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forest lands within the territory of a deputy forest fire warden and the 

 chief fire warden of the district is not present, the deputy forest fire 

 warden, having jurisdiction of the territory, shall forthwith proceed to 

 control and extinguish the same, and he shall meanwhile, with all con- 

 sistent dispatch, cause the 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 extinguishment of the same. For the purpose of controlling 

 and extinguishing fires as aforesaid, chief forest fire wardens, and deputy 

 forest fire wardens when in charge of the control and extinguishment 

 of forest fires or when so directed by the chief warden, may summon 

 to their assistance citizens of any county, and each person so sum- 

 moned and assisting shall be paid fifteen cents for each hour of service 

 rendered by him. Immediately after the extinguishment of a fire the 

 deputy forest fire warden who for any time may have been in charge 

 of the same shall make return to the chief warden of the district of the 

 expense thereof during the period of his being in charge, including the 

 names of the persons so summoned and assisting, with their post-office 

 addresses and the hours of labor actually performed by each under 

 his direction. The return shall be made upon oath and the said chief 

 warden is hereby authorized and empowered to administer such oath. 

 Upon receipt of such return the said chief fire warden shall # carefully 

 examine and audit the same and he may direct the deputy to amend 

 and correct any return found to be incomplete, incorrect or insufficient 

 in form. If upon examination and auditing of said return, and investi- 

 gation of the subject matter thereof, said chief fire warden believes 

 said return to be just and correct, he shall endorse his written approval 

 thereon and forward the same so approved to said forest commissioner. 

 The chief fire warden of every district burned by a forest fire shall, 

 upon the extinguishment of such fire, promptly forward an exact and 

 detailed statement of the expense, if any, which said chief fire warden 

 may have incurred in connection with the extinguishment of such fire, 

 to the said forest commissioner, who may confirm, reject or recommit 

 either or both said approved return of said deputy or said detailed 

 statement of said chief fire warden if justice so requires. 



Sec. 33. Expenses, from what fund paid. 1905, c. 44, § 5. All ex- 

 pense incurred under the provisions of the three preceding sections 

 shall be paid from the funds appropriated to and for the use of the 

 forest commissioner. 



Sec. 34. State fire wardens, and their duties. R. S. c. 7, § 54. Fish 

 and game wardens are hereby made state fire wardens ; they shall, while 

 in and about the woods, caution all sportsmen of the danger from fires 

 in the woods, and extinguish all fires left burning by any one, if within 

 their power ; and shall give notice to any and all parties interested when 

 possible, of fires raging and beyond their control, to the end that the 

 same may be controlled and extinguished. 



