do so, shall incur a penalty of two hundred dollars per 

 mile or fraction thereof of fire line not constructed as 

 required by this act, to be recovered in an action of debt 

 at the suit of the Forest Park Preservation Commission, 

 and all moneys so received by the said Commission shall 

 be paid into the treasury of the State of New Jersey. (P. 

 L. 1909. p. 105.) 



Criminal Action. 



2 Com p. Stat., p. 1792. 



157a. Any person who shall wilfully or maliciously set 

 fire to. burn or cause to be burnt, or aid, counsel, procure 

 or consent to the burning of any woods, marshes, cran- 

 berry bogs or meadows of any other person or persons, 

 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (P. L. 1902, p. 248.) 



NOTE Prosecutions under this act must be instituted by 

 the prosecutor of the pleas of the county in which the 

 fire was set. 



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