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coet of such improvements, of which notice shall be given to eech property- 

 owner involved, accompanied with a copy of the aforeaid certificate, together 

 with a notice of the time and place for payment, shall be and necome a lien 

 upon ecid real estate, in front of which seid trees have been planted, set out, 

 or removed; said lien to be collectable, if not paid in accordance with notice 

 as herein provided, in the same manner ae other liens for taxes are now collect- 

 ible against the property involved. 



Sec. 5. The cost and expense of caring for said trees after having been 

 planted or set out, and the expanse of publishing the notices provided for in 

 section three, shall be borne and paid for by a general tax, to be levied 

 annually in the manner that taxes for township, borough, and city purposes are 

 now levied in such townships of the first class, boroughs, or cities; such tax 

 not to exceed the sum of one-tenth of one mill on the dollar on the assessed 

 valuation of the property in such townships of the first class, boroughs, or 

 cities; and tine needed amount shall each year, in due time be certified by the 

 Shade-Tree Commissioners to the proper authorities charged with the asseesment 

 of taxes in said townships, boroughs, or cities, to be assessed and paid, as 

 other taxes are assessed and paid, and to be drawn against as required by said 

 commissioners, in the same manner as moneys appropriated for township, borough, 

 or city purposes are now drawn against in said twonshipe, boroughs, or cities; 

 Provided . That the commissioners of any township of the first class, and the 

 councils of any borough or city, accepting the provisions of this act, may 

 provide for the expense of the maintenance of trees on highwaye, in accordance 

 with the provisions of this section by actual appropriation, equal to the 

 emount certified to be required by the said Commission, in lieu of the specific 

 assessment above authorized. 



Sec. 6. The Commission, under which the provisions of this act shall be 

 carried out, in any township of the first class, borough, or city, shall have 

 power to employ and pay such superintendents, engineers, foresters, tree-werdens, 



