Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

Of. the words actual necessary and
striking out the words mot 10 exceed
TWO dollars daily for such period conf
mencing after the word subsistence" in
the twentieth line thereof. and by Strik-
ing ont i'm the thirty-rirsI line thereof
the words and subsistence" and adGing
in place thereof the words and actual
necessary expenses 50 that said section
as amended shall read as follows
Section g The said chief fire wardens.
under the direction Of said commissioner.
shall have general supervision Of their
respective districts and of the deputy
forest fire wardcnS therein. Each Chtef
forest fire warden, when directed by said
commissioner. shall patrol the forests u
his district for the purpose Of searching
out eNtinSuishng and guarding against
forest fires He shall investigate AMI
gather evidence regarding the causes Of
,farcst fires. enforce all idws relating to
forests and forest preservation, arrest
~ viaiators thereof. prosecute All oheh-
SEES againSt the same. and III this con-
neetion snail have ire same power =
serve criminal processes against such o.
tenders and shall be allowed the same
Zee aS u sheriff. or his deputy, for NIX
services, ana sh1A have and enjoy. the
same right Is 4 sheriff II require aid IN
executing the duties of his office. SAID
chief forest fire Nardtn MS sHsH peri afn
such other duties, al such times, 4Hd I'M
de- sach rules and regulations, ~ the
said commissioner may prescribe, aha
each shall receive a. compe nSdtion three
dollars for each and every day at ,tettat
service with an allowance Tor actual
necessary expenses Of travel AID Sthsi>-
tence. The said commissioner my an
therize tho employment of suitable nor
sons to assist SfiI chief forest ire VA
slens IN patr1llns their respective dis
tricts and every person so employed shii /
lie paid twenty cents rorz each hour Of
service 50 rendered by him and 10 pro-
Weed with subsistence during such peri
cd Deputy forest fire wardenS shah per
form such duties. AT such times ana Ut
der such rules and regulations. AZ the
said com mi Ssiaaef, or the chief IRE war
der o. the district. with the approval %
said ommsseaer, may prescribe and
they shall receive as compensation t"a
dollars and actual necessary expenses
fer each and every day Of actual ser
vice
merely amerded by striking GU; the
words "citizens Of 3ry county" in the
nineteenth line thereof and adding IN
place thereof tho words any person
found within The state. also ny striking
ont the word fifteen in the twentieth
line aud Inserting in the place thereaf
The word twenty, so that Satd section
as amended shall re1d as follows:
Section 10, Whenever ire occurs m
or Is likely 10 ia, damage la forest lands
within Tie distrifs Of any chief forest
fire warden ne shall take immediate ae-
ton to control aud cXtinsuish the sam.
If such fire occurs upon ar i likely t.
d4 damage tn crest lands within IL
territory Of 4 deputy forest fire warden
and the chief fire warden Of the district
is not present, then and in such ease til
deputy forest fire warden having juris-
diction of the territory shall forthwith
proceed to control aud eNtiBsaisn ne ne
same acd he shall meanwhile, win ~
consistent dispatch, cause the sad Sl5ist
fire warden of the district 70 be notlt1a
of the occurrence Of suei IRE mn tas
arrival of the chief warden at the place
Of fire the deputy warden shall be IN
charge OF the control gad eNtinguishment
OF the same For the purpose % con-
trolling and extingui-nin@ fires rs s0re-
ca chief forest fire NfttT4tgHS. ana de-.
putty forest fire ~ardcnS when in charge
of TIE control and extlnguishms a. of for
est fires or when 50 direcsei D. the ch4et
warden. may summon 10 their assistance
any person found ithiH the State and
each person 50 summoned and assisting
shall be paid twenty cents for each hour
vided with subsistence during such SER
vice Immediately after the eXtinguish-
nent Of a fire tbs deputy forest fire Wdf-
Zen who for any time may have been
o the chief warden of the district of The
Expense thereof during the period of his
eeing in charge, including the names Of
he persons SO summoned and assisting.
With their postafiiee addresses and the
lours of labor actually performed by
.aeh under his direction. The return
.hef warden IS hereby authorized and
Empowered TO administer snch oath.
I'fdh recent If sueh return, the said
ehiaf fire warden shall carefully examine
HE deputy to amend and correct any
-eturn found to be incomplete. incorrect.
Or insufficient in form II upon e&4mi-
,atiofg a nd auditing Of said return. and
of the subject matter there
~ said chief fire warden believes said re-
urn to be just and correct, he shall en-
iorse his written approval thereon ana
forward the same 50 approved to said
crest commissioner. The chief fire war
len Of every district burned by fJres.
Ire shall. upon the eKtinguishment OF
such fire promptly forward an extract
mi detaiiea statement of the expense.
Il any, which said chief fire warden may
have incurred in connection Nth the eN.
ringuishment of such fire, to the said
forest commissioner. who may cofirm.
reject o. reeomnit either or both said
return of said deputy o. said
d tailed settlement of said chief fire war
den i Justice 50 requires. approved
Chapter sc.
An Act to amend Section sixty-two OF
Chapter seven of the Revised Statutes
by providing that railroad companies
shall screen the windows of smoking
Section sixty-two of chapter seven OF
the Revised Statutes of nineteen nun
dred three is hereby amended by insert
ing therein after the word fires in the
third line thereof the following: and
any railroad company operating rail-
read running through the Maine fores-
try district shall between the first day
Der following in each year, fasten down
or secure screens or other distractions
in the windows Of all cars or apartments
of cars In which smoking is allowed to
prevent the throwing of burning matches,
burning cigars. burning cigarettes Or
parts thereof from the windows of such
cars, so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section 81. No railroad company shall
permit its employees to deposit fire, live
Goals or ashes. upon is track in the in
mediate vicinity of woodlands or lands
liable 10 be overrup by fires. and any
railroad company operating a railroad
running through the Maine forestry dis
triet shall between the first day OF May
and the tenth day ofrNoYembcr follow
ing in each year. fasten down or secure
screens or other Obstruetions In the
windows Of ali cars or apartments OF
prevent the throwing of burning matches.
burning cigars burning cigarettes or
parts thereof from the windows of suen
cars and when engineers conductors or.
trainmen discover that fences along the
right Of way or woodlands adjacent to
the railroads, are burning or in danger
from fire. they shall report the same 1t
their next stopping place which shall be
4 telegraph station. -tApproVed March
g. 1912. e
Chapter a..
An Act to amend Sections fifty-four and
iiftyfv Of Chapter forty of the Re
Niscd Statutes, as amended. relating 10
The issuing Of age and schooling certi-
section /. Section fifty-four Of chapter
forty of the Revised statutes, as amend
cd by chapter forty-six Of the public
laws of nineteen hundred seven, chapter