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towns, corporations and individuals in preparing plans for
the protection, management and replacement of trees, wood-
lots and timber tracts, under an agreement that the parties
obtaining such assistance pay at least the field expenses of
the men employed in preparing said plans.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That whenever the State forester
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Forest
wardens
appointed.
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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 Act. If the Governor
approve 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 wardens
shall receive no salary from the State, but only such com-
pensation from time to time as the forester may allow them
for special services actually rendered. Forest wardens thus
appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of their
office, take the proper ofiicial 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 laws or 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.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
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Forest laws to
be enforced.
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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 scene 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.
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