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as a forest reservation under the provisions of this act. If the area selected 

 is an original forest containing less than two hundred forest trees to the 

 acre, or if it is an artificial grove the owner or owners thereof shall have 

 planted, cultivated and otherwise properly cared for the number of forest 

 trees necessary to bring the total number of growing trees 'o not less than 

 two hundred on each acre, during a period of not less than two ^ears, 

 before it can be accepted as a forest reservation within the meaning of this 

 act. 



Sec. 3. Not more than one-fifth of the total number of trees in any 

 forest reservation maj^ be removed in any one year, excepting in cases wh.re 

 the trees die naturally. 



Sec. 4. The ash, black cherry, black walnut, butternut, catalpa, 

 coffee tree, the elms, hackberry, the hickories, honey locust, locust, mul- 

 berry, the oaks, sugar maple, European larch and other coniferous trees, 

 and all other forest trees introduced into the state for experimental purposes, 

 shall be considered forest trees within the meaning of this act. In forest 

 reservations which are artificial groves, the willows, box elder, soft maple, 

 Cottonwood and other poplars, shall be included among forest trees for the 

 purpose of this act when they are used as protecting bordeis not exceeding 

 two rows in width around a forest reservation, or when they are used as 

 nurse trees for forest trees in such forest reservation , the number of such 

 nurse trees not to exceed one hundred on each acre. 



Sec. 5. The trees of a forest reservation shall be in groves not less than 

 four rods wide. 



Sec. 6. A fruit tree reservation shall contain not less than ninety fruit 

 trees on each acre, growing under proper care, and may be claimed as such 

 for a period of five years after planting. 



Sec. 7. The cultivated varieties of apples, crabs, plums, cherries, 

 peaches and pears shall be considered fruit trees within the meaning of this 

 act 



Sec. 8. Whenever any tree or trees on a fruit tree or forest reservation 

 shall be removed or die, the owner or owners of such reservation shall, 

 within one year, plant and care for other fruit or forest trees, in order that 

 the number of such trees may not fall below that required by this ac*-. 



Sec. 9. Cattle, horses, mules, sheep, goats and hogs shall not be per- 

 mitted to pasture upon a fruit tree or forest reservation. 



Sec. 10. Forest reservations fulfilling the conditions of this act shall be 

 assessed on a taxable va uation of one dollar per acre. 



Fruit tree reservations shall bt assessed on a taxable valuation of one 

 dollar per acre for a period of five years from the time of planting 



• In all other cases where trees are planted upon any tract of land, without 

 regard to area, for shade or ornamental purposes, or for windbreaks, the 

 assessor shall not increase the valuation of such property because of such 

 improvements. 



Sec. II. If the owner or owners of a fruit or "orest reservation violate a y 

 provision of this act within the two years preceding he making of an assess- 

 ment, the assessor shall not list any tract belonging to sucn owner or owners 

 as such reservation for the ensuing two years. 



Sec 12. It shall be the duty of the assessor to secure the facts relative 

 to fruit and forest reservations by taking the swora.'Jitatement, or affirmation, 

 of the owner or owners making application under this act. 



