1684 ARTICLE 39A

An. Code, 1924, sec. 5. 1912, sec. 5. 1906, ch. 294. 1910, ch. 161 (p. 395). 1914, ch. 823.

5. Whenever the State Forester considers it necessary he may apply
to the Governor to commission such persons as he may designate to act as
Forest Wardens of this State, to enforce the forest laws and to carry out
all the purposes of this article, and any work that may be assigned to them
by the State Forester. If the Governor approves such persons he may
appoint them Forest Wardens for a term of two years, but they shall be
subject to removal at any time at the pleasure of the Governor. Such War-
dens shall receive such compensation for their services as shall be fixed by
the State Department of Forestry. Forest Wardens thus appointed shall
before entering upon the duties of their office take the proper official oath
before the Clerk of the Court of the County in which they reside, after
which they shall while holding said office, possess and exercise all the
authority and power held and exercised by constables at common law under
the statutes of this State, 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 reserva-
tions, or for the protection of the fish and game contained therein are
concerned.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 6. 1912, sec. 6. 1906, ch. 294. 1910, ch. 161 (p. 396).

6. It shall be the duty of the forest wardens to enforce all forest laws
of this State, to protect the State forest reserves and see that all rules,
regulations and laws are enforced; to report any violation of law to the
state forester at the time of its occurrence, to assist in apprehending and
convicting offenders, and to make an annual report to him as to forest
conditions in their immediate neighborhood. When any forest warden shall
see or have reported to him a forest fire, it shall be his duty to immediately
repair to the seat of the fire and employ such persons and means as in his
judgment seem expedient and necessary to extinguish said fire. He shall
keep an itemized account of all expenses thus incurred and send such
account immediately to the state forester. He shall have control and direc-
tion of all persons and apparatus engaged in extinguishing forest fires.
He may summon male inhabitants of the county between the ages of 18 and
50 years to assist in extinguishing fires, and may also require the use of
horses and other property needed for such purpose. Any person so sum-
moned who is physically able, who refuses or neglects to assist, or to allow
the use of horses, wagons or other material required, shall be liable to a
penalty of ten dollars. No action for trespass shall lie against a forest
warden or anyone working under his direction, for entering lands of indi-
viduals or corporations 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 7. 1912, sec. 7. 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 approved by the State For-
ester ; the half to be paid by the State shall be refunded by the order of the