upon become the duty of such authorities to regulate and 

 care for the trees now standing in the public highways, and 

 to plant such trees therein as may be applied for by abutt- 

 ing property holders upon such terms and 

 Cost paid by conditions as the said authorities may by 

 property owner. ru i e make ; provided, however, that the 

 cost of planting shall be defrayed by such 

 applying property owner. (P. L,. 1904, p. 274.) 



Sec. 122. The said park authorities when empowered as 

 hereinbefore provided, are hereby author- 

 eXP6n " ize d to expend in each year out of the 

 funds standing to their credit, for the pur- 

 pose of caring for and trimming the said trees such sum, 

 not exceeding one thousand dollars per annum as shall be 

 necessary to perform the duties hereby imposed ; provided, 

 however, that no such moneys shall be expended for the 

 planting of trees. (P. L. iox>4, p. 275.) 



Sec. 123. This act shall not be construed to abrogate the 

 powers of any body or commission ap- 

 thfcict! 101 pointed under any other law of this state 



to care for and plant shade trees nor to 

 repeal any law authorizing the appointment of such com- 

 missions, but the powers herein conferred shall be addi- 

 tional thereto. (P. L. 1904, p. 275.) 



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Comp. Stat., pp. 4201 and 4202, Sees. 174 to 178. 



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

 on the highways and the charge and control of the city 

 parks in certain cities of this State. 



Sec. 174. In cities having a population of over two hun- 

 dred thousand inhabitants of this State, the 

 Shade Tree and mayor thereof may appoint a commission 

 Park Commission, of three (3) resident freeholders of said 

 city who shall serve without compensation, 

 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 cities, the cost thereof to 

 be borne and paid for in the manner hereinafter directed, 

 and the office of which commission so appointed shall ex- 

 tend during the term of office to which the mayor so ap- 

 pointing such commission was elected. (P. L,. 1910, p. 



364.) 



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