The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
Ordinance

firm or corporation without a written
permit of the Shade Tree Commission, to
cut, break, climb or injure any tree or
portion of tree planted or growingin any
public highway within the Township of
Northampton, or cause, authorize or pro-
cure any person to cut, break, climb or
injure any such tree or any portion there
of; or to cut, break, climb or injure any
tree, or any portion of any tree, planted !
or growing in any park within the Town
shipof Northampton, or cause or author
ize or procure any person to cut, break, |
climb or injure any such tree or any por-
ton of such tree; or to injure, misuse or
remove, or cause, authorize or procure
any person to injure, misuse or remove
any device set for the protection of any |
tree in any public highway in said |
Township of Northampton. ANY per-
son, firm or corporation desiring for any
lawful purpose to cut, prune or trim any
tree in any public highway of said |
Township of Northampton must apply
to the Shade Tree Commission; and if in |
the Judgment of said Commission the
desired cutting, pruning or trimming
shall appear necessary, and the proposed
method and workmanship thereof be |
such as said Commission approves, the |
Shade Tree Commission may thereupon
issue a written permit for such work. |
Any work done under such written per-
NIT must be performed in strict accord |
ance with the terms thereof.
Any person, firm or corporation which |
shall violate or authorize or procure a |
violation of any provision of this section, |
or of any permission given as aforesaid, |
SHALL upon conviction thereof, forfeit |
and pay penalty of Five Dollars ($5) |
for each and every such offense.
2. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to kill or remove, or
cause, authorize or procure the death or
removal of any tree planted or growing
in any public highway, or any tree
planted or growing in any park within
the said Township of Northampton.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring
for any lawful purpose TO take down or
remove any tree in any public highway
of said Township of Northampton must
apply to the Shade Tree Commission;
and if in the judgment of the said Com
mission the desired taking down or re-
noval shall appear necessary, the Shade
Tree Commission may thereupon issue a
written permit therefor. Any work done
under such written permit must be per-
| formed in strict accordance with the
terms thereof.
| Any person, firm or corporation which
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violation of any provision of this section
SHALL upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay penalty of Fifty Dollars $50
for each and every such offense.
3. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation owning, or using, or
having control or charge of gas or other
substance deleterious to tree life to allow
such gas or other substance to come into
contact with the soil surrounding the
roots of any tree on any public highway
in the Township of Northampton in
such manner as may injure such tree
Any person, firm or corporation which
shall violate or authorize or procure
violation of any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay penalty of Ten Dollars $40
for each and every such offense.
A. 1t shall be unlawfulfor any person,
firm or corporation owning using, or
Having control or charge of gas or other
Substance deleterious to tree life, to allow
Isuch gas or other substance to come in
contact with the soil surrounding the roots
of any tree in any public highway in the
Township of Northampton in such man
ner as shall kill or destroy such tree.
Any person, firm or corporation which
shall violate or authorize or procure a
violation of any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay a penalty of Fifty Dollars $500
for each and every such offense.
i s.. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to cause, authorize or
lprocure any brine-water, oil, liquid dye
or other substance deleterious to tree
life to lie, leak, pour, flow or drip on or
into the soil about the base of tree in
any public highway in the Township of
Northampton, or on sidewalk, road or
pavement therein at point whence
such substance may by lying on, or by
flowing, dripping or seeping into such
soil, or in any other manner whatever,
injure such tree; or TO cause, or procure
such lying, leaking, flowing, dripping,
seeping or injuring.
Any person, firm or corporation which
shall violate or authorize or procure IA
violation of any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and, pay penalty of Five Dollars 1851
for each and every such offense
6. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation, except with the writ
ten permit of the Shade Tree Commits
sion, to place or maintain upon the
ground in any public highway in the
Township of Northampton any stone,
cement or other material or substance in
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circulation of sap or the free access of air
and water to the roots of any tree in any
such highway. Unless otherwise pro-
vided for in such written permit as
named above there must be maintained
about the base of the trunk of each shade
tree in the public highways of the Town
ship at least six square feet of open
ground for tree of three inches in diam
eter, and for every two inches of increase
of such diameter there must be an in
crease of at least one square foot of open
ground.
Any person, firm or corporation which
shall violate or authorize or procure a
violation of any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay penalty of Ten Dollars $40
for each and every such offense.
Z. 1t shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation to interfere or cause
or authorize or procure any interference
with the Shade Tree Commission or any
OF its employees, agents or servants
| while they are engaged in and about the
planting, cultivating, mulching, prun-
ing, spraying, removing, or otherwise
, caring for any tree in any public high
way within the said Township of North
ampton, or in the removing of any de-
vice attached to said tree or in removing
OF stone, cement, or other such material
or substance as may be necessary for the
protection and care of any such tree in
accordance with the requirements set
forth in Section hereof as to the area of
open ground to be maintained about the
base of the trunk of each shade tree in
the public highways of the Township of
Northampton,
Any person, firm or corporation which
shall violate or authorize or procure a
violation of any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay penalty of Ten Dollars $40
for each and every such offense
s. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
? firm or corporation to cause, authorize or
procure wire or other conductor, charg-
ed with electricity, to come into contact
with any tree in public highway in the
Township of Northampton in such man.
ner as may injure or abrade such tree.
Any person, firm or corporation which
shall violate or authorize or procure a
: violation of any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and pay penalty Of Five Dollars (S5)
for each and every such otfense,
: 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to cause or authorize
or procure a wire or other conductor,
5 charged with electricity, to come into
; contact with any tree in a public high
way in the Township of Northampton
! in such manner as shall injure or destroy
lSuch tree