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of violation of any terms of this act has been lodged 

 with him. 



SEC. 13. Destruction of warning notices. Any per- 

 son who shall destroy, deface, remove or disfigure any 

 sign, poster or warning notice posted under the provi- 

 sions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and 

 punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than 

 fifteen dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or 

 imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less 

 than ten days nor more than three months, or both such 

 fine and imprisonment. 



SEC. 14. Wilfully, maliciously, and negligently 

 setting forest fires. (Penal Code, sec. 384, subsec. 1. 

 See page 12.) 



SEC. 15. Extinguishment of camp fires. (Penal 

 Code, sec. 384, subsec. 6. See page 14.) 



SEC. 16. Restrictions of use of fire during a dry 

 season. (Penal Code, sec. 384, subsec. 3. See 

 page 13.) 



SEC. 17. Engines in forest land. (Penal Code, sec. 

 384, subsec. 4. See page 14.) 



SEC. 18. Civil liability for forest fires. In addition 

 to the penalties provided in this act, the United 

 States, State, county, or private owners, whose prop- 

 erty is injured or destroyed by such fires, may recover 

 in a civil action, double* the amount of damages suffered 

 if the fires occurred through wilfulness, malice or negli- 

 gence; but if such fires were- caused or escaped acci- 

 dentally or unavoidably, civil action shall lie only for the 

 actual damage sustained as determined by the value of 

 the property injured or destroyed, and the detriment to 

 the land and vegetation thereof. The presumption of 

 wilfulness, malice or neglect shall be overcome; pro- 

 vided, that the precautions set forth are observed; or, 

 provided, fires are set 'during a "dry season" with 



Section 3344 of the Political Code states that "Every person 

 negligently setting fire to his own woods, or negligently suffer- 

 ing any fire to extend beyond his own land, is liable in treble 

 damages to the party injured." Treble damages are changed to 

 double damages by the above section. 



