﻿Commissioner 
  of 
  Agricultuee. 
  929 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  trees 
  and 
  fruit 
  so 
  infected 
  shall 
  be 
  subject 
  to 
  de- 
  

   struction 
  as 
  i^ublic 
  nuisances 
  as 
  herein 
  provided, 
  and 
  no 
  damage 
  

   shall 
  be 
  awarded 
  for 
  such 
  destruction," 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  made 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  

   every 
  person, 
  when 
  he 
  is 
  aware 
  of 
  the 
  existence 
  of 
  such 
  disease 
  in 
  

   any 
  tree 
  or 
  fruit 
  owned 
  by 
  him, 
  to 
  forthwith 
  destroy 
  by 
  burn- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  same, 
  or 
  cause 
  it 
  to 
  be 
  destroyed 
  by 
  burning. 
  

  

  The 
  county 
  commissioners 
  are 
  required 
  to 
  appoint, 
  each 
  

   year, 
  three 
  competent 
  peach 
  growers 
  for 
  each 
  election 
  district 
  of 
  

   the 
  several 
  counties, 
  or 
  for 
  such 
  election 
  district 
  as 
  said 
  commis- 
  

   sioners 
  may 
  deem 
  best, 
  to 
  act 
  as 
  '' 
  Tree 
  and 
  Fruit 
  Inspectors," 
  the 
  

   term 
  of 
  office 
  being 
  during 
  the 
  year 
  following 
  their 
  appointment 
  or 
  

   •during 
  the 
  pleasure 
  of 
  the 
  commissioners. 
  

  

  The 
  duty 
  of 
  the 
  said 
  " 
  Tree 
  and 
  Fruit 
  Inspectors 
  " 
  is 
  de- 
  

   fined 
  to 
  be 
  an 
  examination 
  of 
  the 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit 
  in 
  their 
  respect- 
  

   ive 
  districts 
  where 
  the 
  yellows 
  is 
  supposed 
  to 
  exist, 
  and 
  if 
  said 
  

   trees 
  or 
  fruit 
  are 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  infected, 
  to 
  place 
  a 
  distinguishing 
  

   mark 
  upon 
  the 
  same, 
  and 
  to 
  notify 
  the 
  owner 
  or 
  person 
  in 
  charge 
  

   of 
  the 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit 
  of 
  the 
  fact, 
  with 
  an 
  order 
  to 
  destroy 
  by 
  fire 
  

   the 
  trees 
  so 
  marked, 
  within 
  fifteen 
  days, 
  and 
  in 
  case 
  of 
  infected 
  

   fruit 
  the 
  person 
  in 
  whose 
  possession 
  or 
  control 
  it 
  is 
  found 
  is 
  re- 
  

   quired 
  to 
  immediately 
  destroy 
  the 
  same, 
  or 
  cause 
  it 
  to 
  be 
  de- 
  

   stroyed 
  by 
  fire. 
  

  

  If 
  tlie 
  OAvner 
  or 
  person 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit, 
  or 
  in 
  

   whose 
  possession 
  the 
  same 
  may 
  be 
  as 
  aforesaid, 
  refuses 
  or 
  neglects 
  

   to 
  comply, 
  with 
  the 
  order 
  of 
  the 
  said 
  " 
  Tree 
  and 
  Fruit 
  Inspectors," 
  

   to 
  destroy 
  the 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit, 
  said 
  inspectors 
  are 
  required 
  to 
  lodge 
  

   a 
  complaint 
  before 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  justices 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  the 
  county, 
  

   who 
  shall 
  forthwith 
  summon 
  the 
  owner- 
  or 
  person 
  so 
  neglecting 
  

   or 
  refusing, 
  and 
  if 
  satisfied 
  of 
  the 
  existence 
  of 
  said 
  disease, 
  as 
  

   charged, 
  to 
  order 
  the 
  said 
  inspectors, 
  or 
  one 
  of 
  them, 
  or 
  a 
  con- 
  

   stable 
  of 
  said 
  county, 
  to 
  destroy 
  said 
  trees 
  and 
  fruit, 
  and 
  for 
  

   this 
  pui-pose 
  they 
  are 
  authorized 
  to 
  enter 
  upon 
  any 
  premises 
  in 
  

   said 
  county 
  and 
  seize 
  said 
  diseased 
  trees 
  or 
  fruit 
  whenever 
  found, 
  

  

  and 
  have 
  the 
  same 
  destroyed 
  by 
  fire. 
  

  

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