The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

efficient ash-pan and spark arresting device.
poye. % saSye sha permit It. Of its
hand or lands liable to be over.r iH by FIR" fre
discovering a fire adjacent to the track shat
report the same promptly to the agent at the
arst telegraph or telephone station reached
tative of such Company to at once take
necessary steps to put out such fire.
Every such Company shall give It's en-
veneion and extinguishment >of fires. and
shall cause warning placards such as are ap-
ousy posted at every station in the vicinity
Of forest, brush and grass lands, and when
a fire occurs on the right-of-way Of its road
shall Immediately concentrate such help and
adopt such measures as shall be available 70,
Its eXtingufshment.
Every Railroad Company shall make such
reports to the State Forester as are deemed
necessary by him Of fires occurring on OF
adjacent to their respective rights-of-way.
Whenever any combustible material shall
o o left IN the proximity OF any Ralroaa
as to constitute a fire menace 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
required. to forthwith comply with all the
terms OF such notice so as to properly pro-
tect or remove such material.
or 1s
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and on CONVICTION
thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dol,
lars l$50U) an and not exceeding one hundred RED
each offense and any Railroad employee OF
other individual violating the same snail be
guilty of misdemeanor; and shall be pun gl1o
dollars (s25.oW nor. more than one hundred
dollars ls1oo.oo) and costs of prosecution OF
Sy imprisonment oo in the County Jail not e1
Sec. T.. That Section Is Of Chapter 1875,
General Laws, 1911, be and the same Is
hereby amended 50 as to read a as follows: 49,
Judgment Of the State Forester or District
Ranger there Is or may be danger OF start
ing and spreading of fires from slashings and
debris from the cutting Of timber of any
kind and for any purpose, the State Forester
or District Ranger shall order the individual.
has been or is being cut, to dispose Of the
slashings and debris he may direct.
Where conditions do not permit the burning
of the slashings and debris over the entire
area 80 covered the State Forester may re-
auire the person, firm or corporation by whom
the timber was cut. to dispose of such slash
1ngs and debris in such way as to estab-
lish a safe fire line around the area requir-
Ing such the SAD IRE ns .
to the State Forester.
When any person, firm or corporation, shall
have been notified by. the State Forester or
e5r ny enfey e1 TING
protection Of adjoining property. and fails to
son, Arm or corporation, shall be deemed gull
ty2of a misdemeanor, and on conviction there
Of shall be punished by fine no of not
one hundred dollars l$1OO.OO) and costs OF
prosecution for each violation thereof or fall
ure to comply Herewith
left unattended contrary to the instructions Of
the State Forester District Ranger. the
State Forester the District Ranger or Patrol
man may go upon the premises with such
force Of men may be necessary and burn
such branches sashtngs, and debris, and the
expense thereof shall be a lien upon the land
logs and other timber products cut upon said
land, and enforced as liens are enforced for
property. An itemized statement duly verified
by the oath of the State Forester or District
or otherwise disposing OF such branches slash.
angs and debris, shall be filed In the office OF
the Register of Deeds Of the County in which
said timber cut, and also in the office of
the Surveyor General Of logs and humber Of the
District in which said cutting was done. and
Of such branches, slashings and debris shall be
prima face valid claim that may be col
1ected from the person, firm or corporation VINO VINO
cut the wood timber from which the said
lashings and debris were made. Any moneys
collected on account of such liens shall be paid
into the State Treasury and credited to the
Forest Service Fund
Sec s. That Section 1e OF Chapter 1875. Gen
eral Laws 1911 be and the same is hereby
cuts or fells trees or bushes Of any kind In
clearing land for roadbed or right for
manner and at the time above prescribed
burn, tho slashings and all combustible ma
terial except fuel and lnerchantable timber.
Any person corporation who cuts or fells
trees or bushes of any kind in clearing land
in any way clears land Is prohibited from set
ting fire to the slashings, brush, roots or ex,
a5eh and 5e Te
terial must be disposed of pursuant to the
regulations Of the State Forester.
,or any ihe constrcti"n Of bubble road and
which contract involves the cutting or grub
bling OF woods. standing timber. or brush from,
shall pile all the slashings and debris cut or
Rrubbed from the roadbed or right-of-Way in
the middle Of such rght-of,way and , shall
without damage to adjoining timber or woods,
which burning shall be done in manner and
al time satisfactory to the State Forester;
provided, however that the foregoing pro-
vision shall not prevent the leaving OF such
trees along roads as VIII De asein 1or ,, 1rna ma.
interfere with travel.
Every contract made by or on behalf OF any
cutting of any timber on the rightof-way of
Q public highway, shall provide in terms for
tHa e fawre to ncude sueh in the
contract shall not relieve said contractor from
tho duty to burn and dispose Of said slashtngs
as aforesaid No Town County officer shall
execute any such contract on behalf of his
Town County which does not provide In
terms for compliance with the provisions of
Any person who shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this Section shall be deemed guilty
be punished by fine Of not less than twenty
FIVE dollars (s25.On, nor more than one hun
the County Jail for not less than twenty COY
days more than ninety 100 days.
Sec. 9; That SECTION 2; of Chapter 125.
General Laws 1911 be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section % NO appeal shall be allowed
prose "der this chper unsss the
son appealing shall, within the legal time
prescribed. enter into a rccognzance with two
bail. in twice the amount Of the fine and costs
to be approved by the Justice, conditioned to
day Of the general term thereof to be held in
and for the County. and abide the judg-
ment Of said court therein.
The Justice may examine the proposed sure
ties under OATH and in such case shall make
and keep record of their answers in respect
copy of the same to the state Forester.
Whenever an arrest shall have been made
Chapter, or whenever information of such
violation shall have been lodged with him. the
offense was committed shall prosecute the ac-
Sec; + Thst section . Of chapter 12s Gen.
eral Laws 1911 be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
'Section IS. All moneys received penal
ties for violations OF the provisions of this act
less the cost of collection and not otherwise
provided for, shall be paid in to the Treasury
violation Of the provisions of this act were i'm
posed: provided. however. that fines collected
for violations Of this act. where prosecutions
are instituted upon the complaint Of township
city village officers. duly appointed by the
State Forester as fire wardens, shall be PAID
into the Treasury Of the township. city or VII
lage where the otfense was committed. to BE-
credited to the fire fund.- OF such township
city or village
Approved April . 1913.