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State of Maryland for the purpose of inspection, destroying, treating, or experi- 
menting upon the insects and diseases aforesaid. Should any insect or disease 
found by said State entomologist or State pathologist, or by any other officer 
appointed by said trustees, be, in their opinion, capable of eradication without 
the destruction of the tree or plant, then said officers are to treat or cause to be 
treated with proper remedies and appliances all such trees, vines, shrubs, plants, 
and grains. Further, said State officers shall treat or have treated, in order to 
prevent the dissemination of the aforesaid insects or diseases, any and all sus- 
picious trees, vines, shrubs, plants, and grains found to be in a dangerous prox- 
imity to those infested as aforesaid. 
56. That should any of the officers aforesaid, through their assistants and 
employes, or by any notification whatsoever, find any fruit trees, vines, shrubs, 
rlants, or grains infested or diseased with the aforesaid insects or diseases, the 
aforesaid officers shall mark or tag in some conspicuous way all trees, vines, 
shrubs, plants, or grains infested with the aforesaid diseases and shall give 
notice in writing to the owner or owners, tenants, or person in charge of such 
premises of the condition thereof, and thereupon, if such person or persons so 
notified shall not within ten (10) days after notification, destroy or treat the 
same in accordance with regulations and rules of said trustees, a copy of which 
will be sent on application to any person, then said trustees shall, through 
their officers, assistants, or employes, destroy or treat all such trees, plants, 
vines, shrubs, and grains, and the State officers shall file a statement of the 
expenses of such destruction or treatment with the trustees of said college, 
and said trustees shall transmit a copy of such statement and account of such 
expenditure, with the usual affidavit attached thereto to be made by the State 
officers, which shall be sufficient evidence to prove the claim to the State’s 
attorney of the county where the owner of such premises resides, and said 
attorney is directed to collect the same and account to the trustees of the Mary- 
land Agricultural College therefor. 
57. That it shall be the duty of said trustees to send the State entomologist, 
or the State pathologist, or their duly authorized assistants, at least once a 
year into each county of the State for the purpose of determining by inspection 
the healthfulness and general condition of the horticultural and agricultural 
interests. 
58. That it is hereby also made the duty of the said board of trustees, 
through the State entomologist and the State pathologist, or their duly authorized 
assistants, to inspect at least once in every six (6) months all nurseries of trees, 
vines, shrubs, and plants subject to the aforesaid insects or diseases within the 
State, and if found free, so far as can be determined by inspection, from the 
aforesaid insects or diseases, to give to the owner or owners, or persons in 
charge of said nurseries, a certificate of inspection showing such nurseries or 
premises to be apparently free from such insects and diseases. If any of the 
aforesaid insects or diseases should be found in any nursery or orchard, or 
any premises within the State where nursery stock is grown, the aforesaid 
officers shall cause to be destroyed or treated such portion of such nursery 
stock or other trees or plants as in their opinion may be necessary, and shall 
release all other nursery stock grown upon said premises and issue a certificate 
of inspection to the owner or owners as herein provided for; and if such 
infested or diseased trees, vines, plants, or shrubs be destroyed by the afore- 
said officers, then the owner shall pay the cost thereof, and if he refuse to pay 
the same it shall be collected as prescribed in section 56. No nurseryman, 
broker, agent, dealer, or other person shall be permitted to sell, ship, send out, 
or give away, by mail, express, freight, or otherwise, any trees, vines, shrubs, 
