Report of the New Hampshire Forestry CommissionThe Commission, 1902 |
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Page 104 - SECT. 8. Persons violating any of the provisions of this act shall forfeit not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt by the tree warden or any other person for the benefit of the town or city in which the tree is situated, or be fined not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars.
Page 103 - ... to carefully examine the trees, situated as aforesaid and to plainly mark such trees as they think should be controlled by their municipality, for the purposes aforesaid.
Page 101 - If they cannot agree with the owners thereof as to the price, they may condemn the same under the powers of eminent domain, and the value shall be determined as in the case of lands taken for highways, with the same rights of appeal and jury trial. On the payment of the value as finally determined, the land so taken shall be vested in the state, and forever held for the purposes of a public park. The persons furnishing the money to buy such land shall be at liberty to lay out such roads and paths...
Page 101 - They shall also hold meetings from time to time in different parts of the state for the discussion of forestry subjects and make an annual report to the governor and council, embracing such suggestions as to the commission seem important, fifteen hundred copies of which shall be printed by the state.
Page 101 - ... the state, the forestry commission is hereby authorized to buy any tract of land and devote the same to the purposes of a public park. If they cannot agree with the owners thereof as to the price, they may condemn the same under the powers of eminent domain, and the value shall be determined as in the case of lands taken for highways, with the same rights of appeal and jury trial. On the payment of the value as finally determined, the land so taken shall be vested in the state, and forever held...
Page 103 - If any of the trees designated as aforesaid should prove to be private property, and the owners thereof refuse to release or convey their interest therein to the municipality, the tree warden shall acquire them for the use of the city or town by purchase if it can be done at a fair price. Failing in this, he may take said trees for the use of the city or town by appraising the fair value of the same and by causing to be served upon the owner thereof a notice of such taking, which notice shall state...
Page 105 - ... land which he occupies or upon which he is laboring, at an unsuitable time, or in a careless and imprudent manner, and shall thereby injure or destroy the property of others, he shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Page 104 - SECTION 7. Whoever negligently or carelessly suffers a horse or other beast driven by or for him, or a beast belonging to him, and lawfully in a public way or place, to break down, injure or destroy a shade or ornamental tree within the limits of said public way or place, or whoever negligently or wilfully by any other means breaks...
Page 100 - One of said commissioners shall be elected by his associates secretary of the commission, and receive a salary of one thousand dollars per annum. The other members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid their necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, as audited and allowed by the governor and council.
Page 100 - ... the method used, if any, to promote the regrowth of timber, and any other important facts relating to forest interests, which may be required by the Forest Commissioner.