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sheriff to require aid in executing the duties of his office. The chief 

 forest fire wardens shall perform such other duties, at such times, and 

 under such rules and regulations, as the said commissioner may pre- 

 scribe, and each shall receive as compensation three dollars for each 

 and every day of actual service, with an allowance for actual necessary 

 expenses of travel and subsistence. The commissioner may authorize 

 the employment of suitable persons to assist the chief forest fire wardens 

 in patrolling their respective districts and every person so employed shall 

 be paid twenty cents for each hour of service so rendered by him and 

 be provided with subsistence during such period. Deputy forest fire 

 wardens shall perform such duties, at such times and under such rules 

 and regulations, as the commissioner, or the chief fire warden of the 

 district, with the approval of the commissioner, may prescribe and they 

 shall receive as compensation two dollars and actual necessary expenses 

 for each and every day of actual service. 



Sec. 70. Chief and deputy fire wardens shall take immediate action 

 to control fires; may summon assistance ; deputy wardens shall render 

 account of expense; chief warden sliall make detailed report. 1909, c. 

 193, § 10. 1913, c. 85, § 3. Whenever a fire occurs on, or is likely to do| 

 damage to forest lands within the district of any chief forest fire war- 

 den, he shall take immediate action to control and extinguish the same. 

 If such fire occurs upon or is likely to do damage to 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 ex- 

 tinguish the same, and he shall meanwhile, with all consistent 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 extin- 

 guishing fires, 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 

 any person found within the state and each person so summoned and 

 assisting shall be paid twenty cents for each hour of service rendered 

 by him and be provided with subsistence during such service. Imme- 

 diately 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 chief warden is hereby author- 

 ized and empowered to administer such oath. Upon receipt of such 

 return, the 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 ex- 



