said approved ornamental,
nut bearing, or other food producing trees along the line of said
highway adjoining said land, and shall receive annually a credit of
five cents upon his highway repair tax for each tree so planted by
him and growing in good order, not less than six feet in height
when planted and not less than twenty and not more than forty feet
apart. All of said trees and their products shall belong to the
owner of said land: Provided, that no bounty shall be paid or
deduction allowed under the provision of this section upon any one
tree or row of trees for a longer period than five years. The owner
of such trees shall have the care thereof and shall have the duty
and responsibility for the trimming, spraying and cultivation
thereof.

Section 4. The Michigan Agricultural College and Public Domain
Commission are hereby authorized to grow and acquire suitable
seeds, scions or trees for planting under the provisions of this
act, and to establish proper rules and regulations for distributing
the same at nominal cost, or otherwise, to counties, townships,
cities, villages, and citizens of the State for the aforesaid
purpose, and also for State parks or other public places.

Section 5. It shall be unlawful to cut, destroy, injure, deface or
break any ornamental, nut bearing, food producing or shade tree
upon any public highway or place, except where such trees shall
interfere with the proper construction or maintenance of such
highways. It shall be unlawful to affix to any such tree any
picture, announcement, play-bill, notice or advertisement, or to
paint or mark such tree, except for the purpose of protecting it,
or to negligently permit any animal to break down, injure or
destroy any such tree within the limits of any public highway. Any
person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than one dollar or more than twenty-five dollars,
and in default of payment of any such fine may be imprisoned in the
county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days. Such person
shall be liable to the owner of the trees for treble the amount of
damages sustained.

LUREN D. DICKINSON,
Lieutenant Governor, President of the Senate.

TOM REED,
S