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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 or 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 

 imposed: And provided, When the penalty imposed is above five 

 dollars, the defendant or defendants may enter into a recogniz- 

 ance, 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 defendant or defendants to the common jail of the county 

 for a period of not less than one day for each dollar of penalty imposed. 



§ 4. Any justice of the peace or alderman, upon information or com- 

 plaint 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 innocence of the person or 

 versons so charged, who, if convicted of the said offense, shall be sen- 

 tenced to pay the penalty aforesaid. 



§ 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. 



In January, 1893, the Hon. D. Smith Talbot, of Chester county, 

 introduced a measure for the Pennsylvania Forestry Association 

 into the Legislature. It was entitled " An act relative to a 

 forestry commission and providing for the expenses thereof." 



