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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



November 



Wardens shall be to devote their en- 

 tire time to State forest interests, ac- 

 cording to rules and directions to be 

 determined by the State Forester, with 

 approval of the State Board of For- 

 estry. They shall take prompt meas- 

 ures to prevent and extinguish forest 

 fires, keep a record of the cause, ex- 

 tent, and damage of all forest fires in 

 their respective districts, and perform 

 such other duties as the State Forester 

 may direct. 



Sec. 9. Voluntary Fire Wardens 

 and Their Duties. Each District Fire 

 Warden shall appoint, subject to the 

 approval of the State Forester, in such 

 number and localities as he deems 

 wise, public-spirited citizens to act as 

 Voluntary Fire Wardens. They shall 

 promptly report all fires to the respect- 

 ive District Fire Wardens and take 

 immediate and active steps towards 

 their extinguishment, report any vio- 

 lation of the forest laws, and assist in 

 apprehending and convicting offend- 

 ers, and give all possible assistance to 

 the District Fire Wardens. For such 

 services payment shall be made by the 

 State at the rate of 25 cents per hour 

 for the time actually employed, pro- 

 vided that payment for such services 

 shall not be made to any Federal for- 

 est reserve officials, who act as Fire 

 Wardens, and shall not in any case 

 exceed $50 for one year. The Super- 

 visors, and Rangers on the Federal 

 forest reserves within the State, when- 

 ever they formally accept the duties 

 and responsibilities of Fire Wardens, 

 shall be appointed as Voluntary Fire 

 Wardens, and shall have all the powers 

 given to Fire Wardens by this act. 



Sec. 10. Powers and Requirements 

 of Fire Wardens. All Fire Wardens 

 shall have the powers of peace officers 

 to make arrests, without warrant, for 

 violations of any State or Federal for- 

 est laws. Any Fire Warden who has 

 information which would show, with 

 reasonable certainty, that any person 

 had violated any provision of such for- 

 est laws, shall immediately take action 

 against the offender, either by using 

 his own powers as a peace officer, or 

 by making complaint before the proper 



magistrate or by information to the 

 District Attorney, and shall obtain all 

 possible evidence pertaining thereto. 



Sec. ii. Assistance and Compensa- 

 tion of Citizens in Fighting Fires. 

 All Fire Wardens shall have authority 

 to call upon able-bodied citizens, be- 

 tween the ages of 16 and 50 years, in 

 the territory in which they act, for as- 

 sistance in pufting out fire, and any 

 such persons who refuse to obey such 

 summons, unless prevented by good 

 and sufficient reasons, shall be liable 

 to a fine of $15, to be collected in ac- 

 tion for debt by State prosecution to 

 be made by the Fire Warden who is- 

 sued the summons. Compensation for 

 services rendered in fighting fire shall 

 be at the rate of 20 cents per hour for 

 the time actually employed, one-half 

 to be paid by the State and one-half 

 by the county in which fire occurred. 

 The Fire Warden in charge shall sub- 

 mit time record and bill of the men 

 employed to the District Fire Warden, 

 who shall examine and forward it, im- 

 mediately, to the State Forester, with 

 approval or criticism. The State For- 

 ester, if he approves the bill, shall for- 

 ward it at once to the State Auditor, 

 who shall pay it in full, as soon as au- 

 dited and found correct, one-half due 

 from the county to be collected after- 

 wards by the State. Fire Wardens 

 shall assist, with the help of the citi- 

 zens at their disposal, in extinguishing 

 fires either wholly or partly in adjacent 

 counties. In the case of fire fighting 

 outside the county in which citizens 

 reside, the summoning Fire Warden 

 shall note the fact in his record and 

 bill of the men employed and the State 

 Auditor shall charge only one-third of 

 the amount, due from the counties for 

 any particular fire, to the county from 

 which the men were summoned to the 

 adjacent county, the other two-thirds 

 being chargeable against the county 

 in which the fighting was actually 

 done. The District Fire Wardens shall 

 have power to incur expense for the 

 transportation and other expenses of 

 fire fighters, and shall include the 

 same, with necessary vouchers, in his 

 account. Such expenses shall be paid 



