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ehall by resolution approve of this act and direct that such comma ssioners shall 

 be appointed, then, from that time this act and all its provisions ehall be in 

 force and apply to such municipality, and such commissioners ehall be appointed 

 for terms of three, four, and five years respectively; and on the expiration of 

 any term, the new appointment shall be mede for five years, and any vacancy shall 

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

 be made by "the mnyor thereof, and in townships by the chairman of the township 

 committee, and in villages and boroughs by the chairman or president of the board 

 of trustees or other governing body. 



Sec. 3. And b t e it enacted. That whenever said commissioners shall propose to 

 make any such improvements as setting out or planting any shade-trees, or changing 

 the same in any highways, they shall give notice of such contemplated improvement 

 (specify the streets or portions thereof where such trees are intended to be 

 planted) in one or more newspapers of their said municipality, if there be any 

 newspapers published in said place, for at least two weeks prior to any meeting, in 

 which they shall decide to make such improvement. 



Sec. 4. And be it enacted,. That the cost of planting and transplanting any 

 trees in any highway, and boxes or guards for the protection thereof, when 

 necessary, shall be borne by the real estate in front of which such trees are 

 planted or set out, and the cost thereof as to each tract of real estate shall be 

 certified by said commissioners to toe person having charge of the collection 

 of taxes for said municipality; and upon the filing of said certificate, the 

 amount of the cost of said improvement shell be and become a lien upon ssid lends 

 in front of which the trees were planted or set out, and the ssid collecting 

 officerbshall place the assessment so made against any property in the annual tax 

 bills rendered to owner or owners of such property, and the same shall be 

 collectible in the same manner as the other taxes against said property are col- 

 lected. 



Sec. 5. And be it enacted. That the cost and expense of caring for snid 



