Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-05
THE LAW AS TO HEDGES.
The Statutory Provisions OF the state Gov
ernlDG the Same.

The statutory Provisions OF the state Gov
erninG the Same.
BUFFALO PRAIRIE, H., Sept. l.
Editor ARGUS: Will you for the ben
fit of a number of farmers of this
section publish the section of the
statutes of Illinois pertaining to the
, subject OF hedges. and oblige. X.
The Law.
The law reads: That the owner
or owners of any hedge fence along
the line of any public highway in this
state, shall. during the next year af-
ter such hedge shall have attained
the age of Z years. cut back or trim
such hedge fence to 4 height not to
exceed five feet. and shall, ut least
once in every two years thereafter
cut back or trim such hedge fence,
so that the same shall not exceed the
height of five feet, Sc that such pub
lie highway shall not be ~obstructed
or impaired in usefulness or conven-
fence, nor the public health be in
jured or ~jeopardized by such hedge
fence: Provided. That the provi-
sions of this section shall not apply
to any hedge protecting either an or
chard or building. Provided, fur
Their, that upon application by the
owner or owners OF any hedge fence
along any highway, to the commits
s%ioners Of highways of the town
where situated in counties under
township organization, or to the su-
Pervisors of highways in the road
district where situated in counties
not under township organization.
said commissioners of highways or
supervisors of highways. as the case
may be, shall permit said owner to
grow 4 hedge fence not to exceed
o%nc-fOurth of the total length of
hedge fence along the highway. on
each farm of said owner, to anv
height desired by said owner as a
windbrcak for stock.
1.-The owner orowners of any hedge
fence along the line of any public
highway in this state shall, during
the ext veal after such hedge shall
have attained the age of seven wears,
cut back OIL trim such hedge fence,
except Usage hedge, which shall be
trimmed annually after the second
year from the first trimming, to a
height not exceeding four feet. and
shall at least once in every wear
thereafter cut back or trim such
hedge fence SO that the same shall
not exceed the height of five feet, SO
that such public highway shall not
be obstructed or impaired or jeopar-
died by such hedge fence. Pro-
viding that the provisions Of this
section shall not apply to any hedge
protecting either an orchard or
building. Provided further. that
upon application by the owner of
any hedge fence along any highway
to the commissioners of highways Of
the town, where situated in counties
under township organization, or to
the supervisors Of highways in the
road districts, where situated in
counties not under township orGani-
cation, said commissioners of high
ways or supervisors of highways,
as the case may be. may at their dis
erection, permit said owner to grow
a hedge fence not to exceed one
fourth the total length of hedge
fence along the highway on each
farm of said owners to any height
desired by said owner, as a wind
break for stock. Provided further,
that said owner shall keep all hedges
trimmed on the roadside. so that
the same will not ubstruct the public
highway, to exceed four feet from
the line of said public highway. As
amended by act approved June 8,
1889.
elf the owner or owners of any
such hedge fence shall fail or refuse
to comply with the provisions OF this
act. on or before the first day of DC.
tober of each year. the said owner or
owners shall be subject to a fine of
not less than 80 nor more than $50
in each and every year failing to
comply with the provisions of this
act; said line may be recovered, with
costs of suit, against the owner or
owners of such hedge fence. before
any justice of the peace or other
court of competent jurisdiction of
the county in which said hedge is stu
ated. by suit in the name Of the CON-
~missioners of highways in the town.
ship of the counties under township
organization. or commissioners of
highways in the road district in coun-
ties not under township ~organiza-
ton in which hedge fence may be
situated. said fine to be applied for
the use of road districts in which
hedge fence may be growing. and
the commissioners of highways shall
bring or cause to be brought such
suit in accordance with section 8.
THAT when the owner of such hedge
fence does not reside in the county
where such hedge fence is situated
and refuses or neg.ects to cut or
causes the same to be cut, it shall be
the duty of the commissioners of
highways on road district in which
such hedge fence is situated to cut
or cause such hedge fence to be cut
or trimmed at any time after the