FOREST COMMISSIONERS REPORT. Oi 



the act of congress approved March i, 191 1 (36 Stat., 691) 



and tlie State of by and through its State Forestry 



Commission, witnesseth : 



That, whereas, the said State has requested the cooperation of the 

 said secretary in the protection from fire of the forested watersheds of 

 navigable streams ; and 



Whereas, the said state has provided by law for a system of forest- 

 fire protection; 



Now, therefor, the said parties do mutually promise and agree with 

 each other as follows ; 



1. To establish and maintain a cooperative fire protective system cov- 

 ering any or all private or state forest lands within the State of 



and situated upon the watersheds of navigable rivers ; and to furnishi 

 for this purpose Federal and State patrolmen or to take such other 

 protective measures as may be deemed advisable, under the conditions 

 hereinafter provided. 



2. The state commission shall furnish maps showing the watersheds 

 and areas which are proposed to be protected under this agreement. 

 The cooperation shall be limited to such watersheds and areas in so far 

 as they shall be approved by the secretary. The said commission shall 

 indicate the periods during which protection from forest fires is pro- 

 posed under this agreement; the number of patrolmen, with their sta- 

 tions, which will be employed by the State; the character and extent of 

 other protective measures which it is proposed to put into effect at the 

 expense of the state ; and the localities in which it is desired to place 

 Federal patrolmen furnished by the Forest Service. 



3. The State commission shall secure for the Federal patrolmen fur- 

 nished under this agreement, by appointment as deputy State fire war- 

 dens or otherwise, without additional compensation, such police powers 

 for the prevention and control of forest fires as may be granted under 

 the laws of the State of , and shall equip such F'ederal patrol- 

 men with such fire-fighting tools or devices and shall authorize them 

 to employ such assistance in fighting fires as its funds and the state 

 fire laws and regulations will permit. 



4. The State forester of , acting as employee of the 



state commission, shall be appointed collaborator in the Forest Service 

 in the United States Department of Agriculture at the salary of one dol- 

 lar ($1.) a month, and acting in such capacity shall have direct charge 

 of the force of Federal patrolmen employed under this agreement. The 

 State forester shall select the Federal patrolmen, subject to approval by 

 tne secretary, instruct them in writing as to their duties, supervise 

 their work, and certify to their services on pay rolls of the Foresli 

 'Service. 



5. The Federal patrolmen so selected shall be appointed as tempo- 

 rary laborers in the Forest Service at a per diem rate not exceeding 



