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of each year, and as much oftener as it may deem expedient. 



Section 6. The office of the Board shall be located at such place as the 

 majority thereof may determine, and shall be in charge of the Secretary 

 during the absence of the Board. 



Section 7. For the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious 

 diseases among fruit and fruit trees, and for the prevention, treatment, 

 cure and extirpation of fruit pests and the diseases of fruits and fruit trees 

 and for the disinfection of grafts, scions, or orchard debris, empty fruit 

 boxes or packages, and oth-3r suspected material or transportable articles 

 dangerous to orchards, fruits and fruit trees, said Board may prescribe 

 regulations for the inspection, and disinfection thereof, which regulations 

 shall be circulated in printed form, by the Board, among the fruit growers 

 and fruit dealers of the State, and shall be published at least ten days in 

 two horticultural papers of general circulation in the State, and shall be 

 posted in three conspicuous places in each county in the State, one of 

 which shall be at the county court house thereof. 



Section 8. The said Board shall elect from their own number or 

 appoint from without their number, to hold office at the pleasure of th3 

 Board, one competent person in each district, to be known and to act as 

 "Inspector of Fruit Pests." Said inspectors shall be selected with reference 

 to their study and practical experience in horticulture. It shall be the 

 duty of said inspectors to visit the nurseries, orchards, stores, packing 

 houses, warehouses and other places where horticultural products and 

 fruits are kept or handled within their respective districts, and to see 

 that the regulations of the State Board of Horticulture to prevent the 

 spread of fruit pests and diseases of trees and plants, and the disinfection 

 of fruits, trees, plants, grafts, scions, orchard debris and empty fruit 

 boxes and other material shall be fully carried out and complied with. 

 Said inspectors shall have free access, at all times, to all the premises 

 where any trees, plants,fruits or horticultural products or supplies are kept 

 or handled, and shall have full power to enforce the rules and regulations 

 of the State Horticultural Board, and to order the destruction or disinfec- 

 tion of any or all trees, planes, fruits or horticultural products or supplies 

 found to be infected with any disease, as prescribed or designated by said 

 Board. 



Section 9. It shall be the duty of every person or persons, corporation 

 or corporations, who shall sell or deliver to any person or persons, cor- 

 poration or corporations, any trees, plants, vines, scions or grafts, to notify 

 the inspector of said district wherein such trees, plants, vines, etc., etc., 

 are to be delivered, at least five days before said goods are to be 

 delivered, giving the date and nursery or railroad station where 

 said trees, plants, scions, etc., etc., are to be delivered, together with the 

 name of the party or parties who are to receive the same. It shall be the 

 duty of the inspector receiving said notice to inspect the said trees, plants, 

 grafts, scions, etc., etc., as soon thereafter as practicable, and at the point 

 where the same are to be delivered, and if the same be found free from 



