174 LAWS AGAINST INJURIOUS INSECTS. 



upon the discharge of his duties each member and employee of the board shall 

 take and subscribe to the oath of office, ^Yhich said oath shall be filed with the 

 secretary of state. 



Sec. 5. The board may call together and hold, in conjunctiou with horticul- 

 tural societies, public meetings of those interested in horticulture and kindred 

 pursuits, and may select books, pamphlets, and other documents containing 

 information relating to horticulture ; to collect statistics and general informa- 

 tion showing the actual condition of horticulture in this State and elsewhere, 

 and may publish and distribute such proceeding and information as in it^ 

 judgment may seem proper, provided the sum so expended shall not exceed the 

 sum of .^200.00 per annum. 



Sec. 6. The office of the board shall be located at such place as a majority 

 thereof may determine, and shall be in charge of the secretary during the 

 absence of the board. 



Sec. 7. For the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious diseases 

 among fruit and fruit trees, and for the prevention, treatment, cure, and extir- 

 pation of fruit pests, and diseases of fruits and fruit trees, and for the disin- 

 fection of grafts, scions, and orchard debris, empty fruit boxes and packages, 

 and other suspected material or transportable articles dangerous to orchards, 

 fruit, and fruit trees, said board may prescribe regulations for the inspection, 

 disinfection, or destruction thereof, which regulation shall be circulated i!i 

 printed form by the boaixl among fruit growers and fruit dealers of the State, 

 and shall be published at least ten days in two horticultural papers of general 

 circulation in the State, and shall be posted in three or more conspicuous 

 places in each county in the State, one of which shall be at the county court- 

 house thereof. 



Sec 8. The said board shall select from their own number, or appoint from 

 without their number, to hold office at the pleasure of the board, one competent 

 person in each district, to be known as, and act as, inspector of fruit pests. 

 Said inspectors shall be selected with reference to their study and practical 

 experience in horticulture. It shall be the duty of tlie inspectors to visit the 

 nurseries, orchai-ds, store packing houses, warehouses, and other places where 

 horticultural products and fruits are kept and handled within their respective 

 districts, and see that the regulations of the State board of horticulture to pre- 

 vent the spread of fruit pests and diseases of trees and plants, and the disin 

 fection of fruits, trees, plants, grafts, scions, orchard debris, empty fruit boxes, 

 and other material shall be fully carried out and complied with. Said in- 

 spectors shall have free access, at all times, to all premises where any trees, 

 plants, fruits, or horticultural products or supplies are kept or handled, and 

 shall have full power to enforce the rules and regulations of the State board or 

 horticulture, and to order the destruction, spraying, and disinfection of any 

 or all trees, plants, fruits, pits, or horticultural products or supplies found to 

 be infected with any diseases as prescribed or designated by said board. 



Sec 9. It shall be the duty of every person or persons, corporation or corpora- 

 tions, who shall sell or deliver to any person or persons, corporation or corpora- 

 tions, any trees, plants, vines, sciotis, grafts, or pits, to notify the inspector 

 of said district wherein such trees, plants, vines, et cetera, are to be delivered 

 at least five days before said goods are to be delivered, giving the date and nur- 

 sery or railroad station where said trees, plants, scions, etc., are to be delivered, 

 together with the name of the party or parties who are to receive the same. 

 It shall be the duty of the inspector receiving said notice to inspect the said 

 trees, plants, grafts, etc., as soon thereafter as practicable, and at the point 

 where the same are to be delivered, and if the same be found free from any and 

 all diseases or pests as designated by said State board of horticulture he shall 



