62 FOREST PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION 
The governor and council shall from time to time, as the forest commis- 
sioner may request, issue their warrant to the Treasurer of State to pay to 
said commissioner such sums of money as said commissioner may deem 
necessary for the purpose aforesaid. 
If the tax assessed by authority of Sec. 61 has not been collected or for 
any other reason is not available for the purpose aforesaid or if said tax 
proves insufficient in any year to properly carry out said purpose the gover- 
nor and council may issue their warrant to the Treasurer of State authorizing 
him to advance and pay to the forest commissioner from any moneys then in 
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum or sums of money as they 
may deem necessary for such purpose. 
The accounts of the commissioner of the disbursement of all funds shall be 
examined by the state auditor for the purpose of determining if said accounts 
are correctly kept and all payments properly vouched for. 
The forest commissioner may employ from time to time such clerks in his 
office as will enable him to pay promptly, all bills contracted in carrying out 
the provisions thereof; the compensation of such clerks shall be paid from 
the funds provided for the district. 
Section 67. The forest commissioner shall take measures for the preven- 
tion, control and extinguishment of forest fires in said forestry district, and 
to this end he shall establish such sub-forestry districts as he may deem 
necessary for effective protection against loss or damage by fire. He may 
establish lookout stations connected by telephone, and equip and maintain 
depots for necessary tools for the extinguishment of forest fires. 
Section 68. He shall appoint in and for each of the districts so established, 
a chief forest fire warden, and such number of deputy forest fire wardens as 
in his judgment may be required to carry out the provisions of Sections 60 to 
73, both inclusive, assigning to each of the latter the territory over and within 
which he shall have jurisdiction. All chief and deputy forest fire wardens, 
so appointed, shall hold office during the pleasure of the commissioner; they 
shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties and a certificate thereof 
shall be returned to the office of the commissioner. 
Section 69. The chief forest fire wardens, under the direction of the com- 
missioner, shall have general supervision of their respective districts and of 
the deputy forest fire wardens therein. Each chief forest fire warden, when 
directed by the commissioner, shall patrol the forest of his district for the 
purpose of searching out, extinguishing and guarding against forest fires. 
He shall investigate and gather evidence regarding the causes of forest fires, 
enforce all laws relating to forests and forest preservation, arrest all violators 
thereof, prosecute all offenses against the same, and in this connection shall 
have the same power to serve criminal processes against such offenders and 
shall be allowed the same fee as a sheriff, or his deputy, for like services, and 
shall have and enjoy the same right as a sheriff, to require aid in executing 
the duties of his office. The chief forest fire wardens shall perform such other 
duties, at such times, and under such rules and regulations, as the said com- 
missioner may prescribe, and each shall receive as compensation three dollars 
for each and every day of actual service, with an allowance for actual nec- 
essary expenses of travel and subsistence. The commissioner may authorize 
the employment of suitable persons to assist the chief forest fire wardens in 
patroling their respective districts and every person so employed shall be paid 
