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Show A Proclamation-Burning Proclamation-Burning Permits WHEREAS, it has become advisable ad-visable to designate all the land within the State of Utah into a Fire District in order more effectively ef-fectively to protect the same from damage by fire. NOW THEREFORE, I, J. Whitney Floyd, Chief Forester-Fire Forester-Fire Warden of the State of Utah by virtue of the authority vested in me, and with the approval of the Board of Forestry and Fire Control, do hereby proclaim and declare that all the lands within the Stateof Utah shall be created into fire districts; excepting only lands lying within the boundaries bounda-ries of incorporated cities and towns. Each county shall represent repre-sent a Fire District and shall be under the full force and effect of laws pertaining to such Fire Districts; and I further declare and proclam that all the above created Fire Districts are hereby declared closed beginning JUNE 15, 1945, and ending OCTOBER 31, 1945, unless further extended due to hazardous weather condi tions. This proclamation shall become be-come effective JUNE 15, 1945, and the said Fire Districts shall continue to exist until OCTOBER OCT-OBER 31, 1945. That during said closed period as provided by the laws of the State of Utah it shall be unlawful to set on fire or cause to be set on fire any inflammable in-flammable materials on any forest for-est land, brush land, grass or range land, grain, stubble or hay land, or to set any fire for the purpose of clearing either his own or the property of another within said Fire Districts without with-out first securing a written permit per-mit from the chief fire warden, the couny sheriff or the county fire chief. J. WHITNEY FLOYD, Chief Forest-Fire warden of the State of Utah. DEWEY MERIWETHER, Sheriff or County Fire Chief |
