380 Appendix. 



the treatment of contagious diseases or fungous growths. Any 

 and all such places, orchards, nurseries, trees, plants, shrubs, 

 vegetables, vines, fruit, or articles thus infested are hereby 

 declared to be a public nuisance. And whenever any such 

 nuisance shall exist at any place in the State, on the property of 

 any owner or owners, upon whom or upon the person in charge 

 or possession of whose property, notice has been served as afore- 

 said, and who shall have failed or refused to abate the same 

 within the time specified in such notice, or on the property of 

 any non-resident or any property not in the possession of any 

 person and the owner or owners of which cannot be found by 

 the resident member of the Board or the Secretary, after diligent 

 search within the district, it shall be the duty of the Board, or 

 the members thereof in whose district said nuisance shall exist, 

 or the Secretary under his or their direction, to cause such 

 nuisance to be at once abated, by eradicating or destroying said 

 insects or pests, or their eggs or larvae, or by treating or disin- 

 fecting the infested or diseased articles. The expense thereof 

 shall be a County charge, and the County court shall allow and 

 pay the same out of the general fund of the County." 



UTAH possesses a law which might be of considerable value. 

 It was approved March 8, 1894, and is known as 



" An Act Authorizing the County Courts to Appoint Fruit 

 Tree Inspectors and to Provide for the Destruction of Fruit 

 Destroying Insects." 



Its directions are specific, and so complete that if the county 

 probate judges perform their duty properly, the plants should 

 remain very free from parasites. The following extract shows 

 to what extent details are mentioned : 



" Section 1. It shall be the duty of the county court of any 

 county in the Territory of Utah where fruit is grown, to appoint 

 one or more fruit tree inspectors for such county. 



" Sec. 2. The duty of the fruit tree inspector of each county 

 shall be to inspect every orchard, vineyard or nursery in such 

 county at such time and under such regulations as the county 

 court shall prescribe. He shall annually report to the county 

 court every item of interest and the result of his labors pertain- 

 ing to the duties of his office. 



" Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the Probate Judge of any 



