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Section 9. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this 

 ect, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 



Section 12. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of 

 this act are hereby repealed* 



For, permits, or information. apply_ ,tp 



LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF FORESTRY 



HALL OF RECORDS. 



Not all of the counties of the State have taken advantage of the opportunity 

 given in the State Law and there are many roads freely travelled which would add 

 much to the beauty of our State, if they were well planted. 



As a matter of interest the laws of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are 

 appended in full. These states have been the pioneers in this work and offer 

 good examples of effective legislation. 



NEW JERSEY 

 Laws of New Jersey. 

 General Public Laws; Session of 1893. 



Chapter CCLXXXV. 



AN act to provide for the planting and care of shade-trees on the highways 

 of the municipalities of this State. 



Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by_ Jthe Senate and General Assembly o the State 

 ot New Jersey, . That in all the municipalities of this State there may be appointee} 



in the manner hereinafter provided, a commission of three freeholders, 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 municipalities, the cost thereof to be 

 borne and paid for in the manner hereinafter directed. 



Section 2. And be j^t enacted. That it snail be optional with the governing 

 body of any municipality whether this act shall have effect in, and such commis- 

 sioners shall be appointed in, such municipality; and when any such governing body 



