The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

nuaHy thereafter, to be expended under
the direction of the board of state nor
buildings, repairs and equipment; and if
It appears I, the governor and council
that an emergency exists requiring ex-
tensions in any normal school prior to
the year nineteen hundred and twenty
one they are hereby authorized to pro-
vide such amounts as in their Judgment
may be necessary therefor out of such
funds as are not otherwise appropriate
ed.-(Approved April ~
CHAPTER els.
An = Relating to Exemption from Foil
Taxes.
Soldiers and sailors who served in the
army or navy Of the United States N
me war against Germany and Austria
shau be exempted from the payment of
poli taxes for t years nineteen hun
ared and seventeen, nineteen hundred
and eighteen and nineteen hundred and
nineteen. but poll taxes that have al
ready been paid by said soldiers and
sailors for one or more of the within
named years shall not be refunded -
(Appro7ed April A.
CHAPTER als.
An Act for the Care and Preservation Of
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
Sec, l. All trees within or upon the
limits Of ny highway marked as here
matter provided are hereby declared TO
be public shade trees. The tree ward
ems IN the several cities and towns, as
soon as may lie after they are APP
pointed as hereinafter provided, shall
carefully examine the trees along the
highways under their jurisdiction and
plainly marx such trees as they con-
slider should be controlled by the mu-
nicipality. TIE forest commissioner
shall furnish to the municipal officers
OF the several c 'eS and towns at cost
g2IEanlzed iron disks not more than one
men IN diameter ". !ch disks shall have
stamped on them the letter M" Said
disk Shall be inserted in each tree, Sc
!ected rs above provided, ct point not
4ess than three feet nor more than six
feet from the ground on the side TO-
ward the highway. 1t Shall be the duty
OF me tree warden. if any tree marker
snail be destroyed or defaced to rene "
or replace the same.
See. = All public shade trees shall be
unqer me care and control OF park
commissioners in cities and towns
which now or hereafter may appofnt
sucn commissioners in accordance with
seCUonS elghty-tour to ninety-three in
elusive of chapter four of the revised
statutes. AS 70 all such trees said parll
commissioners shall have the mowers
an duties hereinafter conferred ,'non
tree wardens -'''i
Sec ,, The municipal officers of cities
ana towns not having elected mark
r3lnnllSSl ohers as provided by sections;
y lltlllSlNe.
OF chapter four of the revised statutes,
may at any annual meeting or nleetinps
caiteQ lor that purpose appoint one or
more tree WardenS. who shall have the
ere are and control of all public shade
frees upon and along sli II hiq1waT9
and m the parks tEortof and an STRAITS
within any village limits and shall er-
force an laws relative to the preserya-
uon Of the same.
Sec I. Public shade trees nav ne
owner of the soil only with the consent
OF q Tree warden or park commissioner
put such trees shall not be trimmed. cut
Gown or removed in any case by tree
maiut2 Or PARK commissioner except
WIN the consent of such owner. Noth-
ing IN this section, however shan he
construed to prevent tile TRIMMING c,,+
ing or removal OF trees where s11rh
illfnm'ng' cutting or removal is ordered
oy proper authority to Law out. alter or
widen the location of nightmares ~ To- %
ser the danger of travel on hichwavs nv
70 suppress tree pests or insects
sec. d CITIES and towns NAV aDpro-
pirate at any annual OF special town
Hee1R% money not excepdinp t5fty,
cents for each taxable poll in zach Iasy.
10 DE used in making compensatior f..
tfee NaTcens, and in acquiring. 1lanf-
i'lE, PRUNING and protecting shade trees
Sec. .. w hosoeve- trims, cuts Or
otherWlSe defaces or DESTROYS 3, T,7lJi,
shade tree or Injuries, defaCes h4 do
stfoys any tree marker attach,4d II, 90
G"FUahce with section one hereof. shall
ee punlshed by a fine of not less Than
I'VE nor more than twenty-five dollars
70 De pald to the city or town in whic1
the offense is committed, ana exnende3
bN SAD city or town for the nljrrCseg
outlined in this act as the same nl5V be
dH cd rom ron time to time
provide and dist butte free of char
al the state nursery. to The seyer9j ri.
ing. PA HI
Sec. 8 When the municipal of1eors
IN any year fail t. appoint traa =
IN accordance with section three ~ ~
act Inc provisions Of section six sill
not apply previously marked trala
IN aGeordance tn this act-(Anrr0[e.j
CHAPTER 22o,
An Act to Amend Section 'rhjrty.s:> ..,
Nhapter Twenty-Five OF the Ery,.-d >g..
uIsS, as Enacted and Set FDrih !,
IN, NAPIER bf, I've Hundred and Eifty-eisht II
and Seventeen, IS Amended bv Tf,,,t,.,
EIshty-eight Of the Public Laws of Sins-
zen iiuhdred and Nineteen, Relative Ia
me creation and Expenditure uf III. lf.I
ak Highway Fund.
=, section thirty-siN Of chapter Twenty-Five If
me revised statutes as enacted and set 5ortb
III chapter two hundred and iifty-eiehr n tEa
PUBIC e avs OF nineteen hundred and seven
tfeh' as amended by chapter ochty-eigkt Of
me public laws OF nineteen hundred and
nineteen, IS hereby further amended br
slI'klns out all CT said section thirty-six as
public laws of nineteen huidred ard nine
section: -0l4' " III rs
Sec, Sc. A tax of one mil on doIJar
oilati ~ Annually be assessed upon ell property
OF the state according TO the value thereof.
and SAaIl be known as the MN Tax lEigh-
way Fund. This fund shall be used for
the construction of highways as defined III
vIsed statutes, excep: tina, not more than
one-Si1th Of the fund shall annually be used
Tor tile construction OF highways and
brlqGeS and other purposes contemplated b.
Win the terms of any appropriate resolves
Of the legislature. Two hundred thousand
dollars OF the amount herein named Sta'i
added to the fund of three hundred thou
sand dollars for stace aid construction as
provided in section thirty-four, chapter
twenty-five Of the revised statutes. and shall
be applied to the construction of state aid
highways and shall be called state all
way fund. The balance Of said Mil Ia;
Highway Fund shall be used exclusively for
me construction OF state highways as pro,
yided IN chapter Twenty-Five Of the revised
statutes and shall be called state highway
fund; except SO far as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions OF this section
meet the requirements of the national gov
federal aid for highway construction, the
state highway fund shall be expended
eQuitaby among the several counties OF the
state by the state highway commission -
(Approyed April ~
CHAPTER 221.
An Act to Exempt Certain Public
Bonds from Taxation.
Sec. l. Paragraph il of section SIX
of chapter ten OF the revised statutes
1t