The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

AN ACT Relative to the Preservation Of Trees
O'a--cd Noy 22, lpOl)
II is enacted 10y the General Assembly aa follovs.
Section T. Every town may a. ITS annual meeting
for the election of town officers, and every city
may appoint through its mayor tree warden,
who shall serve for one year and until his Sue
ccsgor is elected and qualified. lie may appoint
such number Of deputy tree wardcns az hc deems
cvpcdicnt, and may at any time remove them from
office. lie and hs deputies shall receive such
compensation for their services as the city or
town may determine, and, in default ~ such de.
termination, us the town or city council may
prescribe. lie shall have tho care and control Of
all public shade trees n thc city or town, rNcrp;
those I'm public parks or open places under th"
jurisdiction Of park commissioners, and Of these
also he shall take the care and control It $40 re-
Quostcd in writing 10y the park commissioners.
lie shall cxpcnd all funds appropriated for the
setting ont and maintenance of such trees. He
may prescribe such regulations for the care and
preservation Of such trees enforced by suitable
fines and forfcitures not exceeding twenty dollars
in any one ease, ns he may deem Just and eX-
pcdicnt; and such regulations, when approved by
the town or city council and posted in two or
more public places In the city or town shall have
the force aud effect Of city OF town ordinances
II shall be his duty to enforce all provisions of
law for the preservation Of such trees.
Sec. Q cities and towns may appropriate annu'
ally sum ot money not exceeding iu the nggros
gate atty cents for each Of its rotahlc polls ~ tho
preceding year, 90 DE expended 10y the tree ward
on in planting shade trees in the public ways or,
II he deems it cvpcdcnt, upon adjoining land, At
a distance not exceeding twenty feet from said
public ways f0r the purpose Of shading or orua.
mcntiug the samr. Provided. however. that the
written consent of the owner Of such land shall
first hc obtained. All shade trees within the lin.
It's Of any public way shall hc deemed public
shade trees.
O., % uL,,,cr otl.r Than N trpc warden or hia
dpputv desires the cutting or removal, in whole
or in part " any public shade tree, may apply
10 the tree warden, who shall give public hear
ing upon the application At some suitable time
and place, after duly posting notices ot the hear
ing i'm two oI more public places In the town
and also upon the said tree; Provided. however
that the warden may. II bee deems Il cNpcdicuL
grant permission Tor such cutting or removal
without calling q hearing, ~ the tree IN question
IS ON q public way outside az the residential part
Of the city Or town, the limits ~ such residential
part To hc determined 10y thc town or city ,oup'
ell No tree within such residential part shaft
be cut by the tree warden, except 20 trim II, ~
removed 10y him without hearing as aforesaid;
hut In all eases the decision Of the tree warden
shall be final
Sec T. Cities and towns may annually raise and
appropriate such sum of money MS they deem nccs
cssary, To hc expended under the direction ~ the
tree warden In cNtcrmiuiting insect pests within
inc lnnllS OF lntU nNbllt NaNH anu UiH''N a"N w
the removal from said public ways and places Of
all trers and other plants upon which such posts
naturally breed: Provided, however, that whcrc
an owner or lessee Of real estate shall to thc sat
faction OF the tree warden, annually cNcrmnatr
all insect pests upon the trees and other plants
within the limits of any public way or place
ahutting ON said real estate, such rcs and plants
shall be exempt from the provisions of this see.
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Soc 8. Whoever alrxcs TO any tree in public
way or place plnybill, picture announcement,
notice. advertisement or other thing, whether m
writing or otherwise or cuts, paints, or marks
such tree except for the purpose oi protecting 1t
and uudcr q written permit from the tree warden.
shall br punished 10y a nuc not exceeding hity
dollars for each offence.
Sec g. Whoever wantonl, Injuries doflccs,
breaks. or DESTROYS an ornamental or shade tree
within the limits of ava, puhli, way or place shall
forfeit not less than FIVE nor more than one hun.
drcd dollars, to hc recovered 10y complaint, onr'
half 10 the rvwplai airaut sod tho other half Co th