1688 ARTICLE 39A

An. Code, 1924, sec. 20. 1912, sec. 15E. 1914, ch. 824.

20. The State Forester may, in his discretion, without being requested
as provided in Section 18 hereof, or guaranteed as provided in Section 19
hereof, plant, care for, and protect roadside trees and pay for such work out
of any unexpended balance of the amount hereby appropriated or hereafter
appropriated for the purposes of this sub-title; provided, however, that no
trees shall be planted under the provisions of the foregoing Sections without
the consent and approval of the owner of the land on which they are planted.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 21. 1912, sec. 15F. 1914, ch. 824.

21. It shall be the duty of the Forest Wardens and others having police
powers in this State, in addition to the duties heretofore imposed, to
enforce all laws now enacted or that may be enacted for the care and pro-
tection of roadside trees, and while holding said office, they shall possess
and exercise the power to arrest without warrant anyone detected by them
in the act of violating any law for the protection of roadside trees, and take
such person before a peace officer having jurisdiction.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 22. 1912, sec. 15G. 1914, ch. 824.

22. For his services in making examinations as provided in Section 18
of this article the Forest Warden shall be paid by the State Department of
Forestry upon presentation of his accounts with vouchers, approved by the
State Forester; and for services in planting roadside trees, trimming, spray-
ing, or otherwise caring for existing roadside trees as provided in Section 19
of this article, the Forest Warden and the helpers he may be authorized to
employ shall be paid by the organization or person guaranteeing the cost of
the work upon presentation of the Forest Warden's accounts with vouchers,
approved by the State Forester; and for his services in examining condi-
tions when permits are applied for under Section ^l H of this sub-title, issu-
ing permits, and supervising the work authorized by such permits, he shall
be paid by the person or corporation applying for this permit. The rates to
be paid under this Section shall be determined by the State Department of
Forestry.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 23. 1912, sec. 15H. 1914, ch. 824. 1916, ch. 548.

23. Any person or persons who may desire to cut down or trim any
roadside tree shall make application to the State Board of Forestry for a
permit; except in the two following cases, (1) that where trees are uprooted
or branches of trees broken in such manner that they shall come in contact
with telephone, telegraph, electric light or other wires carrying electric
current, or where such trees or branches shall endanger persons or property,
such trees or branches of trees as the case may be, may be removed in such
an emergency without first obtaining a permit from the State Department
of Forestry, and (2) that trees standing within the right-of-way of unim-
proved public roads which have not been surfaced with either stone, shell,
gravel, concrete, brick, asphalt or other improved surface may be cut down
and removed by the abutting land owner for his own use without first
obtaining a permit.

¹ The number "15" is apparently inadvertently omitted in the act. This section is
23 in this Article.