote forest in
terests and arborculture in the
State.
Section I BE II 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 term of two years, which
Board shall act without compensation,
save for actual necessary expenses in
cured in the performance of their Off
Section >. And he it ENACTED. That
there shall be appointed by the Board
of Forestry a State Forester who shall
have a practical knowledge of forestry.
and who shall be a trained forester;
his compensation shall be fixed by the
Board. and shall not exceed $1,000 per
annum. and reasonable travelling and
field expenses incurred i'm the perfor-
nance of his official duties. He shall,
under the general supervision of the
State Board OF Forestry. have dreC-
tion of all forest interests, and all
the jurisdiction of the State. He shall
have charge of all forest wardeus i'm
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 forest
destruction and conditions; direct the
protection and Improvement of stat"
parks and forest reserves, and cooper
ate with land owners as described in
Section of this Act He shall annually
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 report on the pro-
gress and condition of State Forest
work and recommend therein plans for
improving the State system of forest
protection, management and replace
ment
Section ;. 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
culture and reserves. at price which
shall not exceed five dollars per acre,
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 recommendation of said State
Board of Forestry to accept gifts OF
land TO the State. the same to be held,
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
culture and as a breeding place for
game Such gifts must be absolute
except for the reservation of all min
eral and mining rights over and under
SAID lands, and a 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
under the sanction of the State Board
OF Forestry, and whenever he deems il
essential TO the best interests of the
people of the State. cooperate with
counties. towns, corporations. and in
diVlduals in preparing plans for the
protection management. and replace
ment OF trees woodlots and timber
tracts under an agreement that the
parties obtaining such assistance paw
at least the field expenses of the men
employed in preparing said plans.
Section 5. And be il enacted That
whenever the State Forester considers
II necessary, he may apply to the Gov
ernor to commission such persons AZ
he 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. If the Governor
approve of such persons he may APP
point them Forest Wardens for Il term
OF two years. but they shall be subject
n rel oil of anu
of the Governor. Such Wardcns shall
receive no salary from the State but
only such compensation from time to
tune as the Forester may allow them
Tor special services actually rendered.
Forest Wardens thus appointed shall
before entering upon the duties of
their office. take the proper official
oath before the clerk of the Court of
the county in which they reside. after
which they shall while holding said
oihce possess and exercise all the au-
thority 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
regulations enacted or to be enacted
for the protection OF the State forestry
reservations or for the protection Of
the fish and game contained therein.
are concerned.
Section g. And be It enacted That
IL shall be the duty of the Forest War
"
State; to protect the State Forest re-
serves and see that all rules regula-
tons and laws are enforced to report
any violation of law to the State Force.
ter at the time of its occurauce. "a
assist in apprehending and convicting
offenders, and to make an annual re-
port to him as to forest conditions
in their immediate neighborbood
When any Forest Warden shall see or
have reported TO him a forest fire. ii
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 keen an
itemized account of all expenses thus
incurred and send such account i'm
mediately to the State Forester
Section Z And be ii 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