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Warden, with such recommendations as the case justifies. This report 

 is submitted to the. Forestry Commission, ^Yith the recommendations of 

 the AVarden, to settle or to prosecute, as the case may be. If concurred 

 in by the Commission, the Secretary of the Commission, in his capacity 

 of State Land Commissioner, lays the case before the Prosecuting Attor- 

 ney of the county in ^Yhich the trespass occurred, with request to prose- 

 cute. 



To enable the Prosecuting Attorney and the court to assist in the 

 proper protection of the Reserves, it is necessary that every effort be 

 made to gather a sufficient amount of substantial evidence. In doing so 

 mere hearsay is of no avail, and as far as possible every fact called for 

 in the printed form of report should be established beyond question and 

 doubt. In every case the trespasser should be among the persons inter- 

 viewed, and he should be given opportunity to state his side of the case, 

 preferably under oath. 



2. Trespass in grazing is committed whenever any one grazes stock 

 on the Reserve lands without permit. The rights of the State of Michi- 

 gan in its own lands are exactly the same as the rights of a farmer in 

 his farm holdings. Just as the farmer can not allow everybody to graze 

 in his fields and meadows, so the State, of necessity, must regulate graz- 

 ing on lands where it proposes to grow a crop of timber. In considering 

 this trespass, the damage will always be regarded and judged as an injury 

 to forest growth, particularly to the young, growing plants and the forest 

 tree in its plant or bush size and form. 



3. Unlawful occupancy of land and inclosure of the same. On land 

 belonging to the Reserve, it is trespass to fence the land or otherwise 

 permanently occupy the same without written permit from the Commis- 

 sion. 



4. Miscellaneous trespass, such as doing the following without per- 

 mit : 



Tiuilding roads, trails, ditches, canals, telephone and telegraph lines, 

 or erecting buildings of any kind, for any purpose, on any part of the 

 Reserves. All kinds of trespass should be stopped by the Forest OflScer 

 and promptly reported, irrespective of any damage which may have been 

 caused. 



DUTIES OF rOKBST OFFICERS. 



The work of Forest Officers, Foresters and Rangers may be enumerated 

 as follows : 



1. Protective duty, guarding against fire and trespass, fighting fires 

 and stopping trespass, as well as assisting the State authorities in the 

 protection of game. 



2. Care and propagation of the forest. Every Forest Officer is ex- 

 pected to familiarize himself thoroughly with and to assist in seedbed 

 and nursery work and the methods of restocking the denuded lands. He 

 is also expected to promote and improve the growth of the forest cover 

 by a careful, painstaking supervision of all cases of timber exploitation. 



3. Special work, such as arises in connection with grazing of stock, 

 cutting of marsh hay, gathering berries, construction of roads, trails 

 and bridges, leasing of lands and erection of improvements thereon, with 

 sales, purchases and exchanges of lands and other cases requiring special 

 investigation and report. 



