HORTICULTURAL LAWS 



Act passed by the Legislature, February, 1895. 



An act to amend an act entitled "An act to create a State Board of Hor- 

 ticulture and apjjropriate money therefor, ' ' approved February 25, 

 1889, and an act amendatory thereof, entitled ' ' An act to amend an 

 act entitled 'An act to create a State Board of Horticulture and ap- 

 propriate money therefor,' approved February 25, 1889," approved 

 February 21, 1891, and to protect the horticultural industry in Oregon. 



Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon : 



Section 1. There is hereby created a Board of Horticulture to consist 

 of six members, who shall be appointed by a board, consisting of the Gov- 

 ernor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer. One member of the said 

 Board of Horticulture shall represent the State at large, and one member 

 shall be appointed to represent each of the five districts as hereby creaied, 

 to-wit (provided that the commissioner-at-large shall not receive any pay 

 for his services): (1) The First District, which shall comprise the 

 counties of Multnomah, Clackamas, Yamhill, Washington, Columbia, Clat- 

 sop, and Tillamook; (2) the Second District, which shall comprise the 

 counties of Marion, Polk, Benton, Lincoln, Linn, and Lane; (3) the Third 

 District, which shall comprise the counties of Douglas, Jacks:on, Klamath, 

 Josephine, Coos, Curry, and Lake; (4) the Fourth District, which shall 

 comprise the counties of Wasco, Sherman, Morrow, Gilliam, and Crook; (5) 

 the Fifth District, which shall comprise the counties of Umatilla, Union, 

 Wallowa, Baker, Malheur, Harney, and Grant. 



Section 2. The members shall reside in the districts for which they are 

 respectively appointed. They shall be selected with reference to their 

 knowledge of and practical experience in horticulture and the industries con- 

 nected therewith. They shall hold office for the term' of four years, and 

 until their successors are appointed and have qualified; but the members of 

 said Board now in office shall hold office till the expiration of the term for 

 which they were appointed. 



Section 3. Said Board shall employ from without their number a sec- 

 retary, who shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred 

 upon him by this act, and whose compensation shall not exceed $75 per 

 month, to be paid in the same manner as other State officers. Said Board 

 shall also elect from their own number a treasurer, who shall give a bond 

 to the Governor of the State of Oregon in the sum of $10,000, conditioned 

 upon the faithful discharge of his duties. Before entering upon the dis- 

 charge of his duties, each member of the Board shall make and subscribe 

 an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and of the State 

 of Oregon, and to diligently, faithfully, and impartially discharge the duties 

 of his office, which said oaths shall be filed with the secretary. The secre- 

 tary shall make and subscribe a like oath, which shall be filed with the 

 treasurer of the Board. 



Section 4. The Board may receive, manage, use, and hold donations and 

 bequests of money and property for promoting the objects of its formation. 

 It shall meet on the second Mondays of April and October of each year, 

 and as much oftener as it may deem expedient for consultation and for the 

 adoption of those measures which will best promote the horticultural Iti- 



