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aid and assist this commission in carrying out the provisions of Act No, 6 of 

 the extra session of the legislature of this State, approved December 15, 1903, as 

 is made their duty by section 5 of said act. 



Sec. 5. Be it further declared, ordained, and ordered. That, in addition to the 

 entomologist of this commission, the executive committee of this commission 

 may, and is hereby, given power and authority to appoint necessary assistant 

 entomologists, who shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the 

 entomologist of this commission, and who shall be under his supervision and con- 

 trol, and shall be subject to removal or dismissal by the executive committee 

 of this commission whenever, in its opinion, it may deem advisable to dispense 

 with their services ; such assistant entomologists shall receive and be paid such 

 a salary as may be fixed by the executive committee, payable by the State treas- 

 urer on the voucher of the secretary of this commission, approved by the gov- 

 ornor. out of any funds to the credit of the commission. 



Sec, 6, Be it further declared, ordained, and ordered, That as many inspectors 

 as may be necessary be appointed by the executive committee of this commis- 

 sion ; such inspectors shall perform their duties under the direct supervision and 

 control of the entomologist of this commission. Each inspector shall receive 

 such a salary for his services as the executive committee may fix. payable 

 monthly by the State treasurer out of any funds to the credit of said commission, 

 on the voucher of the secretary of the commission, approved by the governor. 

 Inspectors shall be liable to removal or dismissal by the entomologist of this 

 commission whenever, in his opinion, it may be advisable to dismiss or remove 

 them. It is hereby made their duty to prevent the bringing into or through the 

 State of Louisiana any of the articles, property, or things hereby quarantined 

 against, and to prevent the shipment or removal, from any infested place in this 

 State to any place in this State not infested, of any of the articles, property, or 

 things which it is hereby declared shall not be removed ; and, acting under the 

 authority and control of the entomologist of this commission, and whenever 

 deemed necessarj- by him, to destroy any and all such property, as well as any 

 and all growing crops, fields, premises, and other property which may be infested 

 with the Mexican boll weevil or other seriously injurious insect or disease. It 

 is hereby further made their duty to cause the arrest of any and all persons 

 guilty of violating any of the rules, orders, and regulations of this commission, 

 as well as any of the provisions of Act No. 6 of the extra session of the legislature 

 of the State of Louisiana, approved December 15, 1903, 



Sec. 7, Be it further declared, ordained, and ordered. That compensation, 

 when paid for property destroyed, shall l)e fixed by this commission in the man- 

 ner provided by section G of act No. 6 of the acts of the legislature of this 

 State, approved December 15, 1903. 



Sec 8 (as amended November 7, 1905). (a) No firm, person, or corpora- 

 tion shall sell, ship, exchange, deliver or give away, within the State of Louisi- 

 ana, any trees, vines, shrubs, buds, cuttings, or plants, or parts of plants, known 

 to be infested with the San Jose scale. 



(b) All nursery stock shipped into this State from any other State or country 

 shall be prominently labeled with a certificate of inspection signed by the State 

 entomologist or other duly authorized official of the State or country in which 

 said stock was gi'own. Shipments not so labeled shall be liable to confiscation 

 upon the order of the entomologist of the crop pest commission. 



(c) Transportation companies and their agents shall immediately notify tlie 

 secretary of the crop pest commission (Shreveport, Louisiana), when by over- 

 sight, negligence, or otherwise, any shipment of nursery stock without a proper 

 certificate attached, shall arrive at any station or wharf in this State, and it 



