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making equal width addition to each side.

SECTION 4. That 17 feet, out of all 100 foot right of ways shall be left on each side of road bed and be set aside for conservation and replanting for beautification work. An equally proportionate width shall be set aside for beautification on wider right of ways. The strip of right of way on each side of road construction to be left for conservation of natural growth and replanting, must be staked off and only stumps, dead trees, and other growth removed under the direction of the “Director of Conservation”. That in replanting, the reproduction of nature shall have first consideration, except in residential sections where property owners shall be privileged to design their own planting, with the approval of the “Director of Conservation”.

SECTION 5. Hereafter, telephone, telegraph, electric light, and power companies authorized under law to use right of ways, shall be required to locate all poles on the outer edge of right of ways of all State and County roads. Wire-using companies interested to be consulted when necessary to move poles set previous to the passage of this law.

SECTION 6. No buildings, or structures of any kind, fences or other encroachments shall be permitted to remain on any county or state road of highway right of ways after the passage of this Act.

SECTION 7. The Board of County Commissioners shall in their discretion make appropriations according to the needs of their respective counties for road and highway beautification work and are authorized to cooperate with local county beautification organizations.

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