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(4446-11) SEC. 5. [Penalty for violation of this act.] Any 

 person violating or neglecting to carry out the provisions of this act,, 

 or offering any hindrance to the carrying out of this act shall be ad- 

 judged guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any. justice 

 of the peace, shall be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than 

 one hundred dollars for each and every offense, together with jill the 

 costs of prosecution, and shall stand committed until the same is paid, 

 It shall be the duty of the county prosecuting attorney to prosecute all 

 violations of this act and all amounts so recovered shall be paid over to 

 the state treasury. 



(4446-12) SEC. 6. [Annual report of board to governor.] The 



board shall make an annual report to the governor of the state, a copy 

 of which shall be sent to the Ohio state horticultural society at its annual 

 meetings, showing the number of nurseries inspected, the number of cer- 

 tificates issued, the number of trees treated or disinfected by them or 

 their assistants, the kinds and amount of property destroyed by them in 

 pursuance of this act and such other facts concerning the operation of 

 their office, under this act, as the said board may deem necessary. 



(4446-13) SEC. 7. [Act does not apply to greenhouses.] The 



provisions of this act shall not apply to florist's greenhouse plants, bulbs, 

 flowers and cuttings, commonly known as greenhouse stock. 



(4446-14) SEC. 8. [Disposition of moneys received.] The said 

 assistants shall pay over to said board of control, all funds coming into 

 their hands under the provisions of section 2, of this act, with an item- 

 ized statement of the sources whence received, which moneys shall be 

 used by said board to aid in carrying into effect the provisions of this 

 act, and the amount so received shall be stated in the annual report of 

 said board. 



[Expenses of assistants.] The said assistants shall also make to 

 said board an itemized statement of their expenses and the amounts paid 

 for assistants employed in prosecuting the work under this act, which, 

 when certified by said board, shall be paid out of the state treasury upon 

 the warrant of the auditor of state, 



(4446-15) SEC. 9. [Appropriation for use of board.] There is 

 hereby appropriated to the said board of control for the purpose of carry- 

 ing out the provision of this act the sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) 

 dollars for the years of 1900 and 1901, or so much thereof as may be 

 necessary. The auditor of state is hereby authorized to draw his war- 

 rants upon the state treasurer against the sum herein appropriated upon 

 the presentation of proper vouchers and the state treasurer shall pay the 

 same out of any funds in the public treasury, not otherwise appropriated. 



FERTILIZERS. 



SEC. 4446^7. [How package containing commercial fertilizer to I 

 be marked.] Any person or company who shall offer, sell or expose f 

 for sale in this state, any commercial fertilizer, shall affix to every pack- 

 age, in a conspicuous place on the outside thereof, a plainly printed cer- 

 tificate stating the number of net pounds in the package sold or offered 

 for sale, the name or trade mark under which the article is sold the 

 name of the manufacturer and the place of manufacture, anc! ?, chc-.::al 



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