for five hours or less, and thirty cents per hour thereafter.. 



Firewardens, while otherwise employed, twenty-five cents; 

 per hour. 



Helpers, fighting fire, one dollar for five hours or less, 

 and twenty cents per hour for more than five hours. 



Helpers, on patrol or employed otherwise than fighting 

 fire, twenty cents per hour. 



Firewardens shall render to the governing body of the 

 township in which the fire occurred a state- 

 ment of the services rendered by them and 

 by the men, teams and other apparatus employed by them 

 as provided in this act, within one month of the date of 

 such service, which said bill shall show in detail the amount 

 and character of the services performed, the exact dura- 

 tion thereof, the name of each person employed, and all 

 disbursements made by said firewardens. If said bill be 

 duly approved, it shall be paid in such manner, and by such 

 official, as other bills of said township are paid. A certified 

 copy of each bill paid in accordance with this section, with 

 evidence of payment, shall be made on a blank provided 

 by the Forest Commission, and filed with the State Fire- 

 warden. Upon the approval of said bill by the State Board 

 of Forest Park Reservation Commissioners, one-half of the- 

 amount shall be repaid said township by the State Treas- 

 urer upon warrant of the State Comptroller ; proznded,. 

 however, the State shall pay the entire cost of extinguish- 

 ing fires originating on and restricted to 

 State forest reservations, and such bills Fires on re- 

 shall not be presented to the township com- serves - 

 mittee but certified to the State Firewarden 

 directly; and provided further, that in no case shall the 

 State's share of any bill be based upon a higher rate for 

 services than as fixed above. (P. L. 1911, p. 54.) 



44. The firewarden of the township in which a fire oc- 

 curs shall within ten days make such report 



thereof to the State Firewarden as may be 

 prescribed by the State Board of Forest Park Reservation.' 

 Commissioners. Each district warden shall report promptly 

 any fire in his district to the township firewarden. (P. L- 

 1908, p. 425.) 



45. The town and district firewardens shall post such no- 

 tices concerning forest fires as the State 

 Firewarden may prepare, and any person 



who shall willfully or maliciously tear down or destroy 



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