The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31

AN ACT Relative -tp-ihe Preservation of
Trees


Trees.
Passed Nov. -, 1901
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section /. Every town may at It's an
nual meeting for the election OF town
officers and every city may appoint
through its mayor a tree warden, who
shall serve for one year and until his sue
cessor j. elected and qualified. He may
appoint such number OF deputy tree war
dcns as he deems eXpedient, and may at
any time remove them from office. lie
and his deputies shall receive such com
pensation for their services as the city or
town may determine, and. In default of
such determination. as the town or city
council may prescribe. He shall have the
care and control of all public shade trees
those in public parks or open
places under the jurisdiction OF park
commissioners. and OF these also he shall
take the care and control II so requested
Ia writing by the park commissioners.
lie shall eNpend all funds appropriated
for the setting out and maintenance OF
such trees He may prescribe such regu-
lations for the care and preservation of
such trees, enforced by suitable fines and
forefeitures, not exceeding twenty dol
lars IN any one case, az he may deem Just
and eNpedient; and such regulations. when
approved by the town or city council and
posted in two or more public places in the
city or town shah have the force and
effect of the city or town ordinances. II
shah be his duty TO enforce all provis-
ions of law for the preservation OF such
trees
See. ,. cities and towns may appropri-
ate annually sum OF money not exceed
ing i'm the aggregate ffty cents FOR each
Of It's ratable polls IN the preceding
year, TO be expended by the tree warden
In planting shade trees in the public WAYS
ar, IL he deem IL eSpedient. upon adjoin-
Ing land, at a distance not exceeding
twenty feet. from said public ways. for
the purpose of Shading or ornamenting
the same: Provided. however, that the
written consent of the owner OF such
land shall first be obtained. All shade
trees within THe TTmTTS OF any pUD-
Tic way shall be deemed public shade
trees
SET. 3. Whoever. other than tree war
den ar his deputy. desires the cutting
or removal Ia whole or in part. OF any
public shade tree, may apply to the tree
warden. who shall give a public hearing
upon the application at some suitable
time aud place, after duly posting notices
OF the hearing I'm two or more places In
tho town and also upon the said tree:
Provided. however. that the warden may
" IN u'fin TT eNptultlk, grant ltfnllS~
sion for such cutting or removal with
out calling a hearing. if the tree in qucs-
ton r. ou "a pubic way outside OF the
rcsidluual part OF the city or town. the
limits OF such residential part 20 bee de-
termined by the town or city council
No tree within such residential part
shall be cut hoy the tree warden. except
10 trim IT,. or removed bv him without
a hearing as aforesaid: hut in all cases
h.. & .f,.ft
final
Sec. {. cities and towns may annually
raise and appropriate such sum OF money
as they deem necessary. 20 bc expended
undcr the direction Of the tree warden
iu eStcrmnatng insect pests within the
limits ~ their public ways and places and
In tho removal from said public WAYS aud
the removal from said public wavs and
places OF al trees and other plants upon
which such pests naturally breed. Pro-
yidCd however. that whore an owner or
lessee of real estate shalt to the salts
faction of tho tree warden annually
cxtcrminate al nscrt pests upon the
trees ord other plants within The limits
OF any public way or place obuttinE on
said rcai estate such trees and plants
shall ha cy'npt from thc provisio ions 81
Sce e. V,.cvrr sfnxcs 20 any. tree IN
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other ihinr. vhc,hcr On writing NJ oihcr-
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frG u-drr v1itten permit frot1 no fTcr
wurl-s thsn D. punished tv = nne not
cScr, 8uE nrft dolit f1r cach offence.
Sfr lwrNrt-r Nnntn~iv iniufrss do
faces brakes or deetroys an ornamental
or shade tree within the limits OF any
pghlic way or place shall forfeit not less