where forest is endangered, shall immedi- Forest fires 

 ately extinguish the same, or being unable must not be igr- 

 so to do shall notify a firewarden. (P. nored> 

 L. 1911, P- 56.) 



49. (As amended 1911.} Every person who shall violate 

 any of the provisions of this act, and every 



person who shall obstruct or in anywise inter- 

 fere with any firewarden, his deputies and assistants, in the 

 performance of any duty under this act, shall be liable to a 

 penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hun- 

 dred dollars, except as otherwise provided in this act ; pro- 

 vided, however, that where there are mitigat- Forest ommis 

 ing circumstances the Forest Commission may gio^may mr 

 in its discretion, permit the person or persons reduce penalty, 

 who may have violated the law to pay the cost 

 of extinguishing the fire, or other expense incurred, or such 

 part thereof, or such sum less than the minimum fine herein 

 imposed, at such time and in such manner as said commis- 

 sion shall determine. Such payment when finally made 

 shall relieve the person or persons making it of the penalty 

 for such violation imposed by this act. All payments on 

 account of penalties under this act shall be made to the 

 executive officer of the Forest Commission, who shall 

 promptly disburse the same in such manner as will relieve 

 in equal degree the township, or townships, concerned and 

 the State of the expense incurred. If a penalty paid shall 

 exceed the costs in any case the excess shall be paid to the 

 treasurer of the township in which the fire, or other viola- 

 tion of law, occurred. Any firewarden, or 

 deputy acting in the absence or disability Firewardens 

 of a firewarden, may arrest, without war- may arrest with- 

 rant, any person or persons taken by him in out warrant, 

 the act of violating any of the provisions 

 of this act, and shall proceed against such person or per- 

 sons in the manner prescribed by this act. (P. L. 1911, 

 P. 56.) 



50. Every district court and every justice of the peace 

 in any city or county, and every police jus- 

 tice or recorder in any city, is hereby em- Magistrate may 

 powered, on complaint under oath or affirm- issue process, 

 ation made according to law that any per- 

 son or persons has or have violated any of the provisions 

 of this act, to issue process, in the name of the State Board 

 of Forest Park Reservation Commissioners, as prosecutor. 



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