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removal of timber, brush, and other combustible material, 

 has been required in a large number of states under pen- 

 alty l While a state undoubtedly possesses extensive 



1. Ala. Act Nov. 30, 1907, S. L. No. 90 (appliances). 



Ark. Cf. Act Apr. 2, 1907, S. L. No. 141 (absolute liability of railroads.) p. 336. 



Gal. Act Mar. 18, 1905, S. L. ch. 264, p. 235 (clear right of way). 



Col. Act Apr. 10, 1901, S. L. ch. 83. sec. 14 (clear right of way); Cf. earlier acts 



Jan. 13, 1874, S. L. p. 224; Act Feb. 11, 1879, S. L. p. 73; act Feb. 27, 



1883, p. 198 (plowing strip). 



Conn. Act May 20, 1915, S. L., ch. 322 (appliances only). 

 Del. Cf. Act Apr. 5, 1881, S. L. ch. 380; Act Apr. 19, 1909, S. L., ch. 71, sec. 12 



(appliances) . 

 Ida. Act Feb. 15, 1907, S. L., p. 18, sec. 4 (appliances), sec. 7 (clear right of way) ; 



act Mar. 15, 1909, S. L. p. 227, sec. 4 and 6; act Feb. 14, 1911, S. L. ch. 



98, p. 341. 

 111. Cf. Annot. St., 1913, par. 8812 (clear right of way) same Rev. St. 1913, 



Kurd, ch. 114, sec. 63. 



Ind. Cf. Act March 3, 1911, ch. 107 (liable for damages and insurable interest). 

 Ky. Act Mar. 19, 1912, S. L. ch. 133, sec. 25-26 (appliances only). 

 La. Act July 4, 1904, S. L. No. 113, sec. 15, p. 248; act July 4, 1910, S. L. No. 



261, p. 446; act July 9, 1912, S. L. No. 127. 

 Me. Act Mar. 25, 1891, S. L. ch. 100, p. 90; act. Mar. 24, 1915, S. L. ch. 196, p. 



165; cf. Act. Mar. 15, 1911, S. L. ch. 35, p. 30, and Act Mar. 11, 1915, 



S. L. ch. 68, p. 46 (both requiring patrol). 

 Md. Act Apr. 5, 1906, S. L. ch. 294, sec. 12 (appliances only) (Art. 39 A, Sec. 



12-13, Pub. Civ. Laws 1911). 

 Mass. Act May 17, 1907, S. L. ch. 431, p. 376; act Feb. 25, 1914, S. L. ch. 101, p. 



72. 



Mich. Act June 18, 1903, S. L. No. 249, sec. 12. 

 Minn. Act Apr. 18, 1895, S. L. ch. 196, p. 472; act Apr. 21, 1903, S. L. ch. 363. sec. 



12; Act. Apr. 13, 1909, ch. 182, p. 204; Act Apr. 12, 1911, ch. 125, sec. 14; 



Act Apr. 2, 1913, ch. 159, sec. 3. Cf. Act April 22, 1909, S. L. 378 (rail- 

 roads given insurable interest). 

 Mo. Act. Mar. 31, 1887, S. L. p. 101 (insurable interest); Act May 7, 1909, p. 



359 (penalty double cost of clearing). 

 Mont. Civil Code 1895, sec. 952; act Mar. 18, 1901, S. L. p. 163 (plow and burn); 



Act Mar. 5, 1903, S. L. ch. 63 (plow and burn) (penalty of both acts 



double cost). 

 Neb. Act effective July 10, 1897, S. L. ch. 17 (mowing right of way) Comp. St. 



1911, sec. 46902. 

 N. H. Act May 7, 1913, ch. 125 (right to take adjoining land) ; Act May 21, 1913, 



S. L. ch. 155 (required to clear adjoining land); Act Apr. 7, 1915, S. L., 



ch. 100 (Distance increased). 

 N. J. Act. Apr. 12, 1909, S. L. ch. 74, p. 102; (flre lines required); Cf. act Mar. 



30, 1915, S. L. ch. 109 (requiring patrol). 

 N. M. Act Apr. 1, 1884, S. L. ch. 34 (plow and burn). 

 N. Y. Act May 15, 1885, S. L. ch. 283, sec. 25, p. 482; Act May 3, 1904, S. L. ch. 



590, sec. 228 (appliances and clearing) 224a, (inspection) ; (224b, free 



rides). 



N. C. Cf. Act Mar. 9, 1915. S. L. ch. 243, Sec. 10 (Carei n burning right of way). 

 Ohio Act Apr. 9, 1885, S. L. p. 118 (appliances): act Mar. 24, 1890, S. L. p. 99 



(clear right of way). 

 Oreg. Act Feb. 23, 1907, S. L. Ch. 131, Sec. 8, p. 241; Act. Feb. 24, 1911, S. L. 



Ch. 278, Sec. 10-11 (appliances and clear right of way). 

 Pa. Act June 3, 1915, S. L. No. 353, art. 8 (no definite requirement). 

 R. I. Act. Apr. 23, 1909, S. L. Ch. 395, sec 14. 

 S. D. Laws 1893, Ch. 90; Civil Code 1903, Sec. 516 (making guard outside 



right of way). 



Va. Ace Jan. 18, 1904, S. L. p. 985, Sec. 18 (appliances); Sec. 55 (right of 

 way); Mar. 13, 1908, S. L. Ch. 269, p. 388 (absolute liability); Mar. 



14, 1908, S. L. Ch. 392, p. 679 (insurable int.) Cf. S. L. 1914. Ch. 195, 

 S. 23-26. 



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