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in zones 2 and 3; at Eagle Pass on January 8 on zone No. 4; and at 
Marfa, January 10, on zone No. 5. 
As further provided by law the inspection affidavits, as well as the 
commission reports are filed in the office of the commissioner of agri¬ 
culture at Austin, Tex., where they are open to inspection by the 
public. 
The act further provides that the commissioner of agriculture shall 
make adequate investigation with reference to the presence of the 
pink bollworm in the state and shall take prompt action to secure and 
maintain quarantines. For the purpose of enforcing these provisions, 
the commissioner may employ and prescribe such inspectors as may 
be necessary, and fix their compensation. An appropriation is pro¬ 
vided for the payment of these inspectors in the services made nec¬ 
essary to enforce the act. 
Besides the emergency clause there is a section providing that the 
several sections of the act shall be construed as cumulative in effect, 
and shall not be held to modify the provisions and restrictions or re¬ 
quirements of other sections. If any provisions of the act shall be 
declared unconstitutional, such fact shall not operate to invalidate 
other provisions. 
In a number of test cases this act has been ruled by proper legal 
authority to be constitutional, and it is the opinion of the writer that 
under its provisions, and with the aid of the federal government, it 
will be possible to absolutely exterminate the pink bollworm in the 
state of Texas, and to prevent new infestations coming in from 
Mexico. 
The following data will give the readers a general idea as to the 
location of each pink bollworm quarantine area in the state of Texas 
and the exact area of each of the zones: 
Pink Bollworm Quarantine Proclamations in Texas 
Original quarantine proclamation, zones 1 and 2.'. 1/21/18 
Quarantine proclamation, zone 4. 2/19/18 
Quarantine adding territory to zone 2. 2/25/18 
Original non-cotton proclamation, zones 1, 2, 3.•.. 2/25/18 
Proclamation changing Hardin County line. 3/21/18 
Final quarantine proclamation. 5 /7/18 
Quarantine proclamation, zone 4. 4 /9/19 
Quarantine proclamation, zone 5. 4 /9/19 
Quarantine proclamation, zone 6. 4 /9/19 
Hearne quarantine proclamation. 4/24/19 
Hearne non-cotton zone No.l . 4/24/19 
Regulated zone 2 and 3 proclamation. 4/24/19 
Regulated zones 6A and 6B. 5 /1/19 
Proclamation reducing zone No. 1. Oct. 19 
