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without man's agency, it would be pitiful if he could not assist in 

 finishing the remainder. We hope to see the sons of New England, 

 rather than stray westward to there find the necessity for labor in 

 in the world's physical redemption, choose to remain at home and 

 contribute to the renovation of good old New England, by plant- 

 ing her hard hill-tops with trees. 



We believe the time has come for action, and that some stimu- 

 lus through legislation is demanded. We therefore suggest to 

 your Honorable body the expediency of referring to a competent 

 committee for consideration, the following draft for enactment. 



Calvin Chamberlain, 



s. l. goodale. 

 Augusta, February 16th, 1869. 



An Act for the encouragement of the growth of Forest Trees. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legis- 

 lature assembled, as follows : 



Section 1. That any landholder in this State who shall plant or 

 set apart any cleared lands for the growth and production of forest 

 trees, within ten years after the passage of this act, and shall suc- 

 cessfully grow and cultivate the same for three years, the trees 

 being not less in numbers than two thousand on each acre atid 

 well distributed over the same, then on application of the owner 

 or occupant of such lands, to the assessors of the town in which the 

 same is situated and is so successfully cultivated to forest trees, 

 and at the same time of such application shall file with said 

 assessors a correct plan of such lands with description of their 

 location, and setting forth all the facts in relation to the growth 

 and cultivation of said grove of trees or incipient forest, the same 

 shall be exempt from taxation for twenty years thereafter ; pro- 

 vided such grove or plantation of trees shall during that period be 

 kept alive and in a thriving condition. 



Sect. 2. Any person owning or occupying land adjoining any 

 higliway of the usual width in this State, may plant or set out 

 trees in regular rows on either side of such highway contiguous to 

 his land, and such trees if set within six feet of the margin or 

 boundary of said highway, and the trees not more than six feet 

 apart, and of any evergreen variety, and so trained as to promise 

 to result in a wind-screen to protect the the highway from the 

 obstruction of drifted snows, such person so setting and training 

 trees successfully for three years, shall thereafter be entitled to 



