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struction of said pests, or the eggs or 
larvae thereof, or the treatment of con- 
tagious diseases or fungous growths. 
Any and all such places, orchards, nurs- 
eries, trees, plants, shrubs, vegetables, 
vines, fruit or articles thus infested are 
hereby declared to be a public nuisance; 
and whenever any such nuisance shall 
exist at any place in the state on the 
property of any owner or owners upon 
whom or upon the person in charge or 
possession of whose property notice has 
been served as aforesaid, and who shall 
have failed or refused to abate the same 
within the time specified in such notice, 
or in the property of any non-resident or 
any property not in the possession of 
any person and the owner or owners of 
which cannot be found by the resident 
members of the board or the secretary 
or county inspector after diligent search 
within the district, it shall be the duty of 
the board or the member thereof in whose 
district the nuisance shall exist, or the 
secretary or county inspector under his 
or their directions, to cause such nuls- 
ance to be at once abated by eradicat- 
ing or destroying said insects or pests or 
their eggs or larvae, or by treating or 
disinfecting or destroying the infested or 
diseased articles, or imported fruit trees 
or nursery stock imported from an iIn- 
fested district without the limits of this 
state. The expense thereof shall be a 
county charge and the county court shall 
allow and pay the same out of the gen- 
eral fund of the county. Any and all 
sums so paid shall be and become a lien 
on the property and premises from which 
said nuisance shall have been removed 
or abated, in pursuance of this act, and 
may be recovered by a suit in equity 
against such property or premises, which 
suit to foreclose such liens shall be 
brought in the circuit court of the coun- 
ty where the premises are situate, by 
the district attorney in the name and for 
the benefit of the county making such 
payment or payments. The proceedings 
in such cases shall be governed by the 
same rules, as far as may be applicable, 
as suits to foreclose mechanics’ liens, and 
the property shall be sold under the or- 
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der of the court and the proceeds ap- 
plied in like manner. The board is here- 
by invested with the power to cause 
such nuisances to be abated in a sum- 
mary manner. (L. 1895, p. 37, Sec. 8; 
B. & G.. Sec. 4186; L. 1907, ¢. 58, p. 110, 
Sec. 2.) 
Section 5488. 
It shall be the duty of the secretary to 
attend all meetings of the board, and to 
preserve records of the proceedings, cor- 
respondence, and actions of the board; to 
collect books, pamphlets, periodicals, and 
other documents containing valuable in- 
formation relating to horticulture, and 
to preserve the same; to collect statistics 
and general information showing the ac- 
tual condition and progress of horticul- 
ture in this state and elsewhere; to cor- 
respond with agricultural and horticul- 
tural societies, colleges, and schools of 
agriculture and horticulture, and such 
other persons and bodies as may be di- 
rected by the board, and prepare as re- 
quired by the board reports for publica- 
tion. (L. 1889, p. 129, Sec. 9; L. 1895, 
p. 38, Sec. 9; B. & C., Sec. 4186.) 
Section 5489. Biennial Report—Compen- 
sation of Board Members. 
The board shall biennially, in the 
month of January, report to the legisla- 
tive assembly a statement of its doings, 
with a copy of the treasurer’s reports 
for the two years preceding the session 
thereof. The members shall receive as 
compensation their actual expenses while 
engaged upon the work of the board or 
the enforcement of the provisions of this 
act, and shall be allowed $3.00 a day for 
the time actually employed. (lL. 1889, 
p. 129, Sec. 11; L. 1895, p. 38, Sec. 11; 
B. & C., Sec. 4187.) 
Section 5490. Duties of Treasurer. 
The treasurer shall receive all moneys 
belonging to the board, and pay out the 
same only for bills approved by it, and 
shall render annually to the board a 
statement in detail of all receipts and dis- 
bursements, (LL. 1889, p. 129, See 12; 
lL. 1895, p. 39, Sec. 12; B. & C., Sec. 
4188.) 
Duties of Secretary. 
