1882 



Agricultural Law 



[Art. 2. 



Refusal 

 to testify. 



False 

 statement. 



Oaths. 



shall be received against him upon any criminal action, investiga- 

 tion or proceeding. Any person who shall omit, neglect or refuse 

 to attend and testify or to produce any records, books, papers or 

 documents, if in his power so to do, in obedience to such subpoena 

 or subpoena duces tecum shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any 

 person who shall wilfully and knowingly make any false state- 

 ment under oath before the commissioner of agriculture, a deputy 

 commissioner of agriculture or other person designated, as pro- 

 vided herein, concerning a material matter, shall be guilty of 

 perjury. The commissioner of agriculture and his deputy com- 

 missioners of agriculture and other persons designated, as pro- 

 vided herein, are hereby authorized and empowered to administer 

 oaths and alhi mations in the usual appropriate forms to any person 

 in any matter or proceedings authorized as aforesaid and in all 

 matters pertaining or relating to this chapter and to take and 

 administer oaths and affirmations in the usual appropriate forms, 

 in taking any affidavit or deposition, which may be necessary or 

 required by law or by any order, rule or regulation of the com- 

 missioner of agriculture for or in connection with the official 

 purposes, affairs, powers, duties or proceedings of said commis- 

 sioner of agriculture or his deputy commissioners of agriculture 

 or for any official purpose lawfully authorized by said commis- 

 sioner of agriculture. (As amended by chapter 345 of the Laws 

 of 1913.) 



Duties. 



§ 4. Expert butter and cheese makers. The commissioner of 

 agriculture may appoint and employ expert butter and cheese 

 makers, who shall, under his direction, examine and inspect but- 

 ter and cheese factories and attend at agricultural fairs, societies 

 and meetings designated by the commissioner, to impart thereat 

 gwe™^"°° information as to the best and most improved method of making 

 butter and cheese and improving the quality thereof. {As amended 

 by chapter 112 of the Laws of 1910.) 



Time. 



Period 

 covered. 



Stateme 

 contained 



§ 5. Annual report. The commissioner of agriculture shall 



make an annual report to the legislature on or before January 



fifteenth, of his work and proceedings for the year ending Sep- 



,^'* tember thirtieth, next preceding, which shall include a statement 



