The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-06-25


lands under regulations prescribed by law and shall keep
Bureau of immigration.
He shall also have supervision the State Prison. and shall
perform such other duties be prescribed by
Sec The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have power
to make and establish such rules in conformity with this
as Will enable him to carry out the designs and purposes here
IN contained and to appoint such clerical the ad
dona abors of his office may require not to exceed two in
number.
SEC The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be er-ocio
member of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of the State.
Sec. 5. That the duties of the Commissioner shall be:
l. He shall prepare under his direction handbook
describing geological formation the various counties
this State and Typographical features of said coun
tes with information the general adaptation of the soil
said counties for the various products of the and
semtropica And for the purpose of obtaining
general and careful estimate of the capacity and character of
the soil of the counties this State he shall procure
analyses of the same.
g. He shall give information upon the above subject and
others of interest to those who till the soil of this State
circular pamphlet form, which shall be placed with the
Judges OF the county courts the respective counties in this
State and to agricultural associations of the various counties
of this State for free distribution such times the Com
missioner may be prepared to do so.
The Commissioner shall provide for the proper
full distribution of any seeds that the Government of the
United States may desire to introduce into the State of Flor
a and shall make fol- the importation of seeds
that he may deem Of value this State the proper
careful and udcous distribution of the also for the
exchange seeds with foreign adjoining States
for seed from this State and their distribution proper
shall be entirely under his supervision and control
The Commissioner shall collect specimens of
bic for manufacturing and other purposes and specimens
agricultural mineral phosphate mari deposits Of the State
and correct analysis of such may be deemed by him
expedient and record suitable book kept
purpose such together with the of the county
which such mineral, phosphate mari
ist and shall publish such facts with his
report shall be distributed through the various agr
cultural organizations and associations
he think best the interest Of agriculture
1t shall be the duty Of the Commissioner Agriculture
to and adopt plan for collecting publishing
AGRICULTURAL horticultural pomoogca and
connection with his annual report such form
he may deem BEST the financial condition depart
ment will permit and he SHALL before the first day January
each furnish the Tax of the
ties OF the State with the blanks together
instructions will properly direct that work. and
such blanks shall contain only such questions ag
riculture horticulture and stock raising.
SEC 1t shall be the duty of each and Tax
IN this State, when listing property for also call
all their respective engaged agrcu-
information for filling such blanks the Commissioner
furnish them and for such service each shall
paid five cents for each
fore mentioned, from whom information filling
is obtained and listed to be paid by their respective counties
the that the fees county
taxes paid Should any Assessor of Taxes fail
fuse comply with the provisions of this
tons of the Commissioner the Board County Commission
OF their respective county SHALL notice
Assessor for assessing the county taxes until mott
fled by the Commissioner of rcuture that
has complied with the law and Tax hereby
qured to fill out and return said blanks Commissioner
not later than October Of each year.
Sec l. All laws and parts of laws conflict with the pro-
visions Of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC This shall take Immediately upon its pas
sage and approval by the Governor.
Approved May II, 1899