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as said commissioner may deem necessary for the purpose aforesaid. 

 If the tax assessed by authority of section sixty-one has not been col- 

 Jected or for any reason is not available for the purpose aforesaid or 

 if said tax proves insufficient in any year to properly carry out said 

 purpose, the governor and council may issue their warrant to the treas- 

 urer of state, authorizing him to advance and pay to the forest commis- 

 sioner, from any moneys then in the treasury not otherwise appropriatd, 

 such sum or sums of money as they may deem necessary for such pur- 

 pose. The accounts of the commissioner of the disbursement of all 

 funds shall be examined by the state auditor for the purpose of deter- 

 mining if said accounts are correctly kept and all payments properly 

 vouched for. The forest commissioner may employ from time to time 

 such clerks in his office as will enable him to pay promptly all bills con- 

 tracted in carrying out the provisions hereof and the compensation of 

 such clerks shall be paid from the funds provided for the district. 

 109 Me. 472. 



Sec. 67. Prevention, control and extinguishment of fires; lookout 

 stations. 1909, c. 193, § 7. The forest commissioner shall take measures 

 for the prevention, control and extinguishment of forest fires in said 

 forestry district, and to this end he shall establish such sub-forestry 

 districts as he may deem necessary for effective protection against loss 

 or damage by fire. He may establish lookout stations connected by tele- 

 phone and equip and maintain depots for necessary tools for the ex- 

 tinguishment of forest fires. 



Sec. 68. Chief forest fire warden; deputy forest fire wardens; tenure. 

 1909, c. 193, § 8. He shall appoint in and for each of the districts so 

 established, a chief forest fire warden, and such number of deputy forest 

 fire wardens as in his judgment may be required to carry out the pro- 

 visions of sections sixty to seventy-three, both inclusive, assigning to 

 each of the latter the territory over and within which he shall have, 

 jurisdiction. All chief and deputy forest fire wardens, so appointed, 

 shall hold office during the pleasure of the commissioner; they shall 

 be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties, and a certificate there- 

 of shall be returned to the office of the commissioner. 



Sec. 69. Duties of fire wardens and deputy wardens; employment of 

 assistants. 1909, c. 193, § 9. 1913, c. 85, § 2. The chief forest fire 

 wardens, under the direction of the commissioner, shall have general 

 supervision of their respective districts and of the deputy forest fire 

 wardens therein. Each chief forest fire warden, when directed by the 

 commissioner, shall patrol the forests of his district for the purpose of 

 searching out, extinguishing and guarding against forest fires. He 

 shall investigate and gather evidence regarding the causes of forest fires, 

 enforce all laws relating to forests and forest preservation, arrest all 

 violators thereof, prosecute all offences against the same, and in this 

 connection shall have the same power to serve criminal processes against 

 such offenders and shall be allowed the same fee as a sheriff, or his 

 deputy, for like services, and shall have and enjoy the same right as a 



