Plant-Diseases and Insects. 



trees, or a fruit-packing house, store-room, sales-room, or any 

 other place in this State, infected with any noxious insects, 

 or the eggs or larvae of any such insects, or that any packages 

 of trees, plants or fruit are in transit to this State, or are in 

 this State about to be disseminated, which are known or sus- 

 pected to be from localities that are infected with any disease 

 or pests^ injurious, or that may become injurious to the 

 fruit interests of the State, such member shall inspect, 

 or cause to be inspected, the premises or property to 

 which such complaint relates, and if the same is found 

 to be infected as aforesaid, such member shall notify- 

 in writing the person having charge of such premises 

 and property to appear before him, at such time and 

 place as specified in such notice, to be heard in reference to 

 the infection of such premises or property aforesaid, and if such 

 member, after hearing the person in charge of such premises 

 or property, shall be of the opinion that such premises or prop- 

 erty, or any of the same, is infected as aforesaid, he shall notify 

 in writing the person in charge of the same within a time to be 

 prescribed in said notice ; and if the person so notified shall frSuaw? 

 neglect or refuse to treat and disinfect said premises or 

 property in the manner and within the time prescribed in 

 said notice, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less 

 than $25 nor more than $100 ; and if it appears on the trial that 

 any orchard, trees, nursery, building or any other structures, 

 premises or property in charge of the defendant referred to 

 in said notice, or any part of such structures, premises or 

 property is infested or infected as aforesaid, the court shall 

 declare whatsoever of the same is so infected a nuisance, and 

 shall order it to be abated, or may make any other order necessary 

 to prevent its continuance ; and it shall be the duty of the 

 board, or some member thereof, to execute such order, and 

 the costs and disbursements of the prosecution shall be 

 adjudged against the party convicted as aforesaid. 



"The inspector of fruit-pests shall receive a compensation 

 for his services when actually engaged in the duties of his 

 office, a sum not to exceed $5 per day, and his mileage actually 

 paid out, shall be allowed when so engaged." 



The peach-yellows agitation has resulted in the passage of 

 new laws in Delaware and Michigan. The Delaware law ap- 



