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NEW JERSEY. 

 [Laws of New Jersey. General Public Laws; Session of 1393.] 



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. Jie it enneted />// the Semite and (iaiertil .\xxenihlij <>\ I In- State of 

 \i-ir -/cruel/, Thar in all the municipalities of this state lher<> may be appoint",!. 

 iu the manner hereinafter provided, a commission of three free-In. liters, 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 tre<-s in any of 

 the public highways of their respective municipalities, I he cost thereof to l>-> born.- 

 and paid for in the manner hereinafter directed. 



SEC. 2. And le it enacted, That it shall be optional with the governing body of 

 any municipality whether this act shall have effect in, and such commissioners shall 

 be appointed in, such municipality: and when any such governing body shall by 

 resolution approve of this act and direct that such commissioners shall be appointed, 

 then, from that time this act and all its provisions shall be in force and apply to 

 such municipality, and such commissioners shall be appointed for terms of three. 

 four and five years, respectively ; and on the expiration of any term, the n-w 

 appointment shall be made for five years, and any vacancy shall be filled for the 

 unexpired term only ; and in cities, the said appointment shall be made by the mayor 

 thereof, and in townships by the chairman of the to\vnship committee, and in villages 

 and boroughs by the chairman or president of the board of trustees or other gov- 

 erning body. 



SEC. 3. And be 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 .my 

 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 commis- 

 sioners to the person having charge of the collection of taxes tor said municipality : 

 and upon the filing of said certificate, the amount of the cost of said improvem-iit 

 shall be and become a lien upon said lands in front of which the trees were planted 

 or set out, and the said collecting officer shall place the assessment so made against 

 any property, and the same shall be collectible in the same manner as th- other 

 taxes against said property are collected. 



SEC. 5. And he if <, meted. That the cost and expense of caring for said trees. 

 after being planted or set out, and the expense of publishing said notices, shall In- 

 borne and paid by a general tax to be raised by said municipality: said t:x shall 

 not exceed the sum of one tenth of one mill on the dollar annually on all the taxabl - 

 property of said municipality, and the needed amount shall be ea< h year certified 

 by said' commissioners to tin- assessor, and assessors of said municipality, and 1 

 assessed and raised as other taxes. 



SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take elT.M-t immediately. 



Approved March 28, is'.Ki. 



Under chapter 169, section !>7, of the laws of IS!)!), this act was 

 .-.-pealed in so far as it related to or afTe.-te.l townships. 



This act was amended in the years 1!Mi:> and 1JMMJ BO as to extend the 

 jurisdiction of the shade-tree commissions over the public parks, a-xl 



