Shade Trees. 



3 Comp. $tat., pp. 3544 to 3547, Sees. 335 to 346. 



AN ACT to provide for the planting and care of shade trees 

 on the highways of the municipalities of this state. 



Sec. 335. In all the municipalities of this state there may 

 be appointed, in the manner hereinafter 

 may^p^o^jft P rovided > a commission of three free- 

 shade tree com- holders, who shall serve without compen- 

 missions. sation, and who shall have the exclusive 



and absolute control and power to plant, 

 set out, maintain, protect and care for shade trees in any 

 of the public highways of their respective municipalities,. 

 the cost thereof to be borne and paid for in the manner 

 hereinafter directed; provided, that it shall be optional 

 with the governing body of any municipality to increase 

 the number of the commission to five. (P. L. 1893, p. 496,. 

 as amended P. L. 1907, p. 398.) 



Sec. 336. And be it enacted, that it shall be optional with 



the body or board having charge of the 



Action optional, finances of any municipality whether this 



act shall have effect in, and such commis- 



sioners shall be appointed in, such municipality ; and when- 



ever any such body shall by resolution, approve of this act,. 



and direct that such commissioners shall be appointed, 



then, from that time, this act and all its provisions shall 



be in force, and apply to such municipality; and such 



Terms of Com- commissioners shall be appointed for terms 

 missioners. of three, four and five years, respectively ; 



and on the expiration of any term the new appointment 

 shall be filled for the unexpired term only; and in cities 

 the said appointments shall be made by the mayor thereof, 

 and in townships, by the chairman of the township com- 

 mittee, and in villages and boroughs by the chairman or 

 president of the board of trustees, or other body or board 

 having charge of the finances. (P. L. 1893, p. 496, as 

 amended P. L. 1908, p. 229.) 



Sec. 337. That whenever said commissioners shall pro- 

 pose to make any such improvements as 



Notice of con- setting out or planting any shade trees, or 



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to 



* changing the same in any highway they 

 published. shall give notice of such contemplated im- 



provement (specify the streets or portions 



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