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twenty days' notice that it will proceed if he does not. At tlic 

 end of the period of notice the Coniniissicni may cause trees to 

 be destro^^ed and the cost of doing such work is collectible from 

 the owner; and if the cost be not paid within sixty days, the 

 Commission is directed to proceed by action at law. 



An owner may appeal from the decision of a member of the 

 Commission or any of its agents or employes, within ten days 

 after receiving his notice. The Commission Avill then direct a 

 re-examination and accord a hearing to the person making the 

 appeal. Proceedings in the meanwhile will stay. 



Section 4. The Commission is given power to establish a 

 quarantine or destroy trees not affected by blight, if so doing will 

 result in preventing spread of the disease. Good trees so de- 

 stroyed are to be paid for at current stumpage prices. In case 

 an owner be dissatisfied with an amount alloAved him for the 

 destruction of good trees, he may appeal to a court for such 

 remedy as he thinks he ]nay be entitled to. 



Seclion 5. Violations of this Act or any of the rcguhUious 

 adopted by the Commission, or resistance to an (►fticer of the 

 Commission, are declared to be a misdemeanor, and upon con- 

 viction, the defendant may be fined |100 or imprisoned one 

 month; and the provisions of the Act are extended to corpora- 

 tions as to individuals. 



Section G. The Commission shall receive no pay but actual 

 expenses only. The emi)loyes of the Coinmission are to receive 

 such compensation as the Commission may determine. 



The superintendent of Buildings and Grounds shall furnish 

 them with suitable olfices. 



Twenty -five thousand dollars is appropriated for scientific re- 

 search and office expenses, and |250,()00 additional for general 

 field work. 



Section 7. Repeals all inconsistent legislation. 



A quarantine on the shipment of chestnut nursery stock was 

 declared by the Commission soon after its organization. Regu- 

 lations were made requiring that all nursery stock prior to ship- 

 ment be inspected by an agent of the Commission and dipped for 

 several minutes in an approved fungicide, preferably Bordeaux 

 mixture, in the presence of an inspector. Nurserymen are pro- 



