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that the precautions set forth in section 17 are observed; or, 

 provided, under section 16, fires are set during the "dry season" 

 with written permission of and under the direction of the district 

 fire warden. Persons or corporations causing fires by violations 

 of sections 14, 15, 16 and 17 of this act shall be liable to the 

 state or county in action for debt, to the full amount of all 

 expenses incurred by the state or county in fighting such fires. 



Sec. 19. Clearing along county roads and land after lum- 

 bering. — Counties, along the county roads, in forest or brush 

 land, shall, when so directed by the state forester, and in a 

 manner and to an extent prescribed by him, cut and remove 

 all brush, grass and inflammable material from their rights 

 of way. If such clearing is not done within a reasonable time 

 after notice, said time to be fixed by the state forester, the 

 state forester shall have it done and the county shall be liable 

 to the state in an action for debt to the amount of the expense 

 thus incurred, and in addition thereto for the expense of any 

 fire patrol rendered necessary by such delay. It is provided, 

 further, that all lumber companies, corporations, or individuals 

 shall, when so instructed by the state board of forestry, and at a 

 time and in a manner prescribed by said board, carefully burn 

 their slashings, by which is meant the tops, limbs, and general 

 debris left after lumbering. 



Sec. 20. Disposals of moneys received as penalties. — All 

 moneys received as penalties for violations of the provisions of 

 this act, less the cost of collection, and not otherwise provided 

 for, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the 

 forestry fund, which fund is hereby created, and the moneys 

 therein are hereby appropriated for purposes of forest protection, 

 management and replacement under direction of the state board 

 of forestry. 



Sec. 21. Moneys for forest purposes. — County boards of 

 supervisors may appropriate money for purposes of forest pro- 

 tection, improvement and management. 



Sec. 22. Payment of expenses under this act. — There is 

 hereby appropriated for the fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth fiscal 

 years, the sum of seventeen thousand six hundred dollars ($17,- 

 600.00) for carrying out the provisions of this act, and for the 

 payment of all salaries and expenses herein provided for. 



Sec. 23. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the pro- 

 visions of this act are hereby repealed. 



