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By..,Law Number 1.499
or the Municipal Corporation of' the County of Elgin "1:;0 regulate the
Cut'bing of Treeso
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WIiEREAS it has become expedient for the general welfare of' the
County that the woodlands therein be preserved and improved
AND WHEREAS the Trees Conservation Act Statutes of Ontario
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1946, Chapter 102, Section 1, empowers the Council of' any County
to pass by-laws,
(a) restricting and regulating the cutting of' trees in any
part of the county; and
(b) providing for the appointment of of:ficers to enforce the
provisions of any by-law passed under this section
Tlr:a;REFORE IT IS HEREBY ENACTED:
10 That no cedar or black locust tree of a diameter of less
than five inches nor any other tree of a diameter le¡¡¡s than twelve
inches, measured four and one-half feet from the ground shall be
cut by any person within the Count Yo
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2. This by-law shall not apply to
(a) Thinning operations and improvement cuttings but these
operations must be carried out according to approved forestry prtcticesi
(b) The -cutting of Christmas trees.
3. Where in the considered opinion of the tree conservation
officers special conditions exist which warrant the cutting of trees
protected by section 1 of this by-law the officers may issue a
permit for the cutting of such treeso
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4. In the cutting ~ removal óf any trees no person shall
conduct his operations as to unnecessarily injure or damage any
other trees.
50 No person shall cut trees or carryon Imabering or other
forest' operations adjacent to a public road within the County unless
there shall be left along the said road or roads a belt of trees
sixty-six feet in width from the adjacent limit of the road allowance
from.whic¡h may be removed only such trees as may be approved and marked
by someone· authorized by the County Tree Conservation Officers.
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6. There is hereby establishèd and oonstituted as offioers
to enforoe the prvisions of this by-law a oommission of three
members to be kno\~ as The Tree Conservation qommission of the
County of Elgin to be appointed by resolutionCof the Counoil and
to hold offioe during the pleasure of the Council at a remuneration
for eaoh member thereof of sixty oents (60¢) per hour while engaged
in the duty of the Commission and mileage while engaged in neoessary
travelling on the dutùes of the Commission to be allowed at the
rate of six oents (6¢). per mile. The members of the above Commission and
their, agents may in the performanoe of their duties under this by-law,
pass through or over private property.
Read a first time this 24th day of J"anuary 1947.
Read a seoond time this .24th day of J"anuary 1947.
Read a third time and finally passed this 24th day of J"anuary
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Minister.
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the January session,
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passed by the Corporation of the County of Elgin at
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I herebyapp~ove of By-law No.
1499,
Pursuant toth~ Trees Conservation Aot,
Dear Sir
Mr. J. D. Thomson,
Clerk of the County of Elgin,
ST. THOMAS, Ontario
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TORONTO, Ontario
April 15th., 1947
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DEPARTMENT Of' L-À~DS AND F.9:RESTS
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