18S0 Agricultural Law [Art. 2. 



AUTICLE 2 



General Provisions 



Section 2. Commissioner of agriculture. 



3. Power of commissioner, bis assistants and employees. 



4. Expert butter and cbeese makers. 



5. Annual report. 



6. C'ertifieate of cbemist presumptive evidence. 



7. Evidence ; principal's liability for acts of agent. 



8. Prosecution for penalties. 



9. Disposal of fines and moneys recovered. 



10. Wbcn injunction may be obtained. 



11. When prosecution shall not be compelled to elect. 



12. Examination of food for state institutions. 

 12a. Almshouse farms. 



13. Pesulation of manufacture and sale of commodities. 



§ 2. Commissioner of agriculture. There shall be a department 

 Department of the statc govemment known as the department of agriculture, 

 ture. which shall be charged with the execution of the laws relating to 



rommis- . _ ... 



Moner. agriculturc and agricultural products. The commissioner of agri- 

 culture shall be the chief of the department. The commissioner 

 of agriculture shall be appointed by the governor, by and with 

 the advice and consent of the senate. His term of office shall bo 



etc." '^^' three years. He shall be paid an annual salary of not to exceed 

 six thousand dollars and bis necessarv exuonses incurred in the 

 discharge of his official duties. He may appo:7it four deputy com- 

 missioners of agriculture, a dire(.'tor of farmers' institutes and 

 appoint or employ such clerks, chemists, agents, counsel and other 

 employees as he may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of 

 such laws and the proper administration of the department, who 

 shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by him, in cases 



Payment wlicre it is not otherwise fixed, and their necessary expenses. The 

 compensation of his deputies, clerks, and other persons appointed 

 or em])loyed by him and such necessary expenses shall be paid 

 on his certificate by the treasurer on the warrant of the comptroller. 

 All other charges, accounts and expenses of the department au- 



charges. thorizcd bv law shall be paid by the treasurer on the warrant of 

 the comptroller, after they have been audited and allowed by the 



Appoint- 

 ment. 

 Term o( 

 ofBce. 

 Salary 

 and ex- 

 pen.ses. 



of salaries. 



State de- 

 partment 



