fail, neglect, or refuse so to do, lie or they shall he deemed guilty of maintaining a 

 public nuisance, and any snck orchards, nurseries, trees, or places, or articles thus 

 infested shall be adjudged, and the same is hereby declared, a. public nuisance, and 

 may be proceeded against as such. If found guilty, the court shall direct the 

 aforesaid county board of horticultural commissioners to abate the nuisance. The 

 expenses thus incurred shall be a lien upon the real property of the defendant. 



Skc 3. Said county board of horticultural commissioners shall have power to 

 divide the county into districts, and to appoint a local inspector for each of said dis- 

 tricts. The duties of such local inspectors shall be prescribed by said county board. 



Sec. 4. Tt shall bo the duty of the county board ol commissioners to keep a record 

 of their official doings and to make a report to the board of state viticultural com- 

 missioners on or before the first day of November of each year, who shall incorporate 

 the same in their annual reports. 



Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the commissioners at large, appointed by the board 

 of state viticultural commissioners for such purpose, to recommend, consult, and 

 act with the county boards of commissioners, in their respective counties, as to the 

 most efficacious treatment to be adopted for the extermination of the aforesaid 

 insects, or larva' or eggs thereof, and to attend to such other duties as may he 

 necessary to accomplish or carry out the full intent and meaning of this act. 



Sec. 6. Each county commissioner and local inspector may be paid five dollars for 

 each day actually eugaged in the performance of his duties under this act, payable 

 out of the county treasury of his county; provided that no more shall be paid for 

 such services than shall lie determined by resolution of the board of supervisors of 

 the county for services actually and necessarily rendered. 



Sec. 7. Each of said commissioners may select one or more persons, without pay, 

 to assist him in the discharge of his duties, as he may deem necessary. 



Sec. 8. If any county board of commissioners, alter having received complaint in 

 writing, as provided for in section two of this act, shall fail to perform the duties 

 of their office, as required by this act, they may be removed from office by the hoard 

 of supervisors, and -the vacancy thus formed shall be filled in the same manner as 

 provided for in this act. 



Skc. 9. Nothing in this act shall be construed so as to affect vineyards or their 

 products. 



Sec. 10. This act shall take effect immediately. 



Approved March 14, 1881. 



Chapter LXIII. 



An act to create and establish a state board of horticulture, and appropriate money tor the expenses 



thereof. 



The people of the State of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as 

 follows: 



Section 1. There shall be a State board of horticulture, consisting of nine mem- 

 bers, who shall be appointed by the governor, two from the State at large and one 

 from each of the sever, horticultural districts, which are hei*eby constituted a: 

 follows : 



(1) The Sonoma district, which shall include the counties of Sonoma, Marin, Lake, 

 Mendocino, Humboldt. Del Norte. Trinity, and Siskiyou; (2) The Napa district, which 

 shall include the counties of Napa, Solano, and Contra Costa; (3) The San Francisco 

 district, which shall include the city and county of Sau Francisco, and the counties 

 of San Mateo, Alameda, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey; (4) J he 

 Los Angeles district, which shall include the counties of Los Augeles, Ventura, Santa 

 Baibara, San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino, and San Diego; (5) The Sacramento 

 district, which shall include the counties of Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter, Colusa, Butte, 

 Tehama, and Shasta; (6) The San Joaquin district, which shall include the counties 

 of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Tulare, and Kern; (7) The El Dorado 

 district, which shall include the counties of El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuo- 

 lumne, Mariposa, Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Alpine, Mono, 

 and Inyo. 



