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under quarantine until such infection is re- 

 moved. 



"Sec. 4. That the Secretary of Agriculture 

 shall have authority to make such regulations 

 and take such measures as he may deem proper 

 to prevent the introduction or dissemination of 

 black scab and wart disease in potatoes from a 

 foreign country into the United States or from 

 one state or territory of the United States or 

 District of Columbia to another, and to seize, 

 quarantine, and dispose of any potatoes so in- 

 fected coming from an infectd foreign country, 

 district, department, or locality to the United 

 States, or from one state or territory or the 

 District of Columbia in transit to another state 

 or territory or the District of Columbia when- 

 ever in his judgment such action is advisable 

 in order to guard against the introduction or 

 spread of such diseases. 



"Sec. 5. That any person, company, or cor- 

 poration knowingly violating the provisions of 

 this Act, or the orders or regulations made in pur- 

 suance thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and on conviction shall be punished by a fine 

 of not less than one hundred dollars nor more 

 than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment 

 of not more than one year, or by both such fine 

 and imprisonment. 



"Sec. 6. That the sum of twenty-five thousand 

 dollars, to be immediately available, or so much 

 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro- 

 priated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not 

 otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the 

 provisions of this Act." 



It is a sad commentary on American legislative 



