The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-31
protection, management and refor-

estation.
| Under the direction of the state
forester, the district rangers are
charged with preventing and extin-
gushing forest fires in their res
pective districts, and the perform
ance of such other duties as may be
| required by the state forester
They may arrest without warrant
any person found violating any pro-
visions of this Chapter, take him be-
fore magistrate and there make
| compaint. When the district rang
ers shall have information tnat such
violation has been committed, they
shall, without delay, make similar
complaint, and have the same pros
ecuted. The district rangers shall
not be liable for civil action for
trepass committed in the discharge
of their duties. -.
At any time district rangers, with
the approval of the state forester,
may employ suitable persons to be
known as fire patrOlmen, perman-
emily to remain upon and patrol such
territory, state or private, as may
be assigned to them as long as may
be required to prevent and extin-
guish any fire. Each such patrol
man so employed shall be supplied
with the necessary equipment. The
state forester and the district ranger
may, and, if they are absent and fires
are actually burning in the forest,
the fire patrolmen may, summon
any male person of the age of 18
years and upwards to assist in STOP
ping the fire, and may incur any
other necessary and reasonable ex-
pense for the same purpose, but shall
promptly report the same to the dis
trict ranger.
Any person summonded by an Of
fetal, of the state who is physically
able and refuses to assist shall be
guilty of misdomeanor and shall
be punishable by fine of not less
than five dollars and not more than
$500.
When in the judgement of the
state forester there is danger of the
setting and spreading of fires from
locomotive engines, he shall order
any railroad company to provide pa
trolmen to follow each train through
out such fire patrol district or dis
tricts as he deems necessary to pre-
vent fires. When the state forester
has given a railroad company notice
to provide such patrol after trains,
the said railroad company shall i'm
mediately comply with such instruc-
tions throughout the territory de-
signated; and upon failure so to do,
the stateFforester may employ patrol
men with necessary equipment to
patrol the rights of way of said rail-
road, and the expense of the same
shall be charged to said railroad
company and may be recovered in
civil action in the name of the State
of Minnesota, and in addition there
to, the said company shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
1t is also made the duty of any
railroad company, acting independ-
emily Of such state forester, to pa
troll its right of way after the pass
age OF each train when necessary to
prevent the spread of fires and to use
the highest degree of diligence to
prevent the setting and spread of
fires, to cause the tinguishment of
fires set by lomotives or found exist
ing upon their respective rights of
way and for any violation hereof
such railroad company, its officers
and patrolmen shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and be punished by
fine of not less than fifty (5O) dol
lars, nor more than (1OO) dollars
and costs, and in addition thereto
such railroad company shall be liable
for all damages caused or permitted
by It,
Where and whenever in the judg-
ment of the State forester there is
or may be danger of starting and
spreading of fires from slashings and
debris from the cutting of timber of
any kind and for any purpose, the
state forester will notify the indi-
vidual, firm or corporation, for and
by whom the said timber has been
or is being cut, ordering them to dis
pose of these slashings and debris as
he may direct. Where conditions do
not permit the burning of the slash
ings and debris over the entire area
so covered, the state forester may re-
qulre the person, firm or corpora
tiOn for and by whom the timber
was cut, to dispose of such slashings
and debris in such a way as to es-
tablish a safe fire line around the
area requiring such protection, the
said fire line to be of a width and of
a character satisfactory to the state
forester.
When any person, firm or corpor-
ation,. shall have been notified by
the state forester to dispose of slash
ings and debris, either by entirely
consuming the same or establishing
fire line sufficient for the protec-
tion of adjoining property, and. fails
to comply with such Instructions,
the said person, firm or corporation,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine of not less
than $50. 90 and not exceeding $100
and costs of prosecution for each vio-
lation thereof or failure to comply
Herewith. '-
The wages and expenses of men
summoned or employed to fight for
est fires actually burning, shall be
fixed and paid for by the state for
ester and the labor reckoned and
paid for by the hours of labor per-
formed, which shall not exceed the
rate of Is cents per hour employed;
provided no pay shall be given for
| fighting fire within one mile of the
residence of such person unless en-
ployed by the state forester or his
| assistants. The forestry board is