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 A bill to compe 
 Conf Pam #569 
 
 IIIIM 
 
Bill Xo. 8. 
 
 A BILL 
 
 To compel turnpilce and plank road companies to remove dead and 
 
 dangerous timber. 
 
 Dec. 12, 1861 — Read first, to bo read second time. 
 
 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that in addition to 
 
 2 the requirements of the several acts incorporating joint stock 
 
 3 companies for the construction of turnpike and plank roads, every 
 
 4 such company, heretofore or which may be hereafter incorpo- 
 
 5 rated, shall be required to cut down and remove all dead and 
 
 6 dangerous timber, for a space of 100 feet on each side of its road, 
 
 7 and for each failure, shall be fined at the discretion of a jury, not 
 
 8 less than five nor more than one hundred dollars. 
 
 2. All fines recovered under the first section of this act shall 
 
 2 be paid into the treasury and placed to the credit of the literary 
 
 3 fund. 
 
 3. This act shall be in force from and after the first day of 
 2 April 1862. 
 

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