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but these only burrow in the spongy tissues; they do not cause the 

 disease. 



The following is the New York law. Every citizen should 

 support it 



Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or 

 wiUfully to keep any plum, cherry or other trees infected with the 

 contagious disease or fungus known as the black-knot; that every 

 tree so infected is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and no 

 daniitges shall be awarded in any court in this state for enteiiug 

 upon premises and cutting away or severing the diseased part or 

 parts of any tree so infected and destroying the same, or cutting 

 down or removing such infected tree altogether and destroying the 

 same, if done in accordance with the provisions of this act 



§ 2. In any town or city in this state in which such contagious 

 disease exists, or where there is good reason to believe it exists 

 or danger may be justly apprehended of its introduction, it shall 

 be the duty of the supervisor or mayor of any town or city upon 

 the application made in writing and signed by at least three free- 

 holders, who are residents of said town or city to appoint forth- 

 with three competent freeholders, who shall be fruit growers, of 

 said town or city as commissioners, who shall hold office during 

 the pleasure of said supervisor or mayor, and such order of appoLut- 

 ment and of revocation shall be entered at large on the town or 

 city records. 



§ 3. It shaU be the duty of said commissioners, within ten days 

 after appointment as aforesaid, to file their acceptances of the 

 same with the clerk of said town or city, and said clerk shall be 

 ex-officio clerk of said board of commissioners, and he shall keep 

 a correct record of the proceedings of said board in a book to be 

 provided for the purpose, and shall file and preserve all papers per- 

 taining to the duties and actions of said commissionei*s, or either 

 of them, which shall be a part of the records of said town or city. 



§ 4. It shall be the duty of the commissioners, or any one of 

 them, upon or without complaint, whenever it comes to their 

 notice that the disease known as the black knot exists, or is sup- 

 posed to exist, within the limits of their town or city, to proceed 



