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thus tagged shall be liable to confiscation by the Board 

 of Horticulture through its agents or employes. 



Sec, 13. — No transportation company or common car- 

 rier shall deliver any box, bundle or package of trees, 

 shrubs or plants commonly known as nursery stock to 

 any consignee residing within the State of Alabama 

 when said box, bundle or package does not bear the offi- 

 cial tag or certificate of guarantee issued by the State 

 Horticulturist without previously notifying the State 

 Horticulturist of the particulars of the shipment as they 

 may be required hy the Board, nor without duly warn- 

 ing the consignee of his risk in accepting said shipment. 

 Failure on the part of any transportation company or 

 common carrier to conform to these requirements shall 

 be deemed a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable in 

 each instance by a fine of not less than ten nor more than 

 fifty dollars. Provided, that no common carrier shall be 

 liable for damages to the consignee or consignor for re- 

 fusing to receive, transport, or deliver such trees, pack- 

 ages, or boxes, when not accompanied by the tag or cer- 

 tificate herein provided. 



Sec. 14. — Any person, firm or corporation receiving 

 from any other firm, or corporation, any box, bundle or 

 package of trees, shrubs, or plants commonly known as 

 nursery stock, which is not accompanied by a certificate 

 of guarantee, or official tag issued by the State Horticul- 

 turivSt to cover said stock, shall be deemed guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not 

 less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. 



Sec. 15. — It shall be the duty of the State Horticultur- 

 ist to make a quarterly report of his work, and of the ex- 

 penditures under this act to the Board of Horticulture, 

 and said Board shall report annually- to the Governor of 

 the State. 



Approved March 5, 1903. 



Official : J. Thos. Heflin, 



Secrctari/ of State. 



