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quantity and quality of the land burned over, and, if the fire was started 

 by a locomotive, he shall give the number thereof. 



Sec. 46. Expense of fire patrol shall be paid by railroad company. 

 1911, c. 35, § -'. The forest commissioner shall keep, or cause to be 

 kept, an account of the cost of maintaining such fire patrol along the 

 line of such railroad, including therein the wages and expenses of the 

 employees engaged in maintaining such fire patrol, and the total cost 

 thereof shall be paid to the forest commissioner, by the railroad com- 

 pany along whose land or right of way such patrol is maintained, such 

 payment to be made monthly or on the presentation of the bills therefor. 

 All such funds received by said commissioner shall be credited to the 

 fund for the protection of the forests against fire from which it was 

 drawn. 



Sec. 47. Railroad company not released from damages. 1911, c. 35, 

 § 5. Nothing in the three preceding sections shall be construed as 

 releasing any railroad company from any damage caused by fires set by 

 their locomotives or employees. 



Sec. 48. Railroad companies slwll remove all inflammable material 

 from right of way. R. S. c. 7, § 60. 1911, c. 35, § 4. Every railroad 

 company whose road passes through waste or forest lands, shall during 

 each year cut and burn off or remove from its right of way all grass, 

 brush or other inflammable material, but under proper care and at 

 times when fires are not liable to spread beyond control ; but no railroad 

 employee shall build a fire to burn rubbish along the right of way 

 through forest lands when forbidden to do so by the forest commis- 

 sioner, or his wardens. 



Sec. 49. Locomotives shall be provided with spark arresters. R. S. 

 c 7, § 61. 19 1 3, c. 177. All locomotives which shall be run through 

 forest lands, shall be provided with approved and efficient arrangements 

 for preventing the escape of fire and sparks. The forest commissioner 

 may petition the public utilities commission, setting forth that there is 

 danger of fire to lands within the Maine foresry district from the 

 operation of locomotives on any railroad ; and said commission may, 

 after notice and hearing thereon, make such orders and regulations 

 relating to the equipment and operation of locomotives, during times 

 of drought or danger of forest fires, as they deem necessary for the 

 prevention of fires on said lands. 



Sec. 50. Railroad companies liable for damages caused by em- 

 ployees; smoking car windows shall be screened. R. S. c. 7, § 62. 1913, 

 c. 86. No railroad company shall permit its employees to deposit fire, 

 live coals or ashes, upon its track in the immediate vicinity of wood- 

 lands or lands liable to be overrun by fires, and any railroad company 

 operating a railroad running through the Maine forestry district shall 

 between the first day of May and the tenth day of November following 

 in each year, fasten down or secure screens or other obstructions in 

 the windows of all cars or apartments of cars in which smoking is al- 



