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1907, 475, sect. 6. Forest wardens, their deputies and 

 assistants shall not be liable for trespass while act- Liability for 

 ing in the reasonable performance of their duties. fcrespass - 



1907, 475, sect. 7. Whoever wilfully and maliciously 

 tears down or destroys any notice posted under Destruction 

 the provisions of section two of this act shall be 

 punished by a fine of ten dollars. 



1907, 475, sect. 8. The state forester may from moneys 

 appropriated annually for the expenses of his office expend a 

 sum not exceeding two thousand dollars in making Forestry 

 necessary arrangements for conventions of forest com 

 wardens and in paying wholly or in part the travelling ex- 

 penses to and from their towns of such forest wardens as 

 attend this convention: provided, that no moneys shall be 

 expended under authority of this section in paying the trav- 

 elling expenses of any one warden to or from more than one 

 convention in any one year; and provided, further, that said 

 conventions shall be held at a place within the commonwealth. 



Powers of Forest Wardens in Fighting Fires, and to 

 call for Assistance. 



R. L. 32, sect. 19, as amended, 1907, 475, sect. 5. If a 

 fire occurs in woodland, two or more of the forest wardens of 

 the town, or of a town containing woodland Back fires in 

 which is endangered by such fire, who are pres- w ' 

 ent at a place in immediate danger of being burned over, 

 may set back fires and take all necessary precautions to pre- 

 vent the spread of the fire. 



R. L. 32, sect. 21. Whoever wilfully refuses or neglects, 

 without sufficient cause, to assist, or to allow the use of his 

 horses, wagons or other property as required by penalty for 

 the preceding section, shall, for each offence, be refusing aid - 



