State a fire warden and compel him .under 

 penalty to do all in his power to prevent and 

 fig'ht fires of every kind. He shall have power 

 to call out men, and it shall be his duty to see 

 that the town officials do their duty, and also 

 to help the town officials where they are una- 

 ble to cope with the fires. 



9. Make the county and town jointly re- 

 sponsible in one-half the actual damage done 

 to any property whenever it can be shown 

 that the town and county authorities failed to 

 make reasonable and diligent effort to prevent 

 and put out fires. 



10. Give the sheriff, supervisor and town 

 marshals, also all State officers having pro- 

 tective or police functions, the right to arrest 

 not only men actually caught setting fires, but 

 any suspected person found near a fire and on 

 the land of others without written permit or 

 properly established business. 



11. Establish a State police to replace the 

 game warden, trespass agents and all other 

 forms of special police now used in this State, 

 Establish this system under strict civil service 

 rules; forbid by law all political activities, de- 

 prive the members of this police from the 

 privilege of voting, electioneering, etc. Make 

 the members of this force give a proper 'bond, 

 and hold them responsible under severe pen- 

 alty for the fulfillment of their duties. 



12. Place this police under a State police 

 commission, to be appointed by the Governor. 



13. Give the State police power to make it 

 its duty to enforce all laws and protect any 

 and all property. 



14. Authorize the State police commission 

 to distribute, increase or decrease the police 

 force according to actual needs. 



15. Authorize the State police to assist the 

 town and county authorities in any cases of 



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