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Sec. 4. — No plan of planting- or care of roadside trees shall become 

 operative under this Section until such plan has been approved by the 

 organization or person making the application and not until the said 

 oi'ganization or person shall guarantee to the State Forester the cost 

 of the work, in which the said organization or person may stipulate a 

 maxinutm amount that it or he will guarantee. Upon proper assiir- 

 ance that such a guarantee has been given, and the planting of trees is 

 desired, the State Forester shall furnish to the local Forest Warden 

 the trees for planting from any available stock in a State Forest Nur- 

 sery or elsewhere. If the planting of trees is not required, but it is 

 desired to trim, spray or otherwise care for existing trees along the 

 portion of the roadside or street for which a plan has been approved 

 by the State Forester and accepted by such organization or person, 

 the Forest Warden shall proceed with the work in accordance with 

 such plans, at such time and in such manner as in his judgment will 

 be most practicable, but in executing such plans he shall work under 

 the direction of the State Forester. When there exists an officer in 

 any city or incorporated town who has been appointed for the specific 

 purpose of planting and caring for trees along the roads or streets, he 

 shall be eligible for appointment as Forest AVardeu in carrying out 

 the provisions of this Act. 



Sec. 5. — Tlie State Forester may, in his discretion, without being 

 requested as provided in Section 3 hereof, or guaranteed as provided 

 in Section 4 hereof, plant, care for and protect roadside trees and pay 

 for such work out of any unexpended balance of the amount hereby 

 appropriated or hereafter appropriated for the purpose of this Act; 

 provided, however, that no trees shall be planted under the provisions 

 of the foregoing sections without the consent and approval of the 

 owner of the land on which they are planted. 



Sec. 6. — It shall be the duty of the Forest Wardens and others 

 having police powers in this State, in addition to the duties heretofore 

 imposed, to enforce all laws now enacted or that may be enacted for the 

 care and protection of roadside trees, and, while holding said office, 

 they shall possess and exercise the power to arrest, without warrant 

 anyone detected by them in the act of violating any law for the pro- 

 tection of roadside trees, and take such persons before a peace officer 

 having jurisdiction. 



Sec. 7. — For his services in making examinations as provided in 

 Section 3 of this Act, the Forest Warden shall be paid by the State 

 Board of Forestry upon presentation of his accounts with vouchers, 

 approved by the State Forester, and for services in planting roadside 

 trees, trimming, spraying, or otherwise caring for existing roadside 

 trees as provided in Section 4 of this Act, the Forest Warden and the 



