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Washington, and that the said principals will pay the cost of inspec- 

 tion and destruction of all infested nursery stock or other material 

 or goods imported into, or sold within this state by the said principal 

 or his or their agent. Licenses granted under this act shall be for 

 two years or less at the discretion of the commissioner. 



Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation 

 licensed to do business under this act to notify the secretary of the 

 state board of horticulture of his intention to ship an invoice of fruit- 

 trees, plants or nursery stock from one point to another in this state, 

 or from any point without this state into this state. The said notice 

 shall contain the name and address of both the consignor and con- 

 signee and the invoice of the goods to be shipped, the freight or ex- 

 press office at which the goods are to be delivered and the name or 

 title of the transportation company from whom the consignee is to 

 receive such goods. Such notice shall be mailed at least 21 hours 

 before the day of such shijiment. 



Sec. 8. Any person, firm or corporation who shall sell within this 

 state, or import into this state, any fruit-trees, plants or nursery 

 stock in violation of the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty 

 of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined for each 

 offense in any sum not less than S25 nor more than $100. 



Sec. 9. Any person who shall offer for sale, or solicit persons to 

 purchase from him, any fruit-tree, plants or nursery stock belonging 

 to any firm not licensed under the provisions of this act, shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined in any sum not exceeding 

 8100. All fines imposed for violation of the provisions of this act 

 shall be paid to the treasurer of the county wherein the violation 

 was committed, and be placed to the credit of the school fund of 

 such county. 



Sec. 10. Inasmuch as there is great danger to the fruit and hor- 

 ticultural interests of the state from the importation of fruit pests 

 and other causes, for which the law does not fully provide : there- 

 fore, an emergency exists, and this act shall take effect immediately. 



Approved March 11, 1895. 



No replies were received from Alabama, Arizona, Arkan- 

 sas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, 

 and Washington. 



Throngh the courtesy and assistance of Hon. J. L. King, 

 state librarian, at Topeka, the laws of the following states 

 were examined; the dates refer to the year of publication: 

 Alabama, 1897; Arizona, 1893 and 1895; Arkansas, 1893; 

 Delaware. 1893; Georgia, 1896; New Mexico, 1895; Wash- 

 ington. 1895; Minnesota, 1895. An act upon the subject 

 was found in Washington session laws and is printed above. 



