The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-31
NO. rs.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE Pro-
LECTION or SHADE TREES
Approved December :, 1904

GNQs TOE
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE Pro-
lection or SHADE TREES
II is hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section 4 Every town may at it's
annual election or town oficers elect
tree warden who shall serve for one
year Of untii his successor Is elected
and qualified he may appoint such
number or deputy tree wardens as he
maS deem expedient, and may At any
tins remove thsm from once He and
his Aeputies shall receive such com
pensation for their services as the
town may determine. and. IN default
ek such determination, as the select
man mny prescribe. Hs shalt have
the care ans control Of all public shads
trees In the town. except those In
public parks Or opsn places under the
iurssAiusion Of park commissioners,
He shall expsnd eli funds appropriated
Tor the setting cut and maintenance Of
such trees He may prescribe such
regulations for the care and preserya
ssOn OF such trees. enforced BY suitable
zines and forfsitures. not exceeding
twenty dollars In any one case, as he
may deem Just and expedient, and such
regulations, when approved BY the
seiecsmen and posted tn two OF more
subtle places In the town shall have
the force and effect Of town bylaws
Il shail be his duty 70 enforce aii
provisions OF law for the preservation
81 such trees
Sec E Towns may appropriate AZ
auafss a sum o. money. not exceeding
ii the aggregate ATTY cents for each
II It's ratabie polls IN the preceding
year to be expended by the tree ward
en- III planting shade trees In the pub
lie ways or. If he deems II sxpedient.
upon adjoining land at distance not
exceeding twenty feet from said public
ways. for the purpose Of shading or
ornamenting the same: providing.
however that tie written consent Of
the owner Of such land shall lrst be
obtained All shade trees within the
limits Of any public way shall be
deemed public shade trees.
sec. .. Whoever other than tree
warden OF bis deputy. desires the cut
tne OF removal In whols Or In part
Of any public shade tree may apply 70
the tree garden who shall give pub
lie hearing upon the application at
GONE suitable tire and place after
duly posting notices OF the hearing In
swo OF more public places In the town
ena aIss upon the said tree: provided
however. that the warden may, II he
deems It sxpedient, grant permission
Tor such cutting or removal, without
calling : hearing. II the tree in cues
eaon IL on public way outside Of the
residential part Of the town. the lin
ssa Of such residential part Of the town
10 be determined by the selsetmen
Ne tree within such residential part
shaii bs cut by the tres warden. ex
capt to trim t. or removed BY him
without q hearing 80 aforesaid; but IL
~, oazss eha aectaion Of the tree ward
en shail be anal
SEQ Il Towns may annually raise
ane appropriate such sum Of money
a. they deem necessary. 70 be expend
ed under the direction OF the tree
warden in exterrninating insect pests
wlthtn the lirnits OF their public ways
ana places. and In the removal from
said public ways and places Of all
Trees and other plants upon which such
peata naturally breed: provided. how
ever that where an owner Or lessee
If real estate shall. to the satisfaction
j the tree warden. annually exter-
minats ali inaect pests upon the trees
.sd other plants within the limits Of
AZ public way or place AUDITING on
Sid real estate, such treea and plants
.saIl 81 exsnp, from the provisions q
shn section
a. 4 whoever afixes 70 any tree
ii ! pubic way Or place play eih'
pielure announcement notice. adver-
rsenent il other thing q like nature
whether ii writing Or otherwise O
cuts PAINTS, 81 marks suoh tree sz'
esps fof the purpose q erotecsins +
and dnder written permit from tns
Tree warden, shaa DO punished oy
One not exceeding nfty dollars for saeh
otanse
Sec 1. whoever wantoniy iniaresi
eetaoes breaks q destroys = 0rna-
mental Or shade tree within Gag h'aiss
q any pubiic way 81 piaee shau f0f
tsI' not less than ave Hor more 'aaa
ons hundred dollars g oe recovered
y complaint one bali 70 tae e0@'