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such assistance pay at least the salary or field expenses of the men 

 employed in preparing said plans. 



Section 5. Whenever the State Forester considers it neces- 

 sary he may apply to the Board of Supervisors of any county 

 to appoint, subject to his approval, a suitable resident of said county 

 to be county firewarden to enforce the forest laws and to carry 

 out all the purposes of this act. He shall serve for a period of two 

 years and may be reappointed, but he shall be subject to removal at any 

 time by the State Forester for cause. Such county firewardens and 

 those assisting them shall, on the endorsement of the State Forester, 

 receive compensation from the State for their services in carrying out 

 the provisions of this section at the rate of not to exceed twenty-five 

 cents per hour for the time actually employed, and reasonable expenses 

 for equipment and transportation incurred in fighting or extinguishing 

 any fire : Provided, that the total of such accounts shall not exceed $200 

 for each county in any one year; and the State Treasurer is hereby 

 authorized to collect one-half of such wages and expenses from the 

 county in which they are incurred. County firewardens thus appointed 

 shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take the proper 

 official oath before the county clerk of the county in which they reside; 

 after which they shall, while holding said office, possess and exercise 

 all the authority and power held and exercised by constables at common 

 law under the statutes of this State, so far as concerns the arresting 

 and prosecuting of persons for violations of any or all of the provisions 

 of this act. 



Section 6. It shall be the duty of the county firewardens to 

 enforce all forest laws of this State; to protect the State demonstration 

 forests, and see that all rules and regulations in connection therewith 

 are enforced; to report any violation of law to the State Forester at the 

 time of its occurrence; to assist in apprehending and convicting offend- 

 ers ; and to make an annual report to him as to forest conditions in 

 their immediate neighborhoods. When any county firewarden shall see 

 or have reported to him a forest fire, it shall be his duty to repair imme- 

 diately to the scene of the fire and employ such persons and means as in 

 his judgment seem expedient and necessary to extinguish said fire. He 

 shall keep an itemized account of all expenses thus incurred and send 

 such account immediately to the State Forester : Provided, that no man 

 shall be compensated for fighting fire on his own land or land that he 

 holds under lease, or on land belonging to an employer, nor shall em- 

 ployees of railroad companies be compensated for fighting fires on their 

 rights of way or on adjacent land, when said fires have started on the 

 right of way or have been caused by sparks or ashes from any loco- 

 motive or engine. 



