80 LAWS AGAIXST IXJUBIOTTS rS^SECTS. 



State bv mail, express, or otherwise, any living specimens of the Mexican cotton 

 boll weeril. in any of its forms of development or egg state, and any person or 

 persons violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty 

 dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. 



Sec. 3. That any person or persons coming into this State from any district or 

 State known to be infected by the Mexican cotton boll weevil, who shall be sus- 

 pected of having on or about his person, clothes, household effects, or other 

 property in his possession said Mexican cotton boll weevil in any of its forms, 

 knowingly or unknowingly concealed or otherwise, shall be refused admittance 

 into the State until he shall have tmdergone an examination of his person or 

 property, or both, at the hands of the said entomologist or his authorized agents, 

 and the said entomologist shall have power to make and enforce quarantine 

 regulations against animals, and all jiersons STisi>ected or found to be in posses- 

 sion of clothes or other property infected by said Mexican cotton boll weevil. 



Sec, 4. The entomologist of the Mississippi agricultural experiment station 

 shall have power to appoint one or more deputies and assistants in each comity 

 or distric-t, who shall have power to carry out and eaforc-e such regulations and 

 execute such plans as shall be made and adopted by the said entomologist, and 

 it shall t>e the duty of the sheriff of each county of the State to c-ooperate with 

 the said entomologist, and to execute in a stumnary way the orders and regula- 

 tions of the said entomologist, or his agents and assistants, in relation tq the 

 prevention of the introduction and eradic-ation of the Mexic-an c-otton boll weeviL 

 in the seizure of r>ersons. animals, or property .suspected of being infected with 

 said boll weevil. 



Sec. 5. For the purpose of c-arrying out the provisions above set out that the 

 sum of ten thotisand dollars, or so much thereof as may l»e necessary, for the 

 years 19<.m and I^m^. be appropriated, out of any moneys in the State treasury 

 not otherwise appropriated, to be paid out by the treasurer of the State, on war- 

 rants drawn by the said entomologist, approved and c-ountersigned by the 

 governor, and each warrant shall specify the purpose for which it is drawn and 

 the object for which the money is to be expended. The entomologist shall have 

 fnll and plenary power and authority to make, promulgate, and enforce such 

 rules, ordinances, and regulations, and to do and perform such acts as in his 

 judgment may be nec-essary to control, eradic-ate, and prevent the introduction, 

 spread- or dissemination of the Mexican cotton boll weevil in the State. 



Sec 6. It shall be the duty of the entomologist of the Mississippi agricultural 

 experiment station to make a full and c-omplete and itemized report of all his 

 doings and expenditures, under the provisions of this act. to the legislature of 

 this State, at the session of lOJixtx published in pamphlet form. The entomologist 

 shall have power to inspect growing or field crops supix>sed to l>e infested with 

 the boll weevil, and shall have authority to destroy said property and shall have 

 a right to fix compensation. 



Approved March 18, 1904. 



Session Acts of 19<:»1. page 134. 



Ax Act to prevent the introdaetlon and dissemination in Missonri of dangerous inseiT 

 pests and fungoid and other contagions or infectious diseases dangerously injurious 

 to fruit trees, vines, bushes, or nursery stock, with an emergency clause. 



Be it enacted hy the general assemhhi of the State of Missouri as foUoics: 

 Section 1. Whenever any trees, vines, bushes, scions, buds, cuttings^ or any 

 nursery stock are shipped into this State from another State, country, or 



