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or sheriff or prosecuting attorney, in the apparent ex¬ 
pectation that he would do all the rest, and present us 
with a conviction and his thanks. Forest officers are 
gaining the reputation of presenting well worked-up 
cases. Nothing will more surely gain the cordial coopera¬ 
tion of public officers all along the line, and indirectly 
of the communities which they influence. 
After swearing out the complaint, it is usual to ask the 
magistrate when the arrest can be made, and, unless it 
is already known to the complaining officer, by whom. 
This enables the forest officer to keep in touch with the 
progress of his case. 
Limitations upon service .—A warrant of arrest is, in 
general, to be served only within the jurisdiction of the 
issuing magistrate or officer, unless otherwise specifically 
authorized upon the warrant. A warrant issued by a 
justice of the peace may be executed anywhere in the 
county where issued, outside of municipalities. The 
latter are expressly exempted from the operation of the 
State fire laws. 
If the defendant is in another county, the warrant 
may be executed therein upon the written direction of a 
magistrate of that county, indorsed upon the warrant 
and signed by him with his name qf office and dated at 
the county, city, or town where it is made, to the fol¬ 
lowing effect: “This warrant may be executed in the 
county of ——-—; but this indorsement can be made 
only when the warrant is accompanied by a certificate 
of the clerk of the county in which the warrant was issued, 
under the seal of the superior court thereof, as to the 
official character of the issuing magistrate, or upon the 
oath to that effect of a credible witness, in writing, in- 
domed on or annexed to the warrant. When it is fore¬ 
seen that service of such a warrant may be necessary in 
another county, the county clerk’s certificate above 
specified should be secured, if not too inconvenient; 
when this has not been secured the alternative personal 
statement above provided for can usually be made by 
the forest officer himself, on the credentials of his badge 
and official position. 
