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SEC. 6. The corporate authorities aforesaid shall pro- 

 vide by ordinance the distance from the side of the street 

 that trees shall be planted, and the size thereof. 



SEC. 7. Provided, the owner of any lot or lots may 

 plant trees adjacent thereto where ordered as above, in the 

 manner and of the size prescribed, and on making proof 

 thereof by affidavit to the collector, said affidavit shall 

 exempt said owner from the payment of the aforesaid tax. 



SEC. 8. Any person who shall materially injure or 

 shall destroy the shade tree or trees of another, or permit 

 his animals to injure or destroy them, shall be liable to a 

 fine of not less than five dollars, nor more than fifty dol- 

 lars, for each tree thus injured or destroyed, which fine 

 shall be collected on complaint of any person or persons 

 before any court of proper jurisdiction. One-half of all 

 fines thus collected shall be paid to the owner of the trees 

 injured or destroyed ; the other half shall be paid into the 

 school fund. 



SEC. 9. That this act shall not apply to any person 

 that is occupant of any business lot without his consent. 



SEC. 10. That when any person shall plant and prop- 

 erly cultivate for the term of five years, six rows of trees, 

 eight feet apart, and the trees four feet apart in the row, 

 along either the north section or the half section line, 

 running east and west, said rows to be not nearer to the 

 said north section or half section line than four feet or to 



