PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL WOODS 191 



shelters, camps, timber-yards, or workshops situated in the 

 forest, or within a zone of 200 metres (218 yards), during the 

 period from the ist of July to the 3ist of October, shall be 

 subject to the regulations and decrees given in pursuance of the 

 execution of this law. 



ART. 124. An owner of wooded or forested land which has 

 not been brushed out, or of land covered with dead wood, can 

 be forced by the owner of a similar adjoining property to con- 

 struct and maintain, on his side, on the boundaries between the 

 two estates a (fire) line cleared of all brush, and of all coniferous 

 wood, and to keep it thoroughly cleared of brush. This (fire) 

 line, whose width may vary from 10 to 100 metres (n to 109 

 yards), shall be constructed half on each side of the adjoining 

 boundaries, by agreement between the interested parties, and 

 in case of disagreement, by the prefect, the conservator of the 

 Waters and Forests acting for him. Actions concerning the 

 construction and the maintenance of such protective lines shall 

 take place, be put in practice, and judgment delivered in the 

 same manner as in the case of boundaries. 



ART. 125. Setting fires, as well as the burning of standing 

 growth, shall conform to regulations and decrees promulgated 

 in the enforcement of this law. 



Setting fire shall only be allowed after authorization by the 

 Waters and Forests officers, and under the surveillance of em- 

 ployees, if it is a question of ground situated less than 200 

 metres (218 yards) from the woods and forests, during the 

 period from the ist of November until the 3oth of June, and 

 less than 500 metres (546 yards) between the ist of July and 

 the 3 ist of October. 



ART. 126. If a case arise when, in spite of observing the 

 precautions enjoined in the foregoing articles, the fire should 

 extend to the neighbouring properties, the originator of the fire 

 shall be liable to all damages, if any occur. 



Any person setting a fire in violation of the provisions of the 

 foregoing articles, which shall damage the neighbouring prop- 

 erties, shall be condemned to prison for from one to five years. 

 In this case, Art. 363 of the Penal Code shall be applicable. 



