bo actually trayeliug for the good of the service and 
shall flirt heniiore dffi’ay the expinises for postage, sta- 
tionery, correspondence, keeping tlie records, printing 
or for any other service which may be necessarily or 
properly considered as incidental to the work of the 
board. 
Sc(dion 5* — That it shall devolve upon the board : 
First, To gather, eoTiipile, tabulate and to furnish 
and j)ublish from time to time, information and statistics 
relative to agriculture. 
Second. To study insects, pests, smut, and such pilant 
and insect diseases, w'hich are harmful or may so become, 
to the agricultural interests of the Island of Porto Rico; 
and further to devise the ways and means to exterminate 
said ]>ests and diseases already here in existence and to 
prevent the introduction of others from abroad. 
Third. To introduce beneficial birds, insects and 
pai*asites wliich are the natural enemies of insects harm- 
ful to agricultural crops in Porto Rico. 
Fourth. To dictate measures for the development and 
imp ro vein ent of live stock in all branches thereof, pro- 
posing the necessary appropriations for the importa- 
tion into the island of adequate breeding stock when 
so considered convenient, under advisement of a fully 
eompetrnt stock breeder. 
Fifth. To prepare, print, publivsh and furnish on re- 
quest, a list of Ini'ds beneficial to agriculture, as provided 
tor in Section 6 of this Act; the board having the right 
to amend said lists from time to time. 
Sixth. To make rules and regulations, and to amend 
them from time to time, to enforce quarantine against 
plants and insects, as shall hereafter be determined. 
Seventh. To appoint and direct, and in its discretion 
to dismiss, the employes or agents whicli it may be ne- 
cessary to appoint, to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. and to fix their salaries. 
Eightli. To study and if necessary or advisable, to 
frame such additional legislation, as in the opinion of the 
board is or may be desirable for the protection of the 
agricultural interests of Porto Rico. 
Ninth. To snhmit to the Legislature an annual report 
j)f its progress and expenses. 
Secliou b. — That the act of seizing, killing, destroying 
or keeping in one’s possession, any bird henehcial to 
agFumlture, lie and is hereby declared to be unlawful. 
\yhosoever seizi'S, kills, destroys or keeps in his posses- 
sion any bird beneficial to agriculture, shall be guilty of 
a misdemeanoi- and punished therefor with a fine of* not 
less tlian five nor moi-e than twenty-five dollars or with 
imprisonment for not more than ten days, or with both 
])enalties. The board shall prepare, print, publish and 
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furnish on request, a list of birds which in tluur ofiinion 
are lieneficial to agriculture, and any bird comprised in 
said list, shall be conclusively considered as beiu'ficial to 
agriculture for the jiiirpost s of this Act. 
Section 7. — Be it further enacted that Section 1 of an 
xAct entitled ‘^An Act to prevent the introduction into 
Porto Rico of plant and insect diseases, and pests, and 
for other purposes,” approved September 3, 1910, he 
and is hereby amended so as to read as follows : 
Section 1 . — That no live tree or plant or any portion thereof, 
or the seeds of the same, (except roasted coffee, cereals, fruits 
from other than tro])ieal countries, vegetables or nuts, for domes- 
tic consumption), seed hulls or roots, cotton lint loose or in hales, 
shall be brought into Porto Rico from any other place without 
having attached thereto in a prominent and consjnciious ])lace, a 
certificate under oath signed by a dufy authorized State or Oov- 
erninent entomologist to the effect that the said articles are free 
from disease; Provided, That in the case of cotton seed, seed 
cotton, cotton seed hulls or cotton lint, such certificate shall set 
fortn that the locality in which the shipment originated was 
found by actual investigation by said attesting official or his 
agent, to be free from the pest known as “boll weevil,'’ or 
any other pests or disease harmful to the cotton plant; And Pro- 
vided, f urtJier, That in the case of cocoanut trees, ’ i.its or products 
of the cocoanut uumanufactured or unprepared for consumption, 
such certificate shall set forth that the district in Avhich the 
articles originated is free from “cocoanut ])lague“ or any other 
disease harmful to cocoanut trees; And Proruied farther. That 
this Act shall not j^rohibit nor make conditional, the importation 
of agricultural products to be manufactured, ground, milled or 
utilized for industrhd. purposes, but its importation s'aall, hoAvever, 
be made subject to reasonable regulations to be piv ared l\y the 
board, with reference to precautions to be taken to ])revent its 
causing harm to agriculture. 
Section 8. — Be it further enacted that Section A of an 
Act entitled ^L\n Act to prevent the introdiuTion into 
Porto Rico of plant and insect diseases, and pests, and 
for other pmrposes, ” approved September 3, 1910. he 
and is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 
Section 3. — That no live tree or xfiauit or any portion thereof, 
or the seeds of the same, (except roasted coffee, cereals, fruits 
from other than tropical countries, vegetables or nuts, for do- 
mestic consumption), seed hulls or roots or cotton lint loose or 
in bales, cxcejff agricultural products for manufacturing, grind- 
ing, ipilling or for industrial purposes, subject to the regulations 
provided for in Section 1 of this Act shall be brought into Porto 
Rico from any other place except through the ports of San Juan, 
Ponce and Mayagiiez. 
Section 9. — Be it further enacted that Section 6 of an 
Act entitled ‘^An Act to prevent the introduction into 
Porto Rico of plant and insect diseases, and pests, and 
for other purposes,” approved September 3, 1910, be 
and is hereby amended by striking out the words Com- 
missioner of the Interior” and inserting in its place the 
words ‘‘Board of Commissioners of Agriculture”. 
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