The county highway engineer and overseers shall protect all fruit, shade and ornamental trees along the sides of the public roads, and shall forthwith remove all signs and advertisements whatsoever that may have been nailed or fastened to any of said trees. And it shall be the duty of the county highway engineer to see that this provision is enforced.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 229.120
Engineer and overseer to protect trees
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 8579); Prior revisions: 1929 § 7930; 1919 § 10718; 1909 § 10531
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.