THE SERVICE UPON FOREST RESERVES. 153 



rangers; if not, their appointments will be terminated, 

 unless the eligible list is still insufficient to provide 

 both rangers and guards. 



Forest guards are required to own and keep horses 

 when necessary. 



In recommending the appointment of forest guards, supervisors 

 will state the full names of the men desired, the date at which 

 they are to begin work, and the necessity for their services. 

 They should fully inform all applicants of the conditions under 

 which they will serve. Guards must not begin work until the 

 supervisor has been informed of the date on which their appoint- 

 ment takes effect. 



Delay in payment of salary accounts is inevitable if the signa- 

 ture of the payee on the voucher is not identical with the payee's 

 name as it appears in his appointment. Supervisors should pre- 

 vent this by securing the written signature of each person to l:e 

 appointed forest ranger or forest guard, and forwarding it to the 

 Forester with the recommendation for his appointment. If it is 

 necessary to make the recommendation by telegraph, mail the 

 written signature when the telegram is sent. 



Under certain circumstances temporary assistants may be em- 

 ployed directly by the supervisor (p. 123) . 



Officers of the Forest Service are prohibited from entering, or 

 becoming interested in, directly or indirectly, any of the public 

 lands of the United States, with this exception: A forest officer 

 may exercise his right under the town-site, homestead, or desert- 

 land laws if he intends to make the claim his actual and perma- 

 nent home. By so doing he takes his own risk of being compelled 

 to choose between the claim and his position, should his duties 

 make it impossible for him to comply with the residence and im- 

 provement requirements. Forest officers must not make applica- 

 tion for the examination and listing of lands under the act of June 

 11, 1906. (Appendix, p. 175.) 



