84 LAWS AGAINST INJURIOUS INSECTS. 
the counties of Gallatin, Madison, Jefferson, Beaverhead, Silver Bow, Lewis and 
Clark, Meagher, and Broadwater; the third district shall comprise the counties 
of Cascade, Fergus, Valley, Chouteau, and Teton; the fourth district shall com- 
prise the counties of Missoula, Granite, Powell, and Deer Lodge; the fifth dis- 
trict shall comprise the county of Ravalli, and the sixth district shall comprise 
the county of Flathead. 
Sec. 38. The members shall reside in the district for which they are appointed. 
hey shall be selected with reference to their study of and practical experience 
in horticulture and the industries dependent thereon. They shall hold office for 
a term of four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified: Pro- 
vided, however, That two of the board first appointed—to be determined by lot— 
shall retire at the expiration of two years. All vacaucies in the board shall be 
filled by appointment of the governor, and shall be for the unexpired term. 
Sec. 4. The board is authorized to employ a secretary and prescribe his duties, 
who shall hold his appointment at the pleasure of the board. Before entering 
upon the discharge of his duties, each member and employe of the board shall 
take and subscribe to the oath of office, which said oath shall be filed with the 
secretary of state. 
Sec. 5. The board may call together and hold, in conjunction with horticul-- 
tural societies, public meetings of those interested in horticulture and kindred 
pursuits, and may publish and distribute such proceedings and discussions as 
in its judgment may seem proper, provided the sum so expended shall not exceed 
the sum of $300 per annum. 
The board shall meet on the third Monday of February and September of each 
year, and as much oftener as it may deem expedient. 
Sec. 6. The office of the board shall be located at such place as the 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 extirpations 
of fruit pests and diseases of fruit and fruit trees, and for the disinfection of 
grafts, scions, and orchard débris, empty fruit boxes or packages, or other 
suspected material or transportable articles dangerous to orchards, fruit, and 
fruit trees, said board may prescribe regulations for the inspection, disinfection, 
or destruction therecf, which regulation shall be circulated in printed form by 
the board among fruit growers and fruit dealers of the State, and shall be pub- 
lished at least ten days in two horticultural papers of general circulation in the 
State, and shall be posted in three conspicuous places in each county in the 
State, one of which shall be at the county court-house thereof. 
For further prevention of the spread of diseases dangerous to fruit and fruit 
trees, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, dealer or dealers, to allow 
or cause to be used the second time any crate, box, barrel, package, or wrapping 
once having contained fruit or nursery stock, and that the destruction of the 
same must be made in its entirety, and that the finding of such crate, box, bar- 
rel, package, or wrapping in possession of any person or persons, dealer or 
cealers, other than the consignee, shall be considered prima facie evidence of a 
violation of this act. ; 
Any member of the board or officer thereof is hereby authorized to seize and 
destroy by burning, without breaking such crate, box, barrel, package, or wrap- 
ping, wherever found, and to prosecute said violator or violators. 
Sec. 8. The said board shall elect 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 and act as inspector of fruit pests. Said 
