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more than two years, or by fine, not less than ^thirty dollars nor more than 
one thousand dollars, together with the costs of suit; and if such second 
conviction be for an offense committed in the night time, such person shall 
be punished by imprisonment in the county jail, not less than forty days nor 
more than two years, or by fine, not less than fifty dollars nor more than one 
thousand dollars, together with the costs of suit; upon all subsequent con 
victions of such offenses, such offender shall be punished by both such fine, 
costs, and imprisonment, as last aforesaid. 
Sectioit 68. If any person, upon conviction of any offense mentioned in 
the last two sections of this chapter, shall be adjudged to pay a fine, such per¬ 
son shall stand committed to the county jail until such fine and costs shall 
be paid, or until he shall be discharged therefrom by due course of law. 
Section 69. If any ' person shall willfully or maliciously set on fire, or 
cause to be set on fire, any woods, or prairie, or other grounds other than his 
own, or shall intentionally, or by neglect, permit the fire to pass his own 
prairie or grounds to the injury of any other person or persons, every person 
so offending shall, on conviction thereof for every such offense, befine 
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars. 
Chapter 2'79 —General Laws 1860. 
AN ACT for the protection of orchards and fruit trees. 
Section 1. Section fifty-one, of chapter one hundred and sixty-five, of 
the revised statutes, is hereby amended by adding thereto the followino’, 
to-wit: “ or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days 
nor less than five days.” 
Section 2. Section fifty-two, of said chapter, is amended by addino* 
thereto the following: “or by inprisonment in the county jail, not more 
than three months, nor less than ten days.” 
Approved March 31, 1860. 
Chapter 102 —General Laws 1868. 
AN ACT to encourage the planting and growth of trees and for the protection 
thereof. 
Section 1. Every land owner or possessor of five acres of land or more, 
who shall reserve from the natural growth, or shall successfully grow by 
planting not to exceed one-fifth part thereof in forest trees, in the form of 
tree-belts, as hereinafter described, shall be entitled to have the land on 
which such trees grow exempted from taxation from the time the said trees 
commence to grow, if planted by the owner, until the trees shall reach the 
height of twelve feet. Whenever the trees shall have attained the height 
of twelve feet, he shall be entitled to receive an annual bounty of two dollars 
per acre for each acre so planted or grown as a tree-belt, which bounty shall 
be allowed him as hereinafter provided; and the certificate therefor shall be 
