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negligence on the part of said owner, his, her or its agents, provided, how-
ever, that the provisions of Sections 10-11 shall in no manner contravene
the provisions of Article 23, Section 246 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, relating to railroad companies.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 12. 1912, sec. 12. 1906, ch. 294.

12. Logging and railroad locomotives, donkey or threshing engines, and
other engines and boilers, operated in, through or near forest or brush,
which do not burn oil as fuel, shall be provided with appliances to prevent
the escape of fire and sparks from the smoke-stacks thereof, and with devices
to prevent the escape of fire from ash-pans and fire boxes. Failure to com-
ply with these requirements shall be a misdemeanor, punishable, upon
conviction, by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for such¹ and
every offense thus committed.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 13. 1912, sec. 13. 1906, ch. 294.

13. All individuals or corporations causing fires by violations of sec-
tions 10, 11 and 12 of this article 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 extinguish-
ing such fire.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 14. 1914, sec. 14. 1906, ch. 294.

14. Justices of the peace for this State in the county wherein the
offence shall have- been committed shall have jurisdiction to hear and
determine all prosecutions for the purpose of enforcing fines and penalties,
collectible under the provisions of this article, not exceeding the amount of
$100.00 and of holding the offender, under proper bail if necessary, for
hearing before the circuit court, committing them to the county jail until
such hearing if the required bail is not furnished. It shall be the duty of
the state's attorneys of the several counties to prosecute all violators of
section 10 of this article.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 15. 1912, sec. 15. 1906, ch. 294. 1931, ch. 186.

15. All money received as penalties for violations of the provisions of
this Article, less the cost of collection and not otherwise provided for,
together with any amount obtained from the State forest reserves, shall be
paid into the State treasury to the credit of the forest reserve fund, which
fund is hereby created; and the monies in said fund are hereby appro-
priated for purposes of forest protection, management, replacement and
extension, under the direction of the Regents of the University of Mary-
land, provided that each year there shall be paid to the County Commis-
sioners of each county in which shall be located any part of the State
forest reserves, 15 per cent of the revenue derived from such part of the
State forest reserve as is located in that county.

Roadside Trees.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 16. 1912, sec. 15A. 1914, ch. 824.

16. The State Department of Forestry shall, in addition to the powers
heretofore granted it, have the power to plant trees along the roadsides,

¹ Evidently a typographical error in the act.