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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 extingushmcnt of the same. For the purpose of con- 

 trolling 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 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. 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 postoffice 

 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 investiga- 

 tion of the subject matter thereof, said chief 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 commis- 

 sioner. The chief fire warden of every district burned by a forest fire 

 shall, upon the extinguishment of such fire, promptly forward an extract 

 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.' 



Sect. II. All expenses incurred under the provisions of this act shall 

 be paid from the funds raised and created by the tax hereby assessed. 



Sect. 12. For the purpose of the better carrying out of the provi- 

 sions of this act it is hereby provided that the chief clerk to the land 

 agent shall be a deputy forest commissioner. The said deputy shall 

 hold office during the pleasure of the forest commissioner and perform 

 such duties as the latter may prescribe. For such services the said 

 deputy forest commissioner shall receive annually the sum of five hun- 

 dred dollars, to be paid from the funds provided under this act, in 

 addition to the salary now provided for the clerk to the land agent. It 

 is also hereby further provided that the forest commissioner shall 

 receive from the funds provided under this act, the sum of five hun- 

 dred dollars, in addition to the salary as now provided by law. 



Sect. 13. So much of the funds raised by the tax hereby imposed and 

 paid into the treasury as may be necessary to pay the claims, accounts 

 and demands arising under the provisions of this act is hereby appro- 

 priated to pay the same, and the governor and council are hereby author- 



