Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

districts and every person SO employed
shall be paid twenty cents for each hour
of service so rendered by him and be
provided with subsistence during such
period. Deputy forest fire wardens shall
perform such duties. at such times and
under such rules and regulations. as the
said commissioner, or the chief fire war
den of the district, with the approval OF
said commissioner. may prescribe. and
they shall receive as compensation two
dollars and subsistence for each and
every day of actual service.
Section 10. Whenever fire occurs on.
or is likely to do damage to forest lands
within the district of any chief forest fire
warden. he shall take immediate action
such fire occurs upon or is likely to do
damage to forest lands within the terri
tory of a deputy forest fire warden and
the chief fire warden of the district is not
present. then and in such case the deputy
forest fire warden having jurisdiction of
the territory shall forthwith proceed to
control and extinguish the same. and he
shall meanwhile. with all consistent dis
patch. cause the said chief fire warden
of the district to be notified of the oc-
currence of such fire. Until the arrival
of the chief warden at the place of fire
the deputy warden shall be in charge of
the control and eXtinguiShment of the
same For the purpose of controlling and
distinguishing fires as aforesaid chief
forest fire wardens and deputy forest fire
wardens when in charge of the control
and extin2uishment of forest fires or
when so directed by the chief warden.
may summon to their assistance citizens
of any county. and each person SO sum-
moned and assisting shall be paid fifteen
cents for each hour of service rendered
by him and be provided with subsistence
during such service. Immediately after
the extinguishment of a fire the deputy
forest fire warden who for any time may
make return to the chief warden of the
district of the expense thereof during the
period of his being in charge. including
the names of the persons so summoned
and assisting. with their postoffice adj
dresses and the hours of labor actually
performed by each under his direction.
The return shall be made upon oath and
the said chief warden is hereby author
lied and empowered to administer such
oath. Upon receipt of such return the
said chief fire warden shall carefully eN-
anime and audit the same and he may
direct the deputy to amend and correct
any return found to be incomplete. in
correct or insufficient in form. If upon
examination and auditing of said return,
and investigation of the subject matter
thereof. said chief fire warden believes
said return to be Just and correct. he
shall endorse his written approval there
on and forward the same so approved to
said forest commissioner. The chief fire
warden of every district burned by a
forest fire shall. upon the eXtinguishment
of such fire promptly forward an extract
and detailed statement of the expense, if
any. which said chief fire warden may
have incurred in connection with the eX-
tiEguishment of such fire. to the said
forest commissioner, who may confirm.
reject or recommit either or both said
approved return of said deputy or said
detailed statement of said chief fire war
den If justice so requires.
Section II. All expenses incurred under
the provisions of this act shall be paid
from the funds raised and created by the
tax hereby assessed.
Section T.. For the purpose of the bet
ter carrying out of the provisions of this
act it is hereby provided that the chief
clerk to the land agent shall be Il deputy
forest commissioner. The said deputy
shall hold office during the pleasure of
the forest commissioner and perform such
duties as the latter may prescribe. For
such services the said deputy forest COM
missioner shall receive annually the sum
of five hundred dollars. to be paid from
the funds provided under this act. in
addition to the salary now provided for
hereby further provided that the forest
commissioner shall receive from the
funds provided under this act. the sum
of five hundred dollars. in addition to the
salary as now provided by law
Section 80 So much of the funds raised
by the tax hereby imposed and paid into
the treasury as may be necessary to pay
the claims accounts and demands arising
appropriated to pay the same. and the
governor and council are hereby author
lied to draw their warrants therefor at
any time. ANY balance remaining unpaid
snail continue from year to year as a
fund available for the purpose of this
act.
Section "A. All acts and parts of acts
which are inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
Section Is. This act shall take effect
when approved. Approved April ~
Chapter 1874.
An Act to amend Section thirty-eight OF
Chapter twcntv-eight. of the Revised
Section thirty-cight Of CHAPTER .i, twen-
ty-eight of the revised statutes is
amended by striking out said section
thirty-cight and by substituting in
whore guests are lodged, and every
building in which any trade. manufac.
the presence of workmen above the first
story: and all rooms used for public as
SenbiN or amusement. and all tenement
houses three stories in height where
only one stairway or means of egreSS
from the upper stories of the building
is provided. and all tenement houses OF
lour or NOR" stories in height. intended
dodgers above the third story and all
school houses two stories or moro i'm
height. shall at all times be provided
W llH proper ''eIFSSpS or Dtnpf means OF
escape from fire sufficient Cor the use of
all persons accommodated assembled
employed lodged or resident therein
These, cgresses and means of escape
shall he kept unobstructcd. in good re-
pair and ready for use the Sufficiencv
thereof to b." determined as provided i'm
the following section. (Approvcd April
-
Chapter 1876.
An Act to amend Section thirteen of
Chapter one hundred and seventeen
of the Revised Statutes as amended
by ChaDter SiXty-SiX of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred and seven
relating to the per diem attendance of
expert witnesses.
Section thirteen of chapter one hun
drcd and seventeen of the revised stat
utes as amended by chapter Sixty-siX
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
ana seven. is hereby amended by insert
ing after the word home" in the sixth
line of said section. the words:
But the court in its discretion may
allow at the trial of any cause. civil or
criminal in said supreme judicial or SUI.
perior courts, a sum not exceeding
Twenty-Five dollars per dav for the at
tendance of any expert witness or wit
nesses at said trial. in taxing the costs
for the prevailing party; but such party
or his attorney of record. shall first file
an affidavit. during the term at which
such trial is held. and before the cause
is settled stating the name. residence
number of DAYS attendance and the
actual amount paid or to be paid each
expert witness in attendance at such
trial. And no more than one dollar
and fifty cents per day shall he allowed