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CHAPTER 134. 



AN ACT to amend the agricultural law, in relation to agents ap- 

 pointed by the commissioner of agriculture to investigate the 

 diseases of yellows or black knot. 



Became a law March 20, 1895, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, 



three-fifths being present. 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and 

 Assembly, do enact as follows: 



Section 1. Section eighty-three of the agricultural law is 

 amended to read as follows: 



§ 83. Appointment and duties of the agents of the commis- 

 sioner of agriculture. When the commissioner of agriculture 

 has good reason to believe that any such contagious disease exists, 

 or that there is danger of its introduction, in any town or city in 

 the state, he shall, on the request of the town board of such town 

 or the common council of such city, forthwith appoint a competent 

 freeholder of such town or city as his agent, such freeholder to be 

 recommended by the aforesaid town board or common council 

 who shall within ten days after his appointment, file in the office 

 of the clerk of such town or city his acceptance of the appointment 

 and the constitutional oath of office. Such agent shall not hold 

 office or be entitled to receive compensation for more than thirty 

 days in the same calendar year, unless the supervisor of such town 

 or the mayor of such city shall request an extension of term. 

 If so requested the commissioner of agriculture may extend the 

 term of such agent for the number of additional days, not exceed- 

 ing thirty, specified in such request, and such agent shall be enti- 

 tled to compensation accordingly. Such agent shall on or with 

 out complaint, whenever it comes to his notice that either of the 

 diseases known as yellows or black knot exists or is supposed to 

 exist within the limits of the town or city^ proceed without delay 

 to examine the trees .or fruit supposed to be infected, and if the 

 disease is found to exist, a distinguishing mark shall be placed 

 upon the diseased trees. If the disease is the black knot, such 

 distinguishing mark shall be placed on some affected part of the 



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