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known as peach yellows, also black-knot of the plum, cherry and 

 prune are found to exist, not less than five freeholders in any town- 

 ship in Ohio may petition the township trustees to appoint a town- 

 ship board of fruit commissioners, recommending in said petition 

 three or more of the most competent and best qualified persons 

 known in said township for the position. It shall be the duty of the 

 trustees to speedily appoint for the township fruit commission, two 

 of whom they consider the most capable freeholders in the township, 

 who are growers of fruits liable to be diseased, one of whom must be 

 familiar with the symptoms and nature of the diseases aforesaid 

 mentioned, and shall be the foreman of said commission. If the 

 other member of the commission be unlearned, he shall diligently 

 strive to become acquainted with the diseases they are to investigate. 

 Where any serious difference arises between the two commissioners, 

 regarding the infected fruit or trees, the foreman of the nearest out- 

 side commission shall be called by the trustees as referee, and his 

 decision shall be conclusive. In case an expert cannot be found in 

 the township, the trustees shall employ the nearest one outside the 

 township, that they can find, whose term or service shall continue 

 during the year. The commissioners shall hold office till the first of 

 April following their appointment. The township fruit commission 

 shall be kept up as long as destructive diseases prevail and there is 

 need of its existence, and the township trustees shall annually ap- 

 point the commissioners comprising it at their regular April meeting, 

 and the said commissioners shall take their oath of office and file 

 their acceptance with the township clerk. To aid the trustees in 

 their selection, five or more freeholders, who are interested in fruit- 

 growing, may petition them to appoint certain persons whom they 

 shall name and recommend in said petition for the consideration of 

 said trustees in making their appointment. The compensation for 

 each commissioner shall be $2 and necessary expenses for each day's 

 time engaged in the business of said office, and $1 for each half day, 

 all of which shall be allowed by the township trustees, and paid out 

 of the funds of said township. It is further provided that in case a 

 member of the township fruit commission proves seriously inefficient 

 and is unfaithful in the discharge of his official duties, on petition of 

 five freeholders the trustees of said township shall investigate the 

 complaints and charges made against said commissioner, and if they 

 find good and sufficient cause, shall remove him and appoint another 

 person to fill his place. 



Sec. 3. The township clerk shall be clerk ex officio of the town- 

 ship board of fruit commissioners, and he shall keep a correct and 

 complete record of all their proceedings in a book to be provided him 

 by the township trustees for that purpose, and he shall file and pre- 

 serve all papers belonging to said board of commissioners, or either 

 of them, and pertaining to their duties, all of which shall be a part 

 of the public records of said township, and he shall receive such rea- 

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