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ness, or neglect, and the land OM^ner from whose laud the fire origi- 

 nated shall be liable in a civil action for damages for the injury result- 

 ing from such fire, and also for the cost of fighting and extinguishing 

 the same. 



Sec. 12. — That logging and railroad locomotives, donkey and 

 threshing engines and other engines and boilers operated in, through 

 or near forest or brush, which do not burn oil as fuel, shall be pro- 

 vided with appliances to prevent the escape of fire and sparks from 

 the smoke-stacks thereof, arid with devices to prevent tlie escape of fire 

 from ash pans and fire-boxes. Failure to comply with these require- 

 ments shall be a misdeamor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of 

 not less than $10 nor more than $100 for each and eveiy offense thus 

 committed. 



Sec. 13. — That all individuals or corporations causing fires by vio- 

 lations of Sections 10, 11 and 12 of this Act shall be liable to the State, 

 and to the county in which the fire occurred, in an action for debt to 

 the full amount of all expenses incurred by the State or county in 

 fighting and extinguishing such fire. 



Sec. 14. — That Justices of the Peace for this State in the county 

 wherein the offense shall have been committed shall have jurisdiction 

 to hear and determine all prosecxitions for the purpose of. enforcing 

 tines and penalties collectible under the provisions of this Act, not ex- 

 ceeding the amount of $100, and of holding the offenders under prop- 

 er bail if necessarjr, for hearing before the Circuit Court, commiting 

 them to the county jail iTntil such hearing, if the required bail is not 

 furnished. It shall be the duty of the State 's Attorney of the several 

 counties to prosecute all violators of Section 10 of this Act. 



Sec. 15. — That all money received as penalties for violations of the 

 provisions of this Act, less the cost of collection, and not otherwise 

 provided for, together with any amount obtained from the State For- 

 est Reserves, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the 

 Forest Reserve Fund, which fund is hereby created, and the moneys 

 in said fund are hereby appropriated for purposes of forest protec- 

 tion, management, replacement and extension, under the direction of 

 the State Board of Forestry. 



Sec. 16. — That the State Board of Forestry shall have the right 

 and power to condemn lands, earth, gravel, stone, timber or materials, 

 or any improvements in the name of the State, under Article 33-A, 

 title "Eminent Domain" of the Code of Public General Laws of 

 Maryland as passed in Chapter 117 of the Acts of 1912 when such 

 action is necessaiy for cariying out the purposes of any Legislative 

 Act, or for advancing the aims of forestry, and the work of the State 

 Board of Forestry, and they may pay all costs and expenses thus in- 



