Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-04
Published March 10, 1851
CHAPTER IO2-GFEas.r

An ACT 70 encourage the planting and growth Of
trees and To- the protection thereof
The people o. the state OF Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Every land owner or pOssessOr Of FIVE
acres of laud or more, who shall from the
natural growth or shan successfully grow by plant
ing not exceed Oneh part thereof in forest trees,
in the form Of treebelts, as hereinafter described
shall be entitled 70 have tie land which such trees
grow exempted from taxation from the 4. the said
trees oommence 20 grow, 4 planted ~ 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 10 receive annual
bounty Of two dollars per sere for each acre 50 plant
ed or grown a tree-bet, which bounty shall be at
lowed him here natter provided and the eertif-
cate thereof shall be eceved by the collector Of
taxes assessed the entire land If which the tree
belt forms part, as mu h cash
Sec 2. Tree-belts 70 be entitled to the benefit OF
this shall be reserved planted the west and
south sides u each tract Of land and shall be not less
than thirty feet vide but 40 iree-bet shall exceed
onef part Of the entire tract Of land which the
same is planted OUfsd, that II the and north
sides Of any tract q land, either Of them ne
bounded by public highway or street, then a tree
belt one rod wide may be planted said highway
street, and the shall b. entitled TO all the
benefits Of this act although such last iioned tree
belt shall with The other tree-bets on the west and
south sides exceed the onefth part Of the whole Of
said tract OF lana The tree belts may be composed
o any or all Of the following kinds trees such
species Their of viii grow the height OF fifty feet
or more, viz srbOr, vita, ash, balssm, fr, lass
wood, beech birch. buternui, cedar. black cherry,
Ene6fuuLs e0Iiee cucumber nackDerry,
hemlock, hickory, larch, Locust, maple, oak, pine,
spruce, tulip tree and walnut All belts shall be Of
equal width throughout their entire length, and
tain not less than eight trees standing at nearly equal
distances from each other, ach square rod Of land
Sec 3 Tree-belis 20 be entitled TO the benefits Of
ths act for each I'VE acres Of land must be at least
ia rty feet wide; for each ten Of land least
sixty feet vide and forty square acres At least one
hundred feet wide and must be on two sides Of each
square tract Of land and all tree-belS owned by the
same land owner must be p nted not 20 exceed one
fourth Of nile apart the west and south sides
Of every forty square acres Of land and the tree
belts may be divided and planted on any other lines
within each forty square sores, BY the permission Of
the assessor.
see.A Whenever any person, after having applied
for and obtained bJunty certificate for tree-bet,
shall allow such tree-belt 70 die by want Of Gull
TUE otherwise, shall down the same shall
pasture the lar ds with hs cattle or animal, or
shall thin out the tree-bet that in the opinion Of
the assessor II shall longer be entitled 70 rece We
the annual bounty hereby offered, have the land
exempted from kat on, he shall lose all benefit Of
this until il shall again be accepted and certified
o BY the assessor.
Sec s. Il shall be the duty OF the assessor upon sp-
plicaton Of tie owner each year. the time Of as
sesing the personal property in his district, TO
tain by personal examination Of all tree-belts for
and By inquiries whether the belts lave been reserved
or planted and are thriftily growing required BY
this act, and II he shall be satisfied that they moi
o. growing that the owner has allowed his cattle
a animals access % he tree-belts, that he has
Gu, down or thinned out the same 80 as 10 destroy
their capacity - gind-breaks he shall asses The
land for taxes and shall refuse 20 grant any certh
oate showing that the owner Is entitled 10 bounty
Sec. 8 This act shah take effect and be In force
from snd after It's passage and publication.
Approved March Q, ls6S.