The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
CHAPTER ST.

CHATTER ST.
AN ACT to Amend Sections Six. Nine and
Ten of Chapter One Hundred Ninety-bree
Of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
Maine Forestry District and Providing
for Protection Against Forest Fires
Therein
Be 1t enacted, ETC.
Section l. Section six OF said chapter is
hereby amended by striking out all OF said
section after the word purpose in the
fifth line thereof and adding thereto so that
said section as amended shall read as foI-
lows:
Section s. The tax assessed by authority
OF this act shall be held by the state treas
urer as A. fund to be used to protect from
fire the forests situated upon and within
the district hereby created, and to pay ok
penses incidental thereto and for no other
purpose
THE governor and council shall from
time to time, as the forest commissions
may request, issue their warrant to the
er such sums OF money as said commits
sioner may deem necessary for the purpose
OF this act
TT the tax assessed by authority of this
act has not been Collected or for any reta
son Is not available for the purposes or this
act or If said tax proves insufficient In any
year to properly carry out the Purposes , Oh
sue their warrant to the state treasurer to
advance and pay to the forest commission
err for the purposes OF this act sncn sum
or sums OF money as they may deem nee
sary for such purposes, the same to be
paid from any moneys then In the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated
The accounts Of said comm issioner OF
the disbursement Of all funds under this
act shall be examined by the S1te andntor
for the purpose of determining u said &C
counts are correctly kept ana Gal i1AS iioh'S
properly vouched for.
Said forest commissioner Ia hereby au-
thorize to employ from time to time such
clerks In his once ,, as w1 enaeie Il, nun ea 70
ryfng out the provisions Of this act. the
compensation Of such clerks to be paid
rem the fu? ss pT0vd sa ey sas Chapter
Is hereby amended by inserting after the
word FOR" in the nineteenth line Thereof.
the words actual necessary ana str ai1n.
daily for such period commencing after
the word subsistence" In the twentieth
line thereof and by strikfng out IN the
thirty first line thereof the words and
subsistence" and adding in place thereof
the words and actual necessary expenses,
so that said section as amended shall read
Section o The said chief IRE wardenA
under the direction of said Commissioners.
shall have general supervision of their re
spectve districts and o. the asp@ 9oyest a..
warden, when directed by said commission
err shall patrol the forests of his dlstrict
for the purpose OF searching ou., gu 81
He shall Investigate and gather evidence
regarding the causes of forest nres, en-
force all laws relating to forests ana FOREST
nreseryation arrest all vioiators thereof.
prosecute an offenses against tho same.
and in this connection shall have the same
power TO serve criminal processes aga1nSt
such Offenders and shall be allowed the
same fac as a sheriff, or his deputy, FOR
like services, and shall have and enjoy
the. same right as sheriff to require 40
in executing the duties Q, ms or.,ee, s,cS
other duties, at such times and under such
rules and regulations, as the safo cculfhnfs-
sioner may prescribe, and eacn Snnai TO
each and every day of actual service, WHO
an allowance for actual necessary expenses
of travel and subsistence me saln oon,S
missioner nv authorize the effpioyinent OF
suitable nersons to assist said Cnlef rorest
fire wardens in patrolling their respecuV9
districts and every person so employed SILL
he mid twenty cents for each hour or ser
vice so rendered by him and be PROVIDED
with subsistence during such peT1oo- Den
uty forest fire wardens shall perform sucn
duties. at such times and unaer sucn r%1ns
err or the chief fire warden OF the olstricI
with the approval OF said commissioner.
may prescribe and they small reest neces o
sarv expenses for each and every day OF
actual service
section B. Section ten OF said act is here
nv amended by striking out the WORDS
..citiZens of any county" IN the nineteenth
line thereof and adding in place Thereon
the words any person found WITHIN nH . the
teen In the twentieth line and inserting
in the place thereof the word twenty SO
that said section as amended snail read
as fellows:
section 10. Whenever a fire occurs on.
or is likely TO do damage to forest lands
within the district of any chief forest nre
warden. he shall take immediate action to
control and extinguish the same II such
fire occurs upon or is likely TO do damage
to forest lands Within the territory OF
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 terri
tory shall forthwith proceed to control and
extingush the same. and he shall mean
while with all consistent dispatch. CAUSE
tho said chief fire warden Of the district
to be notified Of the occurrence 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 eXtinguish-
ment OF the same. For the purpose OF coz
trolling and eNtnguishlng fires as aforss
uai1 chief WqrdpnH and deUdlfH