The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-08

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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, ana
they shall receive as compensation two two
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
to control and extinguish the same. II
such fire occurs upon or is likely to do
damage 10 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 or
the control and extinguishment or the
same For the purpose of controlling and
extnguishlng fires as aforesaid chief
forest fire wardens and deputy forest fire
wardens when In charge of the control
and extinguishment 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 snail DE pdlu 01teen
cents for each hour of service rendered
by him and be provided with subsistence
during such service. Immediately after
the extingushment of fire the deputy
forest fire warden who for any time may
have been in charge of the same shah
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 eX-
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
forest fire shall. upon the extinguishment
of such fire promptly forward an extract
and detailed statement of the expense, II
have incurred in connection with the ex-
tlSguishment az such fire, to the said
fovest co'r-~s~--=per, who may CORE
reject 0. r,rurnniit either or han ~...e.
detailed statement of said chief fire war
den II 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 ~ For the purpose OF the bet
ter carrying out of the provisions of this
act 1t is hereby provided that the chief
clerk to the land agent shall be a 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
addition to the salary now provided for
the clerk to the land agent 1t is also
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 10. 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
under the provisions OF this act Is hereby
governor and council are hereby author
lied to draw their warrants therefor at
any time. Any balance remaining unpaid
shall 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
Section t. This act shall take effect
when approved.-(Approved April ~
Chapter 1874.
An Act to amend Section thirty-eight of
Chapter twenty-eight; Of the Revised
Section thirty eight of chapter TWEEN
ty-efght. Of the. revised statutes Is
sy s snd bs out ad section
place thereof the following:
,,t Section So. Every public, house
where ,sGrIg guests ,m SIR, are lodged and every
ture or business is carried on requiring
the presence Of workmen above the first
story; and all rooms used for public as
sembly 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
four or more stories in height, intended
to be occupied by families. boarders or
dodgers, above the third story. and all
school houses two stories or more In
height, shall at all times be provided
with proper egresses or other means of
escape from fire sufficient for the use of
all persons accommodated, assembled,
employed. lodged or resident therein.
These egresses and means OF escape
shall be, kept unobstructed. in good re-
pair and ready for use, the sufficiency
thereof to be determined as provided In
the following sectlon.'-(Approved April
-
Chapter 1875, ..r
An Act to amend Section thirteen of
Chapter one hundred and seventeen
Of thc Revised Statutes az, amended
by, Chapter sixty-six of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred and seven.
relating to the per diem attendance of
expert witnesses. -.D
Section thirteen OF chapter one hum
dred and seventeen OF the revised stat
utes as amended by chapter sixty-six
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seven, Is hereby amended by insert
ing after the word home" In the sixth
line of said section. the words
But the court in it's discretion may
allow at the trial of any cause, civil or
criminal in said supreme judicial or SUI
twenty-five. dollars per day 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
an afiidavit, 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
paid to be PAID saSh
trial And no more than. one dollar
and fifty cents per day shall be allowed
or taxed by the clerk of courts in the
costs of any suit, for the. per diem at
Wit herein provided is filed. and the per
diem is determined and allowed by the
presiding Justice so that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
Section 49, Witnesses in the supreme
judicial or superior courts or In the
and fifty cents. or before the county
commissioners one dollar. for each days
attendance and six cents a mile for each
miles travel going and returning home;
low at the trial of any cause. civil or
criminal In said supreme judicial or