The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03

and 1ru1t trees. ana 1Or the diSll-
fiction Of CRAFTS, seions OF orchard
debris, empty fruit boxes or pack
ages, and other suspected material
OF transportable articles dangerous
to orchards, fruits and fruit trees,
said board may suggest regula-
tions shall be circulated in printed
form, by the board, among the
fruit growers and fruit dealers Of
the state, aud shall be published
at least ten days in two daily
newspapers of general circulation
in the state, and shall be posted i'll
three conspicuous places in each
county in the state, one of which
shall be at the county court house
thereof.
Section 7. The said board shall
elect from their own number, or
appoint from without their num-
Der, to hold office at the pleasure
of the board, a competent person
Especially qualified by practical
experience in horticulture, who
shall be known as ''inspector of
fruit pests.'' It.shall be the duty
of said inspector to visit the horti-
cultural districts of the state; to
see that all regulations of said
board to prevent the spread Of
fruit pests and diseases OF trees and
plants injurious to the horticulture
al interests of the state, and for
disinfection Of fruits, trees, plants,
gratis, scions, orchard debris,
empty fruit boxes and packages,
and other material, are made
known to the people of the state.
He shall. Wiener required, and
under the direction Of the board,
and may also upon his own motion
and upon complaint of interested
parties, Inspect orchards, nuseries
and other places suspected OF be-
lieved to be infected with fruit
pests or infested with contagious
diseases injurious to trees, plants
or fruits, and he shall report the
facts to said board. The inspector
shall, fiom time to time, and
whenever required by said board,
report to it such information as he
may secure from observation, ex-
perience and otherwise. as to the
best methods OF dimininhing and
eradicating fruit pests and diseas-
es from orchards, and also sug-
gestions in practical horticulture,
the adaptation Of products to soil,
!climate and markets, and such
other facts and information as
shall be calculated to improve the
horticultural interests Of the state.
! Section s. It shall be the duty
Of the board, when ever they shall
be informed by complaint of any
person having an orchard OF nur-
sery of trees, or any fruit-packing
house, storeroom, salesroom. or
any otner place within the state
that is infected with any noxious
insect liable to spread contagion
dangerous to the fruit interest of
the state, to cause an inspection
to be made Of the said premises,
land if found infected they shall
Inotily the.oWner or owners or the
person or persons in charge or
possession of said trees or places
infected with insect or their eggs
or larva, and shall require such
person or persons TO make appli-
cation within certain time, to be
specified, Of such treatment for
the purpose of destroying them as
said board of horticulture shall
prescribe. Said notice may be
served upon the person or persons
owning or having charge or pos
session Of such infected trees or
places or articles as aforesaid by
any member of the board, or by
any person deputed by the said
board for that purpose, or they
may be served in the same man
ner as summons in civil action.
If the owner Or owners, or the per-
son or persons in charge OF pos
session of any orchard OF nursery,
or trees OF places or articles in
fected with said insects, or any of
them, or their larvae or eggs, after
having been notified as above to
make application of treatment as
directed, shall fail, neglect or re-
fuse so to do, he or they shall be
deemed guilty of maintaining a