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, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved, March 28, 1919. ALBERT E. SLEEPER, Governor. MR. C. A. REED: Mr. Chairman, I _move_ that before adjournment the chairman appoint a committee of three members of this association to carefully review this bill and either report in favor of any suggestions that they may wish to make in regard to its amendment or give approval of the bill as it stands. MR. LINTON: I support the motion. PRESIDENT REED: It is moved and seconded that the chairman appoint a committee of three to carry out the recommendations. All in favor say Aye; contrary, No. It is CARRIED. SENATOR PENNEY: That law is adjusted to the laws of Michigan and any other state proposed would have to adjust it to fit their laws. PRESIDENT REED: I would like to have Mr. C. A. Reed on that committee, Mr. Olcott and Dr. Morris. C. A. REED: Then, Mr. President, in addition to that we are going to take the liberty of adding an _ex officio_ member, Mr. Littlepage, an ex-president and also a good thoroughgoing nut. MR. JONES: My understanding is the provision for six-ft. trees. Six foot nut trees unless they have been transplanted several times will hardly succeed. I would say use small trees along the highway. PRESIDENT REED: I think that would need to be worked out. I think a six foot tree is a little dangerous in some varieties. The committee might find it wise to offer some suggestions in that line. VOICE: If you plant a tree six feet high, you are sure of having a tree there. PRESIDENT REED: I believe Dr. Kellogg is about ready now, and we will hear from Dr. Kellogg whom you are all acquainted with. THE SOY BEAN DR. J. H. KELLOGG, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN