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Cities or towns, where one twenty-fifth of one per cent of 

 the assessed valuation of real and personal property is less 

 than five thousand dollars, and where the as- Reimburse- 

 sessed valuation of real and personal property is Sties and 

 greater than six million dollars, shall be reim- towns - 

 bursed by the commonwealth to the extent of eighty per 

 cent of the amount expended by such cities or towns of city 

 or town funds in suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths 

 in any one fiscal year, in excess of said one twenty-fifth of 

 one per cent. 



In the case of towns where the assessed valuation of real 

 and personal property is less than six million dollars, after 

 they have expended in any one fiscal year town funds to an 

 amount equal to one twenty-fifth of one per cent of their 

 assessed valuation of real and personal property, the com- 

 monwealth shall expend within the limits of such towns, for 

 the purpose of suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths, 

 such an amount in addition as the superintendent with the 

 advice and consent of the governor shall recommend. 



The commonwealth shall reimburse cities and towns every 

 sixty days according to the provisions of this act. 



No city or town shall be entitled to any reimbursement from 

 the commonwealth until it has submitted to the auditor of 

 the commonwealth itemized accounts and vouchers showing 

 the definite amount expended by it for the purpose of this 

 act; nor shall any money be paid out of the treasury of the 

 commonwealth to cities or towns, pursuant to the provisions 

 of this act, until said vouchers and accounts have been ap- 

 proved by the superintendent and the auditor of the com- 

 monwealth. 



For the purposes of this section, the valuation of the 



