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Sec. 23. The political authorities are charged with the general superinten- 

 dence of all forests in their respective districts. 



Transportation of Forest Products. 



Every land owner is required to permit forest products to be transported 

 across his land if no other outlet is convenient, or if other transportation is too 

 expensive. 



The transportation must be conducted with proper care, and all damages 

 accruing must be paid. 



The political authorities decide whether such transportation across lands of 

 third parties is necessary and also fix amount of damages, from which decision as 

 to damages an appeal may be taken to the courts. 



Sec. 25. Provides for jurisdiction with reference to transportation over public 

 roads, etc. 



Sec. 26. The transportation of wood by means of rafts and the building of 

 booms require special permission by the authorities of the district. If the use of 

 private waters is required proceedings must be had according to section 24. 



Sees. 27 to 43. Refer to the regulation of rafting, marking of timber trans- 

 ported by rafts, use of rivers and other waters, public and private, for rafting, etc. 



Forest Fires and Damages by Insects. 



Sec. 44. The greatest care must be exercised in igniting fires or in using 

 combustible materials in or near the forests. If dangers arise in consequence of 

 neglect to use such care the offenders must pay all damages, and may according to 

 circumstances, be either prosecuted under the general criminal code or fined from 

 5 to 40 florins, or imprisoned from one to eight days. 



Sec. 45. Every person who finds a deserted and unextinguished fire in or on 

 the edge of a forest is required to extinguish it if possible. If any person observes 

 a forest fire he is held to give notice to the next inhabitants in the direction of 

 the road which he travels. These parties so notified are required to give notice 

 to the nearest local authorities and to the owner of the forest or to his forest 

 officials. 



Sec. 46. All surrounding villages can be required by the owner of the forest, 

 or his forest officials, or by the local authorities to extinguish the fire. The posse 

 must at once repair to the place of the fire with the necessary fire-extinguishing 

 apparatus. The local authorities and the forest officials must accompany the 

 posse. 



Sec. 47. Unconditional obedience is to be paid to the superior officer com- 

 manding the posse The other local officials must preserve order among the fire- 

 men and cause the execution of the orders. After the fire has been extinguished 

 the place where it occurred is to be guarded from one to two days, or longer, if 

 necessary, and tie necessary number of men must be furnished for this purpose. 



Sec. 48. Local officers who neglect to perform their duty will be fined from 

 5 to 50 florins, and all persons who refuse to obey their orders will be punished 

 by a fine of from 5 to 15 florins or by imprisonment from 1 to 3 days. 



Sec. 49. Damages to property of third parties, caused by extinguishing these 

 fires, are to be paid by the parties for whose benefit the posse was called, unless 

 this third party was protected against still greater loss by the efforts of the posse. 



