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owner of such nursery, the governor of this State, and the principal of the agricul- 
tural college of the existence of any San Jose scale, yellows, rosette, or any other 
insect or disease which may affect the trees, vines, plants, or other stock in such 
nursery, and also notify the owner thereof, in writing, that he is required on or 
before a certain day, to be named therein, to take such measures as have been shown 
or proven to be effectual for the destruction of such San Jose scale, yellows, rosette, 
or other disease, to destroy and exterminate the same. 
(52) The owner of such nursery, trees, vines, or nursery stock shall, within the 
time specified in such notice, take such steps for the destruction of such San Jose 
scale, or other insect or disease as will exterminate the same, and he shall not ship 
or deliver any trees, plants, vines, or other nursery stock affected with such disease 
_ or insect, under a penalty of a fine of $1 for every tree, plant, or vine so affected when 
shipped from such nursery, which fine may be collected by suit by the State’s attorney 
of the county in which such nursery is located, one-half to go to the informer, the 
balance to be paid to the trustees of said agricultural college. 
(53) Whenever it shall happen that the State entomologist shall give the notice 
heretofore required to the owner of a nursery for the destruction of the insects or dis- 
eases mentioned, and the said owner shall fail or neglect to take the measures neces- 
sary for the destruction thereof within the time mentioned in the notice given him, 
it shall be the duty of the State entomologist to have the proper remedies applied 
to such nurseries for the destruction of such insects or diseases, and shall employ all 
necessary assistance, and may enter the premises of the said owner of such nursery 
for the purpose of treating and exterminating such insects or diseases, and the said 
owner of such nursery shall be liable for the costs of such proceeding. 
(54) Whenever a nurseryman or seller of trees, plants, vines, or other nursery 
stock shall ship or deliver any such goods to any purchaser in this State, he shall 
send on each and every package so shipped or delivered, as well as transmit to the 
purchaser by mail, a written or printed certificate signed by him that the whole and 
every part of such stock or goods have been examined by the State or Government 
entomologist, and that the same is entirely free from all San Jose scale, yellows, 
rosette, and every other insect or disease whatever, and failure to furnish such cer- 
tificate shall render him liable to the penalty of a fine of $100 for each and every 
such shipment or delivery without such certificate. 
(55) Whenever any nurseryman, fruit-grower, or agriculturist in this State shall 
know or have good reason to believe that his trees, plants, or vines are affected with 
San Jose scale, yellows, rosette, or any other insect or disease, he shall have the 
privilege and it shall be his duty to notify the State entomologist thereof, who shall 
at once proceed to the premises designated and examine the same, and suggest and 
recommend the proper remedies for the destruction of the same, and give all informa- 
tion he can to aid in exterminating such insect or disease, and instruct the owner 
thereof how to use the remedies he recommends. 
(56) The said State entomologist, when he examines any trees, plants, vines, or 
nursery stock in this State under the provisions of this act, and he finds such trees, 
plants, vines, or nursery stock is free from all San Jose scale, yellows, rosette, or 
other disease or insect, he is hereby authorized and directed to make out and deliver 
in writing to the owner of such trees, plants, vines, or nursery stock a certificate 
that he has examined such trees, plants, vines, or nursery stock, and that he finds 
the same free from all San Jose scale, yellows, rosette, or other disease or insect, and 
said State entomologist shall also file a similar certificate with the governor of the 
State and with the president of the said agricultural college, which certificates shall 
at all times be subject to public inspection. 
(57) The sum of $500, annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby 
appropriated for the purpose of paying the expenses of the State entomologist in 
the performance of his duties under the provisions of this act, and the comptroller 
is hereby directed to issue his warrant upon the treasurer for the said sum, and the 
State entomologist shall make report to the comptroller of the amount expended. 
