LEGISLATION 267 



provide for the expense of the maintenance of trees on highways, 

 in accordance with the provisions of this section by actual appro- 

 priation, equal to the amount 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, bor- 

 ough, or city, shall have power to employ and pay such superin- 

 tendents, engineers, foresters, tree-wardens, or other assistants, 

 as the proper performance of the duties devolving upon it shall 

 require; and to make, publish, and enforce regulations for the 

 care of, and to prevent injury to the trees, on the highways of 

 any township, borough, or city accepting the provisions of this 

 act ; and to assess suitable fines and penalties for violations of 

 this act, provided such regulations shall have been published at 

 least twice in one or more, not exceeding two, newspapers of the 

 township, borough, or city involved, after having been sub- 

 mitted to and being approved by the commissioners of the town- 

 ship of the first class, or the councils of the borough or city 

 affected ; and such fines and penalties, so assessed for violations 

 of this act, shall become liens upon the real property of the of- 

 fender, and be collectible by the constituted authorities as liens 

 for taxes upon real property are now collected. 



Sec. 7. All the moneys due and collected from fines or 

 penalties or assessments, in consequence of the acts of said 

 Shade-Tree Commission in enforcing this act, shall be paid to the 

 treasurers of the townships, boroughs, and cities accepting its 

 provisions, and shall be placed to the credit of said Commission, 

 subject to be drawn upon by the said Commission for the pur- 

 poses of this act. 



Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act 

 are hereby repealed. 



Sec. 9. This act shall take effect immediately ; but its pro- 

 visions shall not be and become binding upon any township, bor- 

 ough, or city until it has been duly accepted, as provided in 

 section two. 



Approved.— The 31st day of May, A.D. 1907. 



