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within six months from the date of the official order for their 

 construction. 



The work of constructing and maintaining these Hnes shall be 

 performed by the companies at their own expense. In default 

 they shall be punished by the penalties established by para- 

 graph I, and Art. 42 of the present law shall apply. 



Within a month after the construction of the fire lines the 

 owners can remove all or a part of the debris, the companies 

 being bound to carry away the remainder. If any question of 

 indemnity arises it shall be decided by expert authority, and 

 in case of dispute, by the district council. 



Art. 133. In cases of fire, the management of the fire fighters 

 shall be assigned to the French Waters and Forests ranking 

 officer on the ground, and if there is none, to the mayor or civil 

 servant. In default of the Waters and Forests officers, of the 

 mayor or civil servant, the ranking employee of the Waters and 

 Forests shall direct the fire fighters. 



In case it is necessary to back fire, the same persons shall 

 take charge and direct this procedure. 



This measure can never give grounds for damages against 

 them. 



Art. 136.-^ All violation of Arts. 123, 124, 125, 129, and 135 

 of the present law, or against the decrees issued for its execution, 

 shall be punished by a fine of 20 to 500 francs ($3.86 to $96.50), 

 and in addition the offender can be imprisoned for six days to 

 six months, without prejudice in cases of fire of the penalties 

 declared under Art. 126 of the present law, and of all damages 

 if any such occur. 



SECTION II. — PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO WOODS AND 

 FORESTS PLACED UNDER FOREST ADMINISTRATION 



Art. 137. No industrial works, employing fire or necessi- 

 tating a story of combustible materials, can be established 

 within or at less than 500 metres (546 yards) from the forest, 

 without the authorization of the prefect, under penalty of a 



22 Arts. 134 and 135 follow Art. 122. 



