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soil, or to fallen timber, timber slashings or refuse in such manner 

 and under such circumstances and conditions as render it dangerous 

 or probable that the fire will spread and cause the destruction of 

 wood, timber or property not his own, shall be guilty of an offence 

 and liable upon summary conviction to a penalty of not less than $50 

 nor more than $200, and in default of payment thereof to imprison- 

 ment for any term not exceeding twelve months. 



9. No person shall, without the written permission of a fire guar- 

 dian, set fire to or burn any trees, brush or shrubs while standing in 

 the soil, or any fallen timber, timber slashings, wood, branches, brush- 

 wood, plants, black loam or light soil, between the first day of April 

 and the fifteenth day of November next ensuing, within : 



(a) any area north of township 50, excepting township 5 1 in ranges 

 16 to 28 inclusive, and townships 52 and 53 in ranges 20 to 28 in- 

 clusive, all west of the 3d meridian ; or 



(b) the wooded area comprised of township 46 in ranges 7 to 9 

 inclusive, townships 47 and 48 in ranges 7 to n inclusive, and town- 

 ships 49 and 50 in ranges 7 to 13 inclusive, all west of the 3d meridian ; 

 or 



(c) six miles of any Dominion Forest Reserve. 



(3) Such permission may be refused if the season is specially 

 dangerous, if the conditions are such that in the opinion of the 

 fire guardian there is danger of the fire spreading, or if the conditions 

 the fire guardian considers necessary to prevent fire spreading have 

 not been complied with. 



EXTRACTS FROM THE LAWS OF ALBERTA 



Section 2. Any person who shall either directly or indirectly, 

 personally or through any servant, employee, or agent 



(a) Kindle a fire and let it run at large on any land not his own 

 property ; 



(b) Permit any fire to pass from his own land ; or 



(c) Allow any fire under his charge, custody or control, or under 

 the change, custody or control of any servant, employee or agent to 

 run at large shall be guilty of an offence and shall on summary con- 

 viction thereof be liable to a penalty of not less than $25 and not 

 more than $200, and in addition to such penalty shall be liable to civil 

 action for damages at the suit of any person whose property has been 

 injured or destroyed by any such fire. 



(2, in part). If a fire shall be caused by the escape of sparks or 

 any other matter from any engine or other thing it shall be deemed 

 to have been kindled by the person in charge or who should be in 

 charge of such engine or other thing. 



