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cease the violation, when the offender is unknown, 

 or may leave the community; otherwise the best 

 course is to report the facts to the State Firewarden 

 and let him act. If an arrest is made take the pris- 

 oner to the nearest Justice of the Peace and proceed 

 according to Section 13 of the forest fire law. 



28. The law authorizes the Forest Commission in 

 its discretion to permit an offender to pay the costs 

 of extinguishing a fire, instead of the fine which may 

 be imposed. This is a privilege, not a right. The 

 Forest Commission is always glad to have a fire- 

 warden state whether in his opinion this privilege 

 should be given the offender. 



29. If a penalty case is to be settled by paying the 

 bill, the firewarden should not deal directly with the 

 defendant. The only proper course is to have every 

 bill submitted to the Township Committee and paid 

 by the Treasurer according to law. Then if the 

 Forest Commission authorizes a settlement the de- 

 fendant will pay the Executive Officer, and he will 

 refund to the township treasurer the whole amount 

 recovered. 



BILLS. 



30. Every bill should be made on the official Forest 

 Fire Service Form. The Forest Commission requires 

 only one copy, which must be signed by the township 

 clerk and township treasurer and sent to Trenton 

 promptly. On the new forms the signature of the 

 firewarden and of the chairman of the township 

 committee are not required. 



31. In respect to duplicate bills or vouchers each 

 firewarden will have to satisfy his township com- 

 mittee. 



