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The Forests of Maryland. 



curred out of any surplus moneys standing to the 'credit of the Forest 

 Eeserve Fund, not otherwise appropriated ; nothing herein contained 

 shall apply to the City of Baltimore. 



Sec. 17. — That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the pro- 

 visions of this Act are hereby repealed. 



Roadside Tree Law. 



Acts of 1914, Chapter 824, "An Act conferring power upon the State 

 Board of Fprestrj^ to plant trees along tlie roadsides, to protect 

 roadside trees, to establish one or more nurseries for their pro- 

 pagation, to prohibit the unauthorized placing of advertise- 

 ments and other notices on the public highways or the property 

 of other persons, and to provide a penalty for the violation 

 thereof," as amended in Chapter 548, Acts of 1916. 



Section 1. — The State Board of Forestry shall, in addition to the 

 powers heretofore granted it, have the power to plant trees along the 

 roadsides, to make all rules and regulations governing their planting, 

 to care for and protect all roadside trees of this State, and to establish 

 one or more State Forest Nurseries for the propagation of trees for 

 such roadside planting. 



Sec. 2. — Roadside trees as designated in this Act shall mean all 

 trees planted by the Forest Wardens, or existing trees three inches or 

 more in diameter, measured two feet from the ground, that may be 

 growing' within the right-of-way of any public road or between tlie 

 curb lines and property lines of any street in an incorporated towii in 

 this State. 



Sec. 3. — When the County Commissioners or the Road Supervisors 

 of any county of this State, the State Roads Commission, the Town 

 Council of any city or incorporated town, or any organization or per- 

 son, shall apply to the State Forester for the planting of trees or for 

 the care and protection of existing trees along a public road or street, 

 and the State Forester deems an examination necessary, he shall in- 

 struct the local Forest Warden to examine the situation where plant- 

 ing, care or protection of trees is desired and to report the conditions 

 with his recommendations to the State Forester. If, in the judgment 

 of the State Forester, the planting of trees or the care or protection of 

 existing trees is advisable, he shall submit a plan covering the required 

 operations witli his recommendations and an estimate of the cost of 

 the work to the organization or persons from which the application 

 originated. 



