XU ILLTNOIS STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SYNOPSIS OF OTHER STAT?: LAWS, 



AKFPXriNG HORTICULTURE. 



1. An Act approved Feb. 26, 1861, provides with fine of from ten to fifty dollars 

 and imprisonment not exceeding twenty days for entering an enclosure and taking or 

 destroying fruit. 



2. An Acr approved Feb. 16, 1865, is a re-enactment of the above, (No. i). 



3. An Act approved Feb. 16, 1865, provides that any one injuring or destroying 

 any fruit or other trees, shrubs, etc., of another shall be fined not exceeding five hundred 

 dollars and imprisoned not more than three months — or both. 



4. An Act approved Feb. 24th, 1859, is as follows : 



Section i. That it shall not be lawful, in this State, for any person to shoot or 

 in any other manner to kill or destroy, or to entrap, ensnare or otherwise capture any of 

 the following description of birds, to wit : The blue bird, swallow, martin, musquito 

 hawk, whip-poor-will, cuckoo, woodpecker, cat bird, brown thrasher, red bird, hanging 

 bird, rice bird, sparrow, wren, humming bird, dove, goldfinch and mocking bird. 



.Sec. 2. Every person who willfully violates the provisions of the preceding sec- 

 tion, or who shall willfully destroy the nest or eggs of any of the l)irds hereinbefore 

 designated, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five dollars for each offense. 



5. An Act approved March 4th, 1869, provides : That any warehouseman or 

 commission merchant who shall embezzle or neglect to remit proceeds of sales (less 

 regular charges or commissions) to consignors, shall be liable in double the amount ; and 

 where the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars may be fined to amount of five 

 hundred dollars ; and where the amount retained or embezzled is over one hundred 

 dollars, he shall be liable in double amount of damages and a fine not exceeding five 

 hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year in county jail; or Ijolh, at the 

 discretion of the court. 



6. An Act approved March 25th, 1869, provides as follows: That it shall be 

 lawful for owners or occupants of lands bordering upon any public road in this State, to 

 plant shade and ornamental trees along and in such road, at a distance not exceeding 

 one-tenth of the legal width of the road from its margin. 



An Act to encourage the Planting and Growing of Timber. 



(Approved F'ebruary 9, 1874. In force July i, 1874). 



Section i . Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in the 

 General Assembly, That it shall be lawful for the Board of Supervisors, or County Com- 

 missioners' Court, in any county in this Stale, to offer a bounty to any person in said 

 county who shall hereafter plant one or more acres of land with forest trees, and prop- 

 erly cultivate the same for three years, any sum not to exceed $10 per annum for three 

 years for each acre so planted and cultivated; provided, that trees so planted shall not be 

 at a greater distance than ten feet apart each way. 



