any village or city which desires to so secure immunity from 

 destruction by forest fire. 



A village or city which needs fire protection is authorized 

 to take the necessary steps in securing it by Section 24 of 

 the 1911 Forest Law, which is here quoted: 



Section 24. The State Forester may appoint supervisors, 

 constables and clerks of towns, mayors of cities and presi- 

 dents of village councils, fire wardens for their respective 

 districts, and it is hereby made their duty to do all things 

 necessary to protect the property of such municipalities from 

 fire and to extinguish the same. 



All towns, villages and cities are hereby authorized and 

 directed to take necessary precautions to prevent the start- 

 ing and spreading of forest or prairie fires and to extinguish 

 the same, and are hereby further authorized to annually levy 

 a tax of not more than five mills upon a taxa.ble property of 

 such municipalities, which, when collected, shall be known as 

 the "Fire Fund," which shall be used in paying all necessary 

 and incidental expenses incurred in enforcing the provisions 

 of this act. 



In all townships constituted within any of the forest patrol 

 districts which may be established by the State Forestry 

 Board, the respective town and village officers shall co-operate 

 as far as possible with and act under the general supervision 

 and direction of the state forest officers. 



Any municipality taking advantage of this opportunity to 

 protect its residents and their property will not only be com- 

 plying with the law; it will be benefiting itself to a degree 

 not to be estimated. From the Annual Report of the Minne- 

 sota State Forester. 



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