1044 FORESTRY. [ART. 39A

No action for trespass shall lie against a forest warden or anyone
working under his direction, for entering lands of individuals or cor-
porations for the purpose of extinguishing a fire, plowing furrows, or
tearing down fences, or starting a back fire to check a fire that may be
approaching.

1906, ch. 294. 1910, ch. 161 (p. 397).

7. The expenses incurred in fighting or extinguishing any fire under
the direction of the state forester, or a forest warden shall be borne half
by the county in which the fire occurred and half by the State, and
shall be payable in full by the county commissioners of such county
upon the receipt of an itemized account, with vouchers approved by the
state forester; the half to be paid by the State shall be reimbursed to
the county by the state treasurer out of any moneys in the state treasury
not otherwise appropriated upon presentation of the accounts, with
vouchers approved by the state forester, together with evidence that the
county commissioners have paid the sum in full. Nothing in this
article shall be so construed as to relieve the owner or lessee of lands
upon which fires may burn or be started from the duty of extinguish-
ing such fires so far as may lie within his power. No such owner or
lessee, nor any person in the employ of such owner or lessee, shall
receive any compensation from the State or from the county for fighting
fires upon the lands of such owner or lessee.

1906, ch, 294. 1910, ch, 161 (p. 397).

8. The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of
this State are hereby authorized to levy and appropriate money for
purposes of forest protection, improvement, management and pur-
chase.

1906, ch. 294. 1910, ch. 161 (p. 397).

9. The state forester shall furnish notices, printed in large letters
upon cloth, calling attention to the dangers of forest fires, and to forest
fire and trespass laws and their penalties; such notices shall be distrib-
uted by the state forester to forest wardens and posted by them in con-
spicuous places upon the State forest reserves and along the highways
in forest-covered country. It shall be unlawful for any person to tear-
down or deface any forest fire warning notice. Any violation of the
law shall be punishable by a fine of ten dollars for each and every
offense. It shall be the duty of any person who discovers a forest or
brush fire not under the control or supervision of some person, to extin-
guish it or to report it immediately to the local forest warden, and fail-
ure to do so shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed ten dollars, to
be recovered upon complaint of the forest warden.

1906, ch. 294.

10. Every individual or corporation that carelessly, negligently, or
wilfully, maliciously, or with intent, sets on fire, or causes or procures-