FOREST LAWS OF MARYLAND. 



General Forestry. 



Acts of 1906, chapter 294, "An Act to establish a State Board of For- 

 estry and to promote forest interests and arboriculture in the 

 State," as. amended in chapter 161, Acts 1910, and chapter 823, 

 Acts of 1914. 



Section 1. — Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, 

 That there shall be a State Board of Forestry, consisting of seven 

 members, the Governor, Comptroller, President of Johns Hopkins Uni- 

 versity, President of Maryland State Agricultural College, State Geo- 

 logist, one citizen of the State known to be interested in the advance- 

 ment of forestry, and one practical lumberman engaged in the manu- 

 facture of lumber within this State ; who shall be appointed by the 

 Governor, to serve for a term of two years, which Board shall act 

 Avithout compensation, save for actual necessary expenses incurred in 

 the performance of their official duties. 



Sec. 2. — That there shall be appointed by the State Board of For- 

 estry a State Forester, who shall be a technically trained forester of 

 not less than two years' experience in professional forestry work, his 

 compensation shall be fixed by the Board and he shall be allowed 

 reasonable traveling and field expenses incurred in the perform- 

 ance of his official duties. He shall, under the general supervision of 

 the State Board of Forestry, have direction of all forest interests and 

 all matters pertaining to forestry- and the forest reserves within the 

 jurisdiction of the State. He shall appoint, subject to the approval and 

 confirmation of the State Board of Forestry, such assistants and em- 

 ployes as may be necessary in executing the duties of his office and the 

 purpose of the Board of Forestry ; the compensation of such assistants 

 and employes to be fixed by the State Board of Forestry. He shall have 

 charge of all Forest Wardens in the State and aid and direct them 

 in their work ; take such action as is authorized by law to prevent and 

 extinguish forest fires, enforce all laws pertaining to forest and wood- 

 land, and prosecute for any violation of such laws; collect data rela- 

 tive to forest destruction and conditions ; direct the protection and im- 

 provement of State parks and forest reserves and co-operate with land 

 owners as described in Section 4 of this Act. He shall annually de- 



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