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upon conviction thereof sliall be fined in any sum not less than twenty- 

 live noi' njore than one Innidrod dnlhns, or imprisonment in' the county 

 jail not less than tive nor more than ihiriy days, or may be so fined and 

 imi)risoncd in the discretion of the court; and any such fine shall be paid 

 to the State Board of Agriculture.-' Now, that provides that they shall 

 not receive and brinti- goods into this state except they hare been in- 

 spected; but, to avoid ihe dillicullies of the inter-slate commerce laws, 

 we provided that in case they did slip through, when they get inside we 

 have them to this extent, that they must notify the commissioner and he 

 can get right after the stock. 



Trof. Taft: What about Section 6? 



Mr. Morrill: It says that a person shall not engage in the business 

 witliout complying with Sec. 5. 



Prof. Hcdrick: After a man has had a state or government officer in- 

 spect his stock, he can ship it into Ihe state, and I have nothing further to 

 do with the trees? 



Mr. ^lorrill: Pie can ship them into the state, but he can not offer 

 them for sale until you have passed on them. 



Prof. Taft: What about selling the same within the state? 



Mr. Graham : After they get a license from our own state and inspec- 

 tion from another state officer they can do business here. 



Mr. Morrill : But if our agent discovers that the stock is infested he can 

 stoTj it anywhere. 



Mr. Kellogg: There is no question about that. 



Mr. Morrill : And I am not sure but by a strict interpretation of Section 

 5, in comparison with Sec. 6, or taking them collectively, they can not 

 ship it into the state; that is, w^e can seize it without inspection. 



