The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
is directly chargeable to annual ground fires.
Following are the bylaws of the or ganization proposed:
The Bylaws.


 l. The name and style of this asso- citation shall be the Mutual Forest Fire Protective Association of Arkan- sas.
 ?. The object of this assoc ation shall be to suppress and prevent for est fires within the boundaries of and country immediately adjoining the Arkansas National Fore {. 5. All good citizens residing within the forest and region adjacent thereto and members of the United States Forest Service are eligible to member ship. Desirable persons wherever residing are el gible to honorary mem-
 bership. A membership donation fee
 Of not less than 50 cents is required. I. The first meeting of the associa-
 tion shall be held at WombIe, Ark
 July 30, 1910, and regularly every year thereafter on the first Monday in September of each year, or at such other time and place as may be prop erly designated.
 .. The Supervisor of the Arkansas National Forest shall be ex-ofiicio
 president of this association. The
 other officers to e vice president,
 secretary and treasurer. The secre- tary and treasurer shall be elected an-
 nually by ballot by majority vote
 from among the members of the asso-
 citation.
 6. The president shall preside at
 all meetings of the society and shall
 be the chief executive officer of the association He shall appoint all
 standing and special committees and
 be ex-officio chairman of each. He
 may call special meetings of the asso- citation at any time.
 '. The ' ice president shall be the Deputy Forest Supervisor of the Arkansas National Forest and will perform the duties of the president in his absence.
 s. The president shall sign all cor respondence of the association and
 no monies belonging to the associa- tlon shall be paid out of the treasury except upon warrant or order prop er!y drawn by the secretary and coun-
 ter-signed by the president The
 treasurer shall receive all monies oi
 the association and shall properly care for the same.
 9. It shall be the duty of each and
 every member Of the organlzatlon
 upon learning of the existence of any
 forest fire, first, to immediately report
 the same to the nearest Forest officer or to the Forest supervisor of the Ar
 kansas National Forest; second, to
 aid and assist in the suppression oi forest fires; third, to secure the serv- ices of as many persons as possible to
 aid and assist in the suppression oi forest fires; fourth, to endeavor to create healthy sentiment in favor oi not setting fire to the woods; filth, to aid in the detection of persons mali ciously setting fire to the woods and
 to assist the Forest officers in secur- ing evidence against the same. 10. A reward of $50.00 will be paid by the treasurer of the society to any person furnishing evidence which is sufficient to secure the arrest and conviction of any person guilty of fire trespass upon the National Forest or upon the private lands of any member of this association. payment to be made from the funds of said association. II. Donations to further the work of the association will be gratefully re ceived and may be sent to l.. l.. Beav.
 CTS, Banker, Mt. Ida, Arkansas, and will be placed by him in the Montgom cry County Bank, which shall be the de pository of the association. 12. All persons membeIs of the or ganization who shall express desire will be placed upon the regular mailing list of the Department of Agricultur.
 and hereafter will regularly receive ths publications of the United States For
 est Service ane other bureaus free oi charge.