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pursuant to law, whenever he is present and acting with said county board 

 within the county, where such county board exists, but when he is not so present 

 in such county, acting with such county board, then the said county board shall 

 have all the power and authority conferred on it by law, and may exercise such 

 power by the action of the members of such county board or a majority thereof. 

 The reports which county boards of horticulture are required by law to make, or 

 which they may desire to make, shall, after the passage of this act, be made to 

 the State commissioner of horticulture. 



Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of State printing to print and 

 deliver to the State commissioner of horticulture, upon the written request of 

 said commissioner, all such bulletins, orders, rules, regulations, statements, 

 reports, and other printed matter, as the said commissioner may deem neces- 

 sary to have and use for carrying out the purposes of this act, and it shall be 

 the duty of the secretary of state to cause to be prepared and furnished to such 

 State commissioner all stationery, paper, blank forms, envelopes, and writing 

 material needful and convenient for use in the oflSce of such commissioner. 



Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of said State commissioner to report in the month 

 of January in each even-numbered year to the governor, and in each odd-num- 

 bered year to the legislature of this State, such matters as he may deem ex- 

 pedient or as may be required either by the governor or legislature, and to 

 include a statement of all the persons employed, and of moneys expended under 

 this act, by itemized statement thereof. 



Sec. 11. Any person willfully refusing to comply with orders lawfully made 

 under and pursuant to this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- 

 viction shall be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars. 



Sec. 12. All moneys paid under this act shall be paid by the State treasurer 

 from moneys appropriated for the support of the State commissioner of horti- 

 culture, and expenses other than the salary of the commissioner, the compensa- 

 tion of his clerk and deputy commissioner, as allowed and provided by this act, 

 must be certified by the said commissioner and be approved by the State board 

 of examiners before being audited or paid. Any moneys remaining of any 

 appropriation heretofore made or that may be appropriated for the use or sup- 

 port of. the State board of horticulture are hereby appropriated to the support 

 of the State commission of horticulture, and are directed to be applied to the 

 payment of claims and expenses under this act. 



Sec. 13. The sum of four thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for the use 

 and support and to pay the expenses of the State commission of horticulture, 

 for the fiscal years commencing July first, nineteen hundred and three, and July 

 first, nineteen hundred and four, under this act. 



Sec. 14. Chapter sixty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-three, 

 chapter seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, chapter eighty- 

 six of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and chapter one hundred 

 and ninety-four of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, are hereby 

 repealed. 



Sec. 15. This act shall take effect immediately. 



CJouNTY Boards of Hoeticultube. 



[Following is the State law providing for the appointment of county boards 

 of horticulture, prescribing their duties and defining their powers, as amended 

 by the last legislature and approved March 20, 1905 :] 



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