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decision shall be final. An appeal must be taken within six days 

 from the service of said notice, and shall act as a stay of proceed- 

 ings until it is heard and decided. 



"Section 7. When the Secretary of Agriculture, or the person or 

 persons appointed by him, shall finally determine, in accordance with 

 the provisions of this act, that any tree or trees, shrubs, vines or 

 other plants, must be treated or destroyed, he shall notify in writing 

 the owner or the person in charge of said infested stock or property, 

 and shall direct him, within a time and in a manner prescribed in such 

 notice, to treat or destroy- such infested property. If the person so 

 notified shall refuse or neglect to treat, destroy or disiut'ect said 

 property, in the manner and within the time pFescribed in the said 

 notice, the Secretary shall cause such property to be so treated, and 

 he may employ all necessary assistants for that purpose; and such 

 person or persons, agent or agents, employe or employes, may enter 

 any or all premises in any township, borough or city, necessary for 

 the purpose of such treatment, removal or destruction, and he shall 

 certify to the owner or person in charge of the premises the amount 

 of the cost of said treatment, removal or destruction, and if not paid 

 to him within sixty days thereafter, the same may be recovered to- 

 gether with the cost of action. 



"Section 8. Any person violating the provisions of this act or offer- 

 ing any hindrance to the carrying out of this act, shall be adjudged 

 guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction before a magistrate or 

 justice of the peace, shall be fined not less than ten dollars and not 

 more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense, together 

 with all the costs of the prosecution, and shall stand committed until 

 the same is paid. All necessary expenses, under the provisions of 

 this act, shall, after approval in writing by the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture and Auditor General, be paid by the State Treasurer upon war- 

 rant of the Auditor General, in the manner now provided b}- law: 

 Provided, That not more than four thousand dollars shall be so ex- 

 pended for this purpose in any one year. 



"Section 9. All penalties and costs recovered for the violation of any 

 of the provisions of this act shall be paid to the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture or his agent, and by him be immediately covered into the 

 State Treasury, to be kept as a fund for the use of the Department of 

 Agriculture in the enforcement of the law, and may be drawn out 

 upon vouchers signed by the Secretary of Agriculture and approved 

 by the Auditor General. 



"Section 10. The provisions of (his act shall not apply to florists' 

 greenhouse plants, flowers and shrubbery, known as greenhouse 

 stock. 



