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so as to be a public danger, said board shall, by an order entered 

 upon its rrrnutes, declare such place to be under quarantine, and shall 

 give notice thereof by posting a notice in writing in a conspicuous 

 place upon the premises, specifying with convenient certainty what place 

 or premises are under quarantine regulations, and by delivering a copy 

 of such notice to the owner or person in charge of the premises, if he 

 may be found thereon; and such place shall thereafter be subject to 

 quarantine regulations of the board, and violation thereof shall be pun- 

 ishable as hereinbefore provided. As soon as, in the opinion of any 

 member of the board, or the secretary thereof, the danger f rom such 

 quarantine locality shall have ceased, he may suspend the said quar- 

 antine, and shall immediately report the fact to the board, who may 

 confirm such action or may re-establish the said quarantine, in whieh 

 case it shall not be again suspended but by action of the board. [L. 1889. 

 p. 128, § 7; L. 1895, p. 35, § 5; B. & C. § 4182.] 



§ 5480. May Appoint Quarantine Guardians, Fix Salaries, Report Vio- 

 lations of Law. 



The board, and, in case of necessity during the recess of the board, 

 the member residing in the quarantined district, or the secretary may 

 appoint such quarantine guardians as may be needed to carry out the 

 provisions of this act, whose duty it shall be to see that the regulations 

 of the board and the Instructions of the secretary are enforced and 

 carried out. They shall also report to the boai'd all infractions or vio- 

 lations of said regulations or of the law in regard to ..;uarancining, 

 disinfection, and destruction of pests. The salary of quarantine guard- 

 ians shall be fixed by the board at not to exceed $2.00 per day, and 

 shall be paid by the owners of orchards or other places under quarantine, 

 and they may maintain an action therefor before any justice of the 

 peace in any district in which any quarantined locality is wholly or 

 in part located; but in no case shall they have any claim upon the State 

 for such Services. [L. 1889, p. 128, § 8; L. 1891^ p. 176, § 2; L. 1895, 

 p. 36, § 6; B. & C. § 4183.] 



§ 5481. Authority Conferred in Last Two Sections, Exercised in Emer- 

 gencies. 



The powers conferred in the two preceding sections of this act shall 

 be exercised only in great and imminent danger to the fruit interests 

 of the State, and with the utmost caution and regard for the rights 

 of individuals affected, consistent with the safety and welfare of the 

 fruit interest of the whole State. [L. 1895, p. 36, § 7; B. & C. §4184.] 



§ 5482. County Inspector, When County Court May Appoint — Quali- 

 fications. 



Upon a petition of not less than twenty-five residents and fruit 

 growers of any county in this State, the county court of said county 

 shall appoint a county inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect the 

 apple and other fruit orchards of said county, and to enforce the 

 laws now in force and that may be hereafter in force in this State, 

 applicable to the fruit industry and to the growing, handling, and 

 selling of fruit, fruit trees, and other nursery stock; provided, that 

 the inspector so to be appointed shall be recommended and certified to be 

 competent for such position by the State district commissioner of the 

 State Board of Horticulture for the said county, and said county 

 inspector shall hold his office during the pleasure of said countv court. 

 [L. 1905, c. 222, p. 383, § 1.] 



