have heretofore been planted but which have died; or in such 
cases as the said Commission may deem it expedient to furnish 
and install trees and plants at estimated cost, paid in advance, 
for planting on the street fronting the premises of persons desir- 
ing to improve the same. 
Section 3. Said Commission in the furtherance of its duties 
shall have power to purchase or manufacture tree guards for the 
protection of trees, and hitching posts, and to furnish and to 
install the same at cost, paid in advance, to citizens desiring to 
protect trees already growing or that may hereafter be planted 
on the streets. Said Commission shall keep account of all trees, 
plants, seeds, mulch, tree guards, hitching posts or materials 
therefor, made or purchased, also an account of receipts from 
sale of the same and the cost of installation to citizens; those 
used by the Commission for the City use; an inventory of those 
on hand, and render a monthly statement to the Board of Con- 
trol and City Comptroller and shall turn all receipts therefor 
into the City Treasury, the same to be credited to the account 
of the Commission on Beautifying the City for the further use 
of the said Commission in the line of work already provided for 
in the appropriations. No diversion of funds to otner objects 
shall be made by the Commission except by approval of the City 
Council. 
Section 4. No person or corporation shall plant or set out 
any shade trees or cause or procure any person to plant or set 
out any shade tree in or on any part of any public highway of 
the City of Norfolk without first obtaining a written permit 
therefor from the Commission on Beautifying the City, setting 
forth the conditions under which said tree may be planted or 
set out and in all respects comply with the conditions of such 
permit. 
Section 5. No person or corporation shall cut, break, climb, 
injure or remove any living tree in a public highway of the City 
of Norfolk, and no person or corporation shall injure or misuse 
or remove or cause or procure any person to injure, misuse or 
remove any device placed to protect any tree or plant in any 
street of said city. Any person desiring to cut, trim or remove 
any shade tree in any street of the city may apply to the Com- 
mission on Beautifying the City for a written permit therefor, 
and upon such permit being granted may climb, cut, trim or 
remove any tree or trees mentioned in such permit in accordance 
with the terms thereof. 
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