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the point is furnished. It is said that 

 the bee always dies when it stings. 



I have been stung slightly when the 

 sting was not left. I think, when that 

 occurs, the bee does not die, for in my 

 opinion ^t is the loss of the sting and its 

 appendages that proves fatal to the 

 bee's life. — Wisconsin Farmer. 



Foul-Brooil anil tie Dlali Association. 



JOHN C. SWANEB. 



The following is a copy of the Foul- 

 Brood Bill which will be presented be- 

 fore the Territorial Legislative Assem- 

 bly, when that body meets this Winter. 

 Every bee-keeper who is interested in 

 the welfare of the pursuit, should get his 

 neighbor bee-keepers, as well as himself, 

 to sign a petition, requesting the mem- 

 ber from his district, to vote in favor of 

 this Bill. Act at once, if you expect to 

 do any good. Every individual bee- 

 keeper should be interested. 



FOUr^-BKOOD IN BEES. 



An act for the protection of bee-cul- 

 ture, and to repeal all other acts and 

 laws in relation thereto. 



Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor 

 and Legislative Assembly of the terri- 

 tory of Utah ; that it shall be the duty 

 of the County Court of each county to 

 appoint from among the bee-keepers of 

 the county, one or more suitable persons 

 as Inspectors of Bees. 



Sec. 2. These Inspectors shall be ap- 

 pointed biennially, viz : On the first 

 Monday in March of each alternate 

 year, or at the tirst regular sitting of 

 the Court thereafter, and shall perform 

 the duties of Bee Inspector for two 

 years, and until their successors are 

 appointed and qualified. Said Inspec- 

 tors shall qualify by taking and sub- 

 scribing an official oath, and giving 

 bonds with sureties to be approved by 

 their respective County Courts in the 

 sum of five hundred dollars ; said bonds 

 to be filed with the clerk of said Courts. 



Sec. 3. In determining the fitness of a 

 person to fill the position of Inspector, 

 the Court shall be guided by the local 

 bee-keepers' associations in their respec- 

 tive counties, and it shall be deemed 

 lawful for any Inspector, if he so de- 

 sires, to invite one or more persons to 

 assist him in prosecuting his Inspections. 

 Provided, that no charge is made for this 

 voluntary service. 



Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the In- 

 spector to visit all the bees in his county 



or district at least once a year, and at 

 any time, upon the complaint of any 

 bee owner, that, in his opinion, the dis- 

 ease known as foul-brood exists among 

 the bees of any person, whether owner 

 or custodian. It shall be the duty of the 

 Inspector, to whom the complaint is 

 made, to immediately inspect the bees 

 believed to be thus infected; and if such 

 Inspector finds that foul-brood does ex- 

 ist among such bees, and the owner 

 desires to have them treated, said In- 

 spector shall immediately take charge 

 of and control them, at the expense of 

 the owner, and give them the proper 

 treatment for the cure of the disease. 

 In such treatment he may destroy such 

 portions of the bees and brood, and of 

 the hives and contents, as may be neces- 

 sary. Provided, in case the owner has 

 any doubts about his bees being infected, 

 and objects to their being destroyed, as 

 in this Act provided, then such fact 

 shall be determined by arbitration, the 

 said Inspector choosing one arbitrator, 

 and the owner of such bees another, 

 from among the bee-keepers of said 

 county, who shall immediately inspect 

 such bees, and determine whether or not 

 the bees so inspected are diseased; or, 

 when they cannot agree, they two may 

 choose a third from among the bee- 

 keepers of said county, and the three 

 shall proceed immediately to inspect 

 such bees, and determine whether or 

 not the bees so inspected are diseased. 



Sec. 5. If the owner or person in 

 charge of bees infected with foul-brood 

 shall fail to make arrangements accept- 

 able to the Inspector for his compensa- 

 tion, and the necessary expenses to be 

 incurred in the treatment and cure of 

 the bees (which shall in no case exceed 

 three dollars per day and actual ex- 

 penses), then the Inspector shall imme- 

 diately wholly destroy the hives and 

 bees so infected by burning or burying 

 the same. 



Sec. 6. If any person, by threats of 

 violence, or in any other manner, shall 

 prevent a duly-appointed Bee-Inspector 

 from inspecting, taking charge of, 

 treating or destroying bees, as provided 

 in this Act, on conviction thereof before 

 the nearest Justice of the Peace of the 

 precinct in which said bees are kept, 

 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and shall be fined in any sum not less 

 then $5.00, nor more than $25.00 for 

 the first offense, and for each additional 

 offense he shall be liable to a fine not to 

 exceed $50.00. 



Sec. T. To provide for the prosecution 

 of the duties of Bee-Inspectors under 

 this Act, the County Courts are hereby 



