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so far as arresting and prosecuting persons for all violations of any
of the forest laws or of the laws, rules and regulations enacted or to
be enacted for the protection of the State forestry reservations, or for
the protection of the fish and game contained therein are concerned.

1906, ch. 294. 1910, ch. 161 (p. 397). 1912, ch. 348, sec. 7.

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 first be payable in full by the County Commissioners
of such county upon receipt of an itemized account, with vouchers ap-
proved by the State Forester; the half to be paid by the State shall be
refunded by the order of the State Board of Forestry out of any moneys
standing to the credit of the State Forestry Fund, upon presentation
of the accounts, together with evidence that the County Commissioners
have paid the sum in full. Nothing in this article shall be so con-
strued as to relieve the owner or lessee of lands upon which fires may
burn, or be started, from the duty of extinguishing such fires so far as
may lie within his power. No such owner or lessee, nor 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. 2S4. 1910, ch. 161 (p. 397). 1914, ch. 823.

8. The Boards of County Commissioners of the several counties of
this State are hereby authorized to levy and appropriate money for pur-
poses of tree planting and care of trees, and for forest protection, im-
provement, management and purchase.

Roadside Trees.

1914, ch. 824.

15A. The State Board of Forestry shall, in addition to the powers
heretofore granted it, have the power to plant trees along the roadsides,
to make all rules and regulations governing their planting, to care for
and protect all roadside trees of this State, and to establish one or more
State Forest Nurseries for the propagation of trees for such roadside
planting.

1914, ch. 824.

15B. Roadside trees as designated in this sub-title shall mean all
trees planted by the Forest Wardens; or existing trees three inches or
more in diameter measured two feet from the ground that may be grow-
ing within the right of way of any public road or between the curb
lines and property lines of any street in an incorporated town -in this.
State.