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of the State, carrying or having in his possession any firearms, or shoots dur- 
ing the close season fixed by proclamation of the governor, as provided in the 
preceding section, any wild animal or bird for the hunting of which there is 
no close season otherwise provided by law, shall be punished by a fine of one 
hundred dollars and costs. 
Section 40. Such proclamation shall be published in such newspapers of 
the State and posted in such places and in such manner as the governor may 
order in writing. A copy of such proclamation and order, shall be filed with 
the secretary of state. A like attested copy shall be furnished to the forest 
commissioner, who shall attend to the posting and publication of the proclama- 
tion. All expense thereof and all the expense of enforcing the provisions of 
the proclamation shall be paid by said commissioner, after allowance by the 
state auditor, from any funds in the State treasury not otherwise appro- 
priated. 
Section 41. If after the issuing of the proclamation as provided in sec- 
tion thirty-eight, by reason of rains or otherwise, the governor is satisfied 
that the occasion has passed for the issuance of the proclamation, he may 
annul it by another proclamation issued as provided for the issuance of the 
first proclamation. 
RAILROAD PATROL 
Revised Statutes, Chapter 8. 
Section 44. Whenever in the judgment of the Forest Commissioner, the 
woodlands along the railroads traversing the forest lands of the State, are in 
a dry and dangerous condition, he shall maintain a competent and efficient 
fire patrol along the right of way or lands of such railroads. 
Section 45. All fires started upon the right of way of any railroad or 
lands adjacent thereto shall be immediately reported to the commissioner upon 
blanks to be furnished by him, by the patrolman within whose limits the fire 
originated, setting forth the origin of such fire, the quantity and quality of 
the land burned over, and, if the fire was started by a locomotive, he shall 
give the number thereof. 
Section 46. The forest commissioner shall keep or cause to be kept, an 
account of the cost of maintaining such fire patrol along the line of such 
railroad, including therein the wages and expenses of the employees engaged 
in maintaining such fire patrol, and the total cost thereof shall be paid to the 
forest commissioner, by the railroad company along whose land or right of 
way such patrol is maintained, such payment to be made monthly or on the 
presentation of the bills therefor. All such funds received by said commis- 
sioner shall be credited to the fund for the protection of the forests against 
fire from which it was drawn. 
Section 47. Nothing in the three preceding sections shall be construed 
as releasing any railroad company from any damage caused by fires set by 
their locomotives or employees. 
RAILROAD FIRES 
Revised Statutes, Chapter 8. 
Section 48. Every railroad company whose road passes through waste 
or forest lands shall during each year cut and burn off or remove from its 
