St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

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ployes to leave az deposit Of ire. live coal.
; ar r' es lands in the i,a 1%.nf I'd Ss o g'ein4tx 6 81 T fss'
and every engineer. conductor or trainman
discovering a fire adjacent to the track shall
report the same promptly to the agent at the
nrst telegraph or telephone station reached
by him. whose duty it shall be as Represen-
.at,ve Of ,t such 70 Company nm1 my , to at It.. once take
Every such Company shall give its en-
ployees particular Instructions for the pre-:
proved by the State Forester, to be c%onspicu-
ously posted at every station in the vicinity
q fire occurs on the right-of-way OF its road,
shall Immediately concentrate such help and
its extinguishment.
Every Railroad Company shall make such
seports to the State Forester as are deemed
adjacent to theIr respective rights-of-way. i,
Whenever aA combustible material shall
e en left r IL the p p%eps4mi ay. Of pro seS Rai Or 81
az to constitute a fire menace. to other prop;
erty. it shall! be the duty Of the owner Of
by the state Forester or any forest ranger
as to the nature and extent Of the protection
terms Of such notice so as 10 properly pro
tect or remove such material.
Any Company or corporation violating any
guilty OF q nllsdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof 9f5 sh HM be fined not less than n fifty n;ynd dol;
AXIS \SOV.COl II ~ SACScOllS Oic ItAilut CN
dollars (s10o.oW and costs of prosecution TO,
each orense. and any Railroad employee OF
other individual violating the same snail be
tshed by a fine OF not less than twenty five
. dollars s25.ooy nor more than one hundred
BY imprisonment in the County Jail not ex-
ceeding ninety (eW days"
Sec. 1. That Section Is Of Chapter 125
General Laws, 1911, be and the same Is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 10. Where and whenever in the
k tsu n there is or may be danger Of start:
ing and spreading Of fires from slashings and
debris from the cutting Of timber OF any
or District Ranger shall order the Individual
firm or corporation, by whom the said timber
eiashinss and debris as he may direct.
Where conditions do not permit the burning
Of the slashinEs and debris over tho "a. entire rrs
the timber wes cut. to dispose Of such slash
lisn q cafe nre line around. the area reQuir-
~ ing such %idtRB Fo sed n tho + ch ss. q aT' , aas &C p
70 the State Forester.
When any person, firm or corporation, shall
have been notified by the State Forester OF
debtiss ether Msasf oy e tS : SlSp0 Consuming ep s,nsn the same anne
or establishing a fire line sufficient for the
protection Of Adjoining property +b and LA fails ge 5e
son, firm or corporation. shall be deemed gull
~ Of a misdemeanor. and on conviction there
t 81; shat af1x De doi Pan,s5 3sso.e SS q and dne not e' eR RSe lSss
one hundred dollars $4,000 and costs sc, Of
prosecution asaan for t each violation thereof or fai'-
When any such - slashings or debris arc
left unattended contrary to the instructions Of
State sas s Forsst Fere i5e District SE Ptst Rsnge Ra or Patr sae
man may go upon the premises with such
force Of men as may be necessary and burr
expense thereof shall be a lien upon the land
on which they are situated and also upon the
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land, and enforced as liens are enforced for
the Improvement Of real estate or personal
BY the oath Of. the State Forester or District
Ranger Of the amount Of the costs OF burning
fnr eth sna deb aisp1 shafi f be s aied G IN tSe oti sseso ot
the Register Of Deeds Of the County in which
said timber vas vas cut, and also IN the ONCE nc +6 Of
the expense Of burning or otherwise disposing
. prlma facie valid claim that may be col
iected from the person, firm or corporation whe
iashings and debris were made. Any moneys
collected on account Of such liens shall be paid
into the State Treasury and credited to the
Sec 5. That Section 10 Of Chapter 1925, Gen.
eral Laws 1911, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 1e. Any person or corporation who
cuts or f fens trees ire ro or s%sh ns r Of any l;ind fd ig
any Railroad. highway or trail shall in the
manner and at the time as above prescribed
terial except fuel and merchantable timber:
Any person or corporation who cuts or fells
trees or bushes Of Of 3 any s{,,r KIND nd 1 in elesEin g land nnd
in any way. clears land, is prohibited from set
ting fire to the slashings, brush, roots or eX:
on such land and letting the fire run. the ma:
terial must be disposed Of pursuant to the
regulations of the State Forester.
Any contractor VINO enters into a contract
VI Il contract Involves the cutting Or Grub:
amy e1Hs part f0 Of the seA4 righf-of.way Of such road
shall pilc all the slashlngs and, debris cut OF
f fhe middle item Of 'h SUCH d9ar rieht- Of TaEn'-a and Shall II
burn and dispose Of such slash and debri:
s s.n'sS llama, damage i a .t to adjoining d. Of ming +, timber Il ms or woods sn5
crowded. n ' edo however. that the foregoing pro.
trees along roads as will be useful for orna-
mental and shade purposes. and which will not
Every contract made by or on behalf Of any
Town or r. County {,n Board d i, Which VIII r,oh involves es tn NJ
q public highway. shall provide in terms fol
Compliance with the foregoing provision, bu'
that the the failure shd11 ITO to , ra13eSe sue such d pToHisi9n IN fr fht
as af9sesald: No Town ooat or County on yaS ca5fer ~ shall al:
Town or County which does not provide II
terms for compliance with the provisions Of
Any person who shall violate any of the pro.
visions Of this Section shall be deemed guilty
y L q IIlSue1ueduOI, dNu vi u CllOu lIc
nve dollars 1S25s oog: nor more than one hun:
dred dollars t$1oo.oN. or by imprisonment il
days rs, or more reht than so ninety g 800 day Enan+or 20,
General Laws 1911. be and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Section %. No appeal shall be allowed
from a Judgment in Justices Court in any
prosecution under this Chapter unless the per.
son appealing shall, within the legal time
SUFFICIENT s%urcties. surety company or cast
ball. in twice the amount Of the fine and costs
70 be approved by the Justice, conditioned tt
appear before the District Court on the frs
day Of the general term thereof to be held il
and for the same County, and abide the judg
nent Of said court therein.
The Justice may examine the proposed sure
ties under oath. and in such case shall make
to the kinds and amount Of their property tina
IS not exempt from execution, and furnish 6
copy Of the same to the State Forester.
u, W .,a1ey,ar an y, arrest r t, shall hal n have been ot mad 4S,t
CHAPTER. or whenever Information of sue!
violation shall have been lodged with him, ths
County Attorney Of the County in which the
cused with all diligence and energy"
Sec. 4. That Section 25 Of Chapter 1o5, Gen
eral Laws 1911, be and the same Is hereb,
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 2A. All moneys received as penal
ties for viola lions of the provisions of this act
less the cost of collection and not otherwise
provided for, shall be paid in to the Treasur,
violation Of the provisions Of this act were i'm.
posed: provided, however, that fines collected
FOR violations Of this act. where prosecution:
are Instituted upon the complaint Of township
city or village officers, duly appointed by thu
State Forester as fire wardens, shall be pait
into the Treasury of the township, city or vii
s1ssd,t whe re the the S oTsnz f,n %as o s0m s5oh fdw1 to h'
city or village"