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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
shall be appointed prior to the ist day of July 
1911, and shall qualify within ten days after 
his appointment, and hold his office for a term 
of four years, and' a vacancy in such office 
shall only occur by death, resignation or the 
removal of the incumbent as herein provided. 
He shall be a citizen of the United States, and 
he shall have been a resident of this State 
not less than three years prior to the date of 
his appointment. 
Section 3. The »State Commissioner of Hor¬ 
ticulture shall take oath as other officers, and 
execute a bond in the sum of three thousand 
dollars ($3,000.00), with sureties as required by 
law for other State officers, conditioned for the 
faithful performance of his duty. Said oath 
and bond shall be filed with the Secretary of 
State of the State of Florida. 
(Section 4. The said State Commissioner 
of Horticulture shall maintain an office at the 
University of Florida, at Gainesville, in the 
,State of Florida, which office shall be kept 
open daily except Sundays and legal holidays. 
Section 5. The State Commissioner of 
Horticulture shall be allowed one deputy, who 
shall have the same qualifications as the Com¬ 
missioner, and who shall be appointed by the 
Governor, upon the recommendation of the 
Commissioner of Horticulture, and shall hold 
his office at the pleasure of the Governor, 
and may be removed at any time, without 
cause, and he shall be designated Deputy State 
Commissioner of Horticulture, and who shall 
possess the same qualifications as and take 
oath and give bond in the same manner as the 
,State Commissioner of Horticulture, and who 
shall have and exercise the several powers 
herein granted to the State Commissioner of 
Horticulture when acting under his direction, 
and, in the event of the temporary absence or 
disability of said State Commissioner of Hor¬ 
ticulture, said Deputy shall have the power 
and authority to carry on and conduct the 
business of said office in all respects. 
Section 6. The said State Commissioner 
of Horticulture shall receive a salary of twen¬ 
ty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) per annum, 
and his deputy a salary of fifteen hundred dol¬ 
lars ($1,500.00) per annum, each payable in 
equal quarterly installments, as other State 
officers. There shall also be allowed the actual 
necessary traveling expenses for himself and 
his deputy not to exceed $1,000 per annum in 
carrying out and enforcing this act. not to 
exceed $15,000, shall be paid out of funds 
arising from the tax imposed by the State on 
fertilizers and commercial feeding stuff. 
Section 7. The said State Commissioner 
of Horticulture shall have power, and it shall 
be his duty: 
(a) To exercise a general supervision and 
directory control over the horticultural inter¬ 
ests of the State; 
(b) To enforce all laws relating to horti¬ 
culture and horticultural interests; 
(c) Provide for the dissemination of In¬ 
formation to horticulturists upon subjects per¬ 
taining to their interests, and co-operate with 
district horticultural inspectors in arranging 
for meetings, lectures and institutes, and the 
instruction of horticulturists; 
(d) Publish and distribute bulletins and 
reports embodying information upon horti¬ 
cultural subjects, the pests affecting and the 
diseases of horticultural plants and fruits, to 
horticulturists, horticultural societies and 
others, as he shall deem proper; 
(e) Arrange for holding, fix the date of, 
and preside over the district horticultural in¬ 
spector’s institute, to be held as herein pro¬ 
vided; 
(f) Examine, upon request, specimens of 
fruit, fruit trees, nursery stock and' other hor¬ 
ticultural plants, or products, submitted to 
him, and report to the applicant the result of 
such examination; 
(g) Recommend to the Governor for ap¬ 
pointment district horticultural inspectors, and 
prescribe rules and regulations for the guid¬ 
ance and instruct, advise, direct and supervise 
them in all matters pertaining to their duties; 
(h) Hear and decide appeals from the or¬ 
ders and decisions of the district horticultural 
inspectors; 
(i) Grant licenses to nurserymen, tree deal¬ 
ers and their solicitors, agents and salesmen 
and suspend or revoke such licenses as herein 
provided; 
(j) Furnish to State inspectors lists of 
licensed nurserymen and tree dealers doing 
