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proved by the fire prevention commissioner for the said 

 district, nor to fires which may be set for the purpose of sup- 

 pressing gypsy and brown tail moths in accordance with 

 regulations and methods approved by the state forester, nor 

 to fires set or increased within the limits of any public way 

 by the employees of the commonwealth or of any county, 

 city or town in the performance of public work. 



G. A. 1916, 51, sect. 3. The state forester shall notify 

 N tice t ^ ie f rest war den m every town and the official 



performing the duties of forest warden in every 

 city in the commonwealth of the passage of this act. 



G. A. 1916, 51, sect. 4. The state forester, the state fire 

 warden or any duly authorized assistant of the state forester, 

 Arrests forest wardens in towns and officials performing 



the duties of forest wardens in cities, or any duly 

 appointed deputy forest warden may arrest without warrant 

 any person found in the act of setting, maintaining or in- 

 creasing a fire in violation of the provisions of this act. 



G. A. 1916, 51, sect. 5. Section twenty-four of chapter 

 thirty-two of the Revised Laws, and chapter two hundred 

 and nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, 

 as amended by chapter two hundred and forty-four of the 

 acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven and by sections 

 three and four of chapter four hundred and nineteen of the 

 acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve are hereby 

 repealed. 



1910, 141. It shall be unlawful within any city or town in 

 this commonwealth for any person to liberate or fly fire 

 Fire balloons balloons of any description. Whoever violates 

 ' e ' this act shall be punished by a fine of not more 

 than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more 

 than one month or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



