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out special examination of suspected localities by a person competent 

 to identify it. Its dangerous character demands its extermination 

 if it can be accomplished. Although it has had a foothold in the 

 State for, probably, five years or more, it is believed that its 

 extermination is practicable if the proper effort can be made at once, 

 under the provisions of a bill which has been drawn up and intro- 

 duced in the present Legislature — reading as follows : 



An Act to provide for the Extermination of the San Jose Scale 

 in the State of New York. 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate 

 and Assembly, do enact as follows : 



Section 1. Whenever the state entomologist may have knowl- 

 edge of the existence of the San Jose scale, or has reason to believe 

 in the probability of its existence in any locality within the State of 

 New York on any trees, plants, vines, or fruit, he shall notify the 

 commissioner of agriculture, who shall thereupon appoint one or 

 more experts who shall be sufficiently familiar with the scale to be 

 able to recognize it, for the prompt inspection of the infested or 

 suspected locality. 



§ 2. Such agent shall make thorough inspection of the locality 

 named, and if the existence of the scale is found therein, he shall 

 notify the owner or owners of the orchard, nursery, or grounds in 

 which the insect is found, of its existence therein, and serve a notice 

 containing a statement of all the facts found to exist, upon the 

 owner or owners, with an order that within ten days they shall take 

 such measures as have been proven to be effectual in the destruction 

 of the scale and for prevention of its further distribution, and to 

 continue them until its extermination has been effected. 



§ 3. If the owner or owners shall refuse to comply with the order 

 of the agent, as above stated, the agent shall be charged with its 

 execution, and for this purpose, shall employ all necessary assist- 

 ance ; and such agent or his employes may enter upon any or all 

 premises within the town or city for the purpose of the speedy 

 extermination of the scale. Such agent shall be entitled to com- 

 pensation for his services under this act at the rate of five dollars 

 for each full day spent by him in the discharge of his duties, and 

 the necessary disbursements paid or incurred by him therein. 



§ 4. The sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may 

 be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the state treasury to 

 carry out the provisions of this act. 



§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 



Kemedies 



There is no difficulty in killing this insect at any time and in any 

 form of its existence, if the proper remedies are used and properly 



