LAWS OF MICHIGAN RELATING TO 

 HORTICULTURE. 



YELLOWS AND BLACK KNOT. 



AN ACT to prevent tlie spread of the contagious diseases known as yellows, black 

 knot, peach rosette, and pear blight, among peach, plum, cherry, prune, almond, 

 apricot, nectarine, and pear trees, or the fmit thereof, by providing measures 

 for the eradication of the same, and to repeal act number one hundred twelve 

 of the public acts of eighteen hundred ninety-three, approved May tAventy-fifth, 

 eighteen hundred ninety-three. 



Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact. That it shall be unlawful 

 for any person to Reep any peach, almond, apricot, plum, prune, cherry, nectarine 

 of pear tree infected with the contagious diseases known as yellows, black knot, 

 peach rosette, or pear blight, or to offer for sale or shipment, or to sell, or to ship 

 any of the fruit thereof, except the fruit of the plum, cherry and pear tree; that 

 both tree and fruit so infected shall be subject to destruction as public nuisances 

 as hereinafter provided. No damages shall be awarded in any court in the state 

 for entering upon the premises and destroying such diseased trees or parts of trees, 

 or fruit, if done in accordance with the provisions of this act. It shall be the duty 

 of every person as soon as he becomes aware of the existence of such disease in 

 any tree, parts of trees, or fruit owned by him, to forthwith destroy, or cause said 

 trees or fruit to be destroyed. 



Sec. 2. In any township or city in this state in which such contagious diseases 

 exist, or in which there is good reason to believe they exist, or danger may be justly 

 apprehended of their introduction, it shall be the duty of the township board or city 

 council, as soon as such information becomes Ivuown to either such board or 

 council, or any member thereof, to appoint forthwith three competent freeholders of 

 said township or city, as commissioners, to be known as yellows commissioners, 

 who shall hold office during the pleasure of said board, or city council, and 

 such order of appointment and of revocation shall be entered at large upon the 

 township or city records: Provided, That the commissioners now appointed and 

 in office shall continue in said office until their successors are appointed and 

 qualified: Provided, That in case commissioners have already been appointed to 

 prevent the spreading of bush, vine, and fruit tree pests, such commissioners shall 

 be ex officio commissioners under this act. 



Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of said commissioners, within ten days after appoint- 

 ment as aforesaid, to file their acceptances of the same with the clerk of said 

 township or city, and said clerk shall be ex officio clerk of said board of commis- 

 sioners, 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 pertaining 



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