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shall be and become a lien upon the property and premises from which said 

 nuisance shall have been removed or abated, in pursuance of this act, and 

 may be recovered by a suit in equity against such property or premises; 

 which suit to foreclose such liens shall be brought in the circuit court of 

 the county where the premises are situated, by the district attorney, in the 

 name and for the benefit of the county making such payments. The pro- 

 ceedings in such cases shall be governed by the same rules, as far as may 

 be applicable, as suits to foreclose mechanics' liens, and the property shall 

 be sold under the order of the court, and the proceeds applied in like 

 manner. The Board is hereby invested with the power to cause such 

 nuisances to be abated in a summary manner. 



Section 11. It shall be the duty of the secretary to attend all meetings 

 of the Board, and to preserve records of the proceedings, correspondence 

 and actions of the Board, to collect books, pamphlets, periodicals, and 

 other documents, containing valuable information relating to horticulture, 

 and to preserve the same; to collect statistics and general information, 

 showing the actual condition and progress of horticulture in this State 

 and elsewhere to correspond with agricultural and horticultural societies, 

 colleges and schools of agriculture and horticulture, and such other persons 

 and bodies as may be directed by the Board, and prepare, as required by 

 the Board, reports for publication. 



Section 12. The Board shall, biennially, in the month of January, report 

 to the Legislative Assembly a statement of its doings, with a copy of the 

 treasurer's report for the two years preceding the session thereof. The 

 members shall receive as compensation their actual expenses while engaged 

 upon the work of the Board or the enforcement of the provisions of this 

 act, and shall be allowed $3 a day for the time actually employed. 



Section 13. The treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the 

 Board and pay out the same only for bills approved by it, and shall render 

 annually to the Board a statement in detail of all receipts and disburse- 

 ments. 



Section 14. There is hereby appropriated for the uses of the State 

 Board of Horticulture, as set forth in this act, the sum' of $4,500 for the 

 year beginning January 1, 189.5, and the sum of $4,500 for the year be- 

 ginning January 1, 1896, out of any moneys in the state treasury not 

 otherwise appropriated, and the Secretary of State shall draw his warrant 

 in favor of the treasurer of the Board for said sum upon the State 

 Treasurer. 



Section 15. That the fruit and horticultural interests of this State, 

 being in urgent need of the protection afforded by this act, an emergency 

 exists, and this act shall take effect from and after its approval by the 

 Governor. 



Approved February 23, 1895. 



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

 ticulture and appropriate 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 appropriate 

 money therefor,' approved February 25, 1889, approved February 21, 

 1891, and to protect the horticultural industry in Oregon, and an act 

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

 to create a State Board of Horticulture and appropriate money there- 

 for,' 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 appropriate money therefor,' approved 

 February 25, 18S9; approved February 21, 1891, and to protect the 

 horticultural industrv in Oregon," approved February 23, 1895. 

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