The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama.

- e~<@tt oA~cos 8A OG StuuulC Ou iAHQS not their own. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty five or more than two hundred dollars, or Imprisonment for not less than thirty days or more than one year. or both such fine and Imprisonment. r
 for any person. firm or corporation. as land owner, to set fire to or procure another to set fire to. any woods, logs brush. weeds grass or clearing upon their own land without giving adja- cent land owners five days written mo- tice unless they shall have taken all possible care and precaution against the spread of such fires to other lands not their own by previously having cut and piled the same. or carefully cleared around the land which is to be burned. so as to prevent the spread of such fire. Provided the provisions of this act shall not apply to the burn ing of brush in clearing new ground for the purpose of cultivation.
 Sec. l2. That logging and railroad locomotives, donkey or threshing en- zines and other engines and boilers operated in, through and near forest of brush, which do not burn oil as fuel shall be provided with appliances to prevent the escape of fire, and sparks from the smoke stacks thereof and with devices to prevent the escape of fire from ashpans and fireboxes. Fail ure to comply with these requirements shall be a misdesmeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than ten or more than one hundred dollars for each and every offence thus committed. Provided the escape of fire accidentally from engines equipped with the standard appliances to pre- vent the escape of fire shall not consti- tute an offense against this section.
 Sec. 13. That justices of the peace shall have Jurisdiction to hear and determine all cases and prosecutions originating under the provisions of this act. and to impose and collect Hines not exceeding the amount, of one hun dfed dollars, and of holding the off, fender under proper bail if necessa- dy for hearing before the circuit court or courts of concurren Jurisdiction, committing them to the county jail up- on such hearing. if required bail is not furnished. It shall be the duties of the prosecute all violators of the provis- ions of this act.
 Sec. 14. That it is hereby made un- lawful for any electric lighting or power company to attach any wires or other lighting appliances to any tree along any street of any town or city in this State, and in towns and cities where such wires and lighting appli- ances are already attached to trees the personss. firm or corporation own ing the same be and they are hereby required to remove the same within ninety days after the approval of this act, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or, corporation to cut or mutilate any trees along any street In any town or city in this State without the consent and approval of the may or or of such authority as he may des. ignate. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemean- or. and upon conviction shall be pun ished by fine of not less than twenty i've nor more than one hundred dol- lars for each and every offense so com mitted.
 as penalties from fines for violations of the provisions of this act, together with any money obtained from the State Forest Reserves. shall be paid into the State Treasury and placed to the cred 1t of the Forest Reserve Fund. which Fund Is hereby created. And the mon- eys in said Fund that may subsequent ly be paid in, are hereby appropriat ed for the purpose of forest protection management. replacement and exten- sion, under the direction of the State Commission of Forestry. Payable on requisition of the Secretary of the Com mission of Forestry when approved by the Governor
 Sec. 16. That all fines. forfeltures and penalties arising under the pro- visions of this act, shall be paid in cash, that is to say, in currency of the United States of America.
 Sec. IT. That there is hereby ap- propriated the sum of five hundred dol lars annually for the purpose of car rying out the provisions of this act and for the payment of the incidental expenses of the Commission of Forest ry. Payable on the requisition of the Secretary of the Commission of For estry when approved by the Governor.
 Sec. IS. That all laws and parts of laws, general, local or special, in con fict with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Sec. IS 1-2. That the. consent of the State of Alabama be and the same is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase or gift or by condemnation according to law of such land in Alabama as in the opinion of the Federal Government may be needed for the establishment of such a National Forest. reserve in this re- zion; provided that the State shall re- tain a concurrent Jurisdiction with the United States in and over such lands so far that civil process in all cases and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of the State against any person charged with commission of any crime within or without said ju rlsdiction, may be executed in like manner as if this act had not been passed. In all condemnation proceed ing tho right to the Federal Govern poration in said National Forest Re- objects set forth by the laws of the United States In regard to forest re- serves. That power is hereby con ferred on Congress to pass such laws as it may deem necessary to the ac- quistion as herein provided for incor- poration in said National Forest Re- serve, such forest covered lands lying in Alabama as in the opinion of the That power is hereby conferred upon Congress to pass such laws and to make or provide for the making of such rules and regulations of both civ il and criminal nature, and provide punishment for violation thereof as in its judgment may be necessary for the management. control and protection
 of such lands as may from time to time be acquired by the United States under the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 19 That this act shall take ef- feet upon it's passage and approval by the Governor.
 Approved Nov. 30. 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
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