The Railroad Fire Line Act. 



2 Comp. Stat. } pp. 2339-2340. 

 AN ACT for the protection of woodlands. 



56. Wherever in this State woodland, meaning thereby 



land or swamp upon which there is a 

 along growth of woods or brush, adjoins the right 



of way, or is less than one hundred and 

 ten feet from the roadbed of a railroad upon which are 

 operated locomotives, using coal or wood for fuel, there 

 shall be constructed a fire line in the following manner. 

 (P. L. 1909, P- 102.) 



57. At a distance of not less than one hundred feet, nor 



more than two hundred feet from the- outer 



strip of bare rail on each side of the track or tracks upon 



earth or ditch. which trains pass, and extending practically 



parallel with it, a strip of land not less than 

 ten feet wide shall be entirely cleared of trees, brush, grass, 

 turf and other combustible matter, and the bare earth shall 

 be exposed. Where the land is swampy a ditch not less 

 than three feet wide, dug to the level of permanent water, 

 may replace the bared strip. Between such bared strip 

 or ditch, and the roadbed, all logs, fallen branches of trees, 

 brush, grass and other combustible material shall be cut 

 and removed or burned on the ground at some convenient 

 time between the first day of November in each year and 



the first day of March next following; pro- 

 Trees larger vided, however, that standing trees above 

 spaced. 1 " three inches in diameter at the stump and 



not less than six feet apart need not be felled 

 but must be pruned of branches to not less than six feet 



above the ground. Where the standing 

 separated. trees are c j Qse toget h er enough must be re- 

 moved to make those remaining not less than six feet apart ; 



and provided further, that the Forest Park 

 omitted^ ^ Reservation Commission, on application of 



the railroad company, may authorize the 

 omission of a fire line, or of a reburning or reclearing of 

 the same in such sections as in its judgment the making, 

 reburning or reclearing shall be unnecessary. (P. L. 1909, 

 P. 103.) 



58. The Forest Park Reservation Commission shall each 



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