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ion, shall be ex-officio Citrus Fruit In¬ 
spectors, and may be detailed by the 
State Chemist, to the citrus growing sec¬ 
tions during the period between Septem¬ 
ber i and December 31, to inspect and 
instruct local inspectors and growers, if 
in his judgment, it be necessary. 
“Sec. 7. In the performance of their 
duties, Inspectors shall have free access 
at all reasonable hours, to any ware¬ 
house, packing house, railroad depot, or 
car, where citrus fruits are sold, pre¬ 
pared for sale or stored for shipment, 
for the purpose of examination or in¬ 
spection, and the drawing of samples of 
such citrus fruit for the purpose of ascer¬ 
taining if they be mature and fit for ship¬ 
ment or immature and unfit for shipment. 
If such access be refused by the owner, 
agent, manager or custodian of such 
premises, the Inspector may apply for a 
search warrant, which shall be obtained 
in the same manner as provided by law 
for the obtaining of search warrants in 
other cases. 1 The refusal to admit an 
inspector to any of the above mentioned 
premises, during reasonable hours, shall 
be construed as prima facie evidence of 
violation of Chapter 6236, Laws of 
Florida. / 
“In calling for and taking samples of 
citrus fruit, the Inspector shall tender to 
the owner or agent, the local market 
value of the sample. 
“Sec. 8. The sum of ten thousand dol¬ 
lars, or as much thereof as may be neces¬ 
sary, is hereby annually appropriated 
from the funds arising from the inspec¬ 
tion of feed stuffs and fertilizers, to car¬ 
ry out the provisions of this Act, and 
the same is made immediately available. 
The Comptroller is hereby authorized 
and directed to pay the same only on 
detailed warrants, approved by the State 
Chemist. 
“Sec. 9. All laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with this Act are hereby re¬ 
pealed. 
“Sec. 10. This law shall take effect, 
sixty days after its approval by the Gov¬ 
ernor.” 
Now, gentlemen, personally, I am en¬ 
tirely indifferent. The bill will entail 
upon me a very large responsibility, 
which I do not intend to shirk, and a 
great deal of work. 
It is made along the lines as suggested 
by your commission, whom I consider 
particularly capable men, and I will say 
to you as a scientist, a chemist, and a 
practical man, that an orange or grape¬ 
fruit which contains 1.30 and -1.75 of 
acid, respectively, may be fit to ship, but 
it is not fit to eat. 
Mr. Prouty: I have asked for informa¬ 
tion on this bill, Mr. President, and you 
told me if I had no information to shut 
up. You told me you didn’t know why 
it had not been sent to the Legislative 
Committee. Now, from what we have 
just heard, I think we have a right to 
know something of this bill, and we 
should have intelligent information 
about it. 
Mr. Hume: The information has been 
given by Captain Rose, and the whole 
matter is open for discussion. 
Mr. Sample: I move the adoption of 
the bill just read. 
Mr. Sadler: I second that motion. 
Mr. Prouty: I move, Mr. Presi¬ 
dent— 
