SECTION 1. That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to post any kind of advertising signs within fifty feet of the center of any public highway in any county in this State having a population of not less than 39,200 and not more than 39,500 inhabitants by the Federal Census of 1910 or that may have that number of inhabitants by any subsequent Federal Census.
SECTION 2. That the violation of Sec. 1 of this Act shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 in the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act shall be and are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.
Passed: April 3, 1917.