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the number of trees upon the said land may be reduced as in the said first section 
is provided. 
Sec. 3. Any person or persons who shall willfully or carelessly cut bark from 
or otherwise cut, burn or injure any tree, plant, shrub or sprout planted, growing 
or being on any land in this Commonwealth, without the consent of the owner or 
owners thereof first had and obtained, or who without such consent, shall kindle, 
or cause to be kindled, a fire on any forest or timber land in this Commonwealth, 
or who shall carry into cr over any forest or timber land any lighted candle, lamp 
or torch, or other fire, without having the same secured in a lantern or other 
closed vessel, or who shall discharge or set off fireworks of any kind on said land 
or among the trees thereon, or who shall willfully or carelessly burn or fire upon his 
or their own land, or that of others, any tree, brush, stubble or other combustible 
material whereby fire shall be communicated to the leaves, brush or timber upon 
any forest or timber lands belonging to other parties, shall be subject to a penalty 
not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offense committed, with costs of suit ; 
Provided, That if the defendant or defendants neglect or refuse to pay at once 
the penalty imposed and costs, or shall not enter sufficient bail for the payment of 
the same within ten days, he or they shall be committed to the common jail of 
said county for a period of not less than one day for each dollar of the penalty im- 
posed; And provided, When the penalty imposed is above five dollars, the 
defendant or defendants may enter into a recognizance, with good security, to 
answer said complaint on a charge of misdemeanor, before the Court of Quarter 
Sessions of the peace of the county in which the offense is committed, which 
court, on conviction of the defendant or defendants of the offense so charged, and 
failure to pay the penalty imposed by this Act, with costs, shall commit said de 
fendant or defendants to the common jail of the county for a period of not less 
than one day for each dollar of penalty impcsed. 
Sec. 4. Any justice of the peace or alderman, upon information or complaint 
made before him by the affidavit of one or more persons of the violation of this 
act, by any person or persons, shall issue his warrant, to any constable or police 
officer, to cause such person or persons to be arrested and brought before the said 
justice of the peace or alderman, who shall hear and determine the guilt or inno- 
cence of the person or persons so charged, who, if convicted of the said offense, 
shall be sentenced to pay the penalty aforesaid. 
Sec, 5. The commissioners of each county shall, within one month after the 
passage of this act, cause the same to be published, one or more times, in one 
newspaper of general circulation in their respective counties. 
It should be said that the Legislature of 1889, though it killed in 
Committee the bill for the act to establish a Forest Commission, 
did have the grace to remunerate those who had drawn the bill for 
the time and labor bestowed upon the work. The Legislature of 
1891 actually went so far as to pay the expenses of the delegates ap- 
pointed by Governor Beaver to the meeting of the American 
Forestry Congress which held its session in Philadelphia. In the 
