The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-08-11


"Fallon Fire Law" enacted in 1907
and amended and extended by the
last Legislature to cover a much wider
csope Of usefulness. This should be
preserved by every reader for study
and future reference:
FALLoN FIRE LAW.
BE it enacted by the Legislature OF the
state OF Idaho;
Section 1904 as amended. The State
Board of Land Commissioners OF the
State OF Idaho shall divide the State
into districts to be known and dcSsuat-
IN establishing the boundaries thereof
- tia area oil forests on timber lands
therein; 1hyN sham appoint upon the app
Viieauun % amy owner or owners of Ian
or o,ucr property within the State. one
lFe warden within each OF the districts
of the state ana such fire wardens, So
appointed, snail be paid by said property
owners apply ing for the appointment OF
the same and in no ease be paid by the
state except as hereinafter provided. All
OF such appointments snail be made for
one year, unless sooner revoked aRd
the State Board OF Land Commissioners
may al any time revoke any such APP
puintment upon good cause shown. The
tre wafdcns, so appointed. shall APP
point, as deputy fire wardens within
their respective districts, such persons
as shall be designat ted by such owners
Of land or other property. who shall also
be paid by the person or persons secur-
ing their appointment Their employ
ment shall not he for any definite titne
and they shall be discharged immediately
by the fire warden of their district upon
the request OF such person or persons
At whose instance they We're appointed
The fire warden and deputy fire war
dens shall have and exercise police pow
ers While engaged in performing the du-
ties of their respective Offices Provid-
ed. that the State Board Of Land Com
missioners shall perpare an abstract of
the penal laws relating to forest and
prairie fires together with proper resu-
lations and suggestions Tor the proven
ton and control thereof, and before
April first in each year shall forward
printed copies to all fire wardens rail
road companies, and chairmen OF county
boards. The wardens shall post such
abstract in numerous conspicuous places
In their respective districts
Sec 1905 as amended. The fire war
dens shall enforce the provisions of this
act They, and the deputy fire wardens,
shall patrol their districts in dry sea-
sons. They shall promptly Investigate
each prairie and forest fire within their
shall make an annual report to the
State Board of Land Commissioners of
the fires within his respective district,
together with the cause thereof. the
property destroyed and its value the
lives lost, II any, and the means used
to combat such fire, and any additional
warden shall cooperate with the warden
in the adjoining district, and. in his alb
sence, assume control therein. Each
may arrest, without warrant any per
son found violating any provision of this
act, and take him before It magistrate
and there make complaint and when
a warden shall information that such
violation has been committed, he shall
make similar complaint Wardens shall
go to the place OF danger to control on
prevent Tires. and. in emergencies. may
employ or compel assistance. and the
compensation for such service compelled
shall not eXcedd two dollars and ffn
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sistence and reasonable travelling eS
penses.
OF corporation enHaged m the cuttug
and removing timber, logs, ties telc
graph poles, wood OF other forest pro-
ducts from lands within the state of
Idaho shall pile and burn. or otherwise
dispose of the brush, limbs, tops and
other waste material incident to suci
cutting which are four inches or under
ma diameter ana the times and mathod
Of SO doing shall be prescribed by the
warden OF the fire district in which
said cutting shall be done. Any per
son, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this act or refusing to con
form to any rules made by the warden
Of any fire district OF the State OF Ida
ho relative to the time, place and man
neF of burning or disposing of brush.
limbs. tops and other waste material in
cident to the cutting OF timber. logs,
ties, telegraph poles, wood on other pro-
ducts. shall be guilty Of nhsdemeanOr
and upon conviction thereof be subject
10 Il lilte Oh not less IMAM one injured
tl00.00) dollars nor more than (30p.001
dollars. or be Imprisoned in the county
jail Of the county in which the oifense
occurred, for not less than 30 daVs and
not to exceed six months. or be sub
/ jected 10 both such fine and imprison-
ment.
See 1906. II snail be the duty of the
fire warden of each fire district to is
sue written or printed permits during
permit season, 10 any and all persons
named in an application 10 set out fires.
0 "a "A EEaI - a
description Of the land upon which IL Is
desired to set out fires and the extent
of the slashing or burning desired to
be burned. Said permit season shall be
from June first to October first of each
year Said permit shall fix the time for
setting out fires on any three consecu-
tieV days therein named, and not less
than ten days from the date of such per
nit and such fires shall be set at no
I time when the wind is blowing to such
an extent as TO cause danger OF same
getting beyond the control Of the person
I setting out said fire, or without suffic-
lent help present to control the same,
4 ana the said fire shall be watched bq
the person setting the fire until the
same is out. Upon granting said per
NIT. the fire warden shall be present at
said proposed burning or notify at the
/ eat lest possible moment some qualified
and acting deputy fire warden In the
fcinltY of said proposed burning to be
present thereat, and upon good cause
/ may revoke or postpone said permit up
OF notice to said applicant.
sec. lbpt AS AtnenHeu. from June
I first to October first of each year Il
1 shall he unlawful for any person. firm
, or corporation. to use any spark -emit-
ting locomotive. logging engine. portable
| engine, traction engine or stationary en-
CINE located in a timber district with
out the use of a good and sufficient
/ spark arrester Any person firm or cor
( poratiou who shall fail to provide and al
such a spark arrester upon any such
( engine shall be guilty OF misdemeaHoi
and upon conviction thereof shall pay a
fine of not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars foi
/ each day such engine Or locomotive IS
/ so used.
Sec 1908. Every warden or deputy
warden, and every person lawfully com
/ mauded to assist In enforcing any oil
the provisions of this act, who shall I'M
iustifiably refuse or neglect to perform
his duty; every person who shall kindlt
IA fire on or near to forest or prairie
land and leave 1t unextinguished. or be
a party thereto; every person who shall
| use other than incombustihle wads fol-
firearms, or carry a naked torch, fire
brand or exposed light in or near Il
forest land: and every person who shall
deface, destroy or remove any abstract
or notice posted under this act. shall bt
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