Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-20
LEGIsLATIvE NOTES.

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| Probably the most important bill which has
| been introduced at this session of the Legisla.
ture was that presented yesterday by Senator
! Caminetti, Chairman of the special committee
| appointed to investigate the subject of Commits
| sions Following is the full text of the bill as
| introduced:
| An Act to establish a Department of Agri
culture, to define its powers to provide fol
| the appointment of Commissioner of Agri
culture and such other officers as the said
| department may require, TO define the duty
of said Commissioner and said officers, tc
provide for the enforcement of the rules and
| regulations of said department. and to punish
violations thereof, and TO make an appropria
/ ton for the support and maintenance of said
| department.
| The people of the State of California, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol
| lows:
| Section l. There shall be established at Sacra.
| mento, California, with headquarters at the
State Capitol, d Department o, Agriculture, the
general designs and duties of which shall be to
| acquire and to diffuse among the people of the
| State of California useful Information on sub
jects connected with agriculture in the most
| general aud comprehens We sense of that term,
| Section 2. The Department. OF Agriculture
shall be under the charge of q Commissioner OF
Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the Coy
ernor, by and with the advice and consent OF
| the Senate, and shall be entitled to receive a
| salary of - dollars per snnu1n
| Section 3. There shall be employed in said
| department, in addition to said Commissioner
one Secretary, who shall be ex-oflieio Stats
| tician of said department, at a salary O. -
dollars per annum; one clerk. at salary of -
| dollars per annum; one chemist one entomolo-
| gist one botanist, one analyst, one microscop-
1 ist one quarantine officer, one janitor. Such
o her and additional assistants, skilled in the
natural sciences pertaining to agriculture in
| / s various elements ana conditions, or neces-
sary to entotce the rules and regulations of said
deparLm set, may be appointed as hereinafter
provided
Section Said Commissioner shall appoint
| the SECRETARY, the clerk and the janitor.
/ Section s. The employees and additional
assistants mentioned in Section hereof shall
be appointed by said Commissioner with the
approval OF at least a, majority. of the members
/ of the State Board of examiners granted at a
regular Or special meeting.
| section 6. No appointment shall be made by
said Commissioner, except those of Secretary
| Clerk, and Janitor; nor approval granted BY
said Board, unless the appointee has special fit
ness and has ha / experience and instruction in
the duties of the position for which he is named.
| Said Bosrd is hereby authorized and directed
to make such investigation into the fitness OF
each apDointee as shall satisfy said Board Of his
capacity.
| Section7. The said Commissioner, before en-
| ployipg or appointing additional employees or
1 assistants to perform the duties of said depart
| ment, Hhall submit, in writing, an application
! to the State Board of Examiners, stating his
reasons for requiring such additional assistance
| and upen receiving the approval of majority
of said Board, as aforesaid, shall. subject to the
provisions hereof appoint such assistants.
Section 5. The said Commissioner shall fix
| the amount OF compensation TO be paid to such
assistants as are named herein, or who may be
| appointed as provided in this Act, subject how
eyer, to The approval of majority of the said
Board OF Examiners, to be granted at a regular
| or special meeting of said Board.
| Section 9. The general duties of the Commits
| sioner OF said department shall be to adopt such
measures as may best promote the progress OF
the agricultural interests of the State 10 cause
| lectures to be delivered at intervals in the va
rious portions OF the State, either in schools Oh
| conventions of the people, as may best suit the
purposes intended to be accomplished to
| cause Investigations to be made in the methods
| of culture pruning and fertilizing required for
the different varieties of fruit trees and vines
| and the adaptability of each to the different
| portions of the State; to examine into the dis
| eases infesting fruit trees and vines and make
| experiments therein: to make thorough
/ study of the insects that are Injurious to fruit
| trees and vines, and suggest methods for their
| determinations to cause such research and
| study of subjects included in the general term
OF agriculture as the interests and general vel
| fare OF the State may demand, and to dissem-
| mate tie results thereof in bulletins to be
printed and circulated from time TO time, as oc.
| casion may require to request such assistance
/ from and experiments TO be made at the Uni
yersty Of California, and at the different ex-
perimental stations connected Herewith, tina,
may be necessary to facilitate the work Of said
1 department, or make practical illustrations Of
| the work thereof; to request the assistance and
/ cooperation of said University, and any
| prof ssor or assistant therein, in the
work of this department, including the
delivery OF lectures; to employ in the
department, as far as practicable and subject Il
the consent of the Board of Regents of SAID
University, at the expense of this department
any needy or other students in the College O.
Agriculture, or any other college in said Uni
| yersity, who may be qualified TO perform labo
required By the department, at such compensa
| ZION 10 those who are needy as may be deter
mined under the provisions of this Act; to max,
| such allowance to said University for the assist
anee and experiments that may be required o
| II az such University, or at the experimental
1 stations connected Herewith, sufficient at leas
10 cover the expense incurred in complyin,
| with such requests: 10 carry out the in
structions of the Board of Regents of said Uni
versIty in making or causing to be made inyes
legations in the various branches of agriculture
in making divisions of the State showing thu
resources OF and what is best adapted TO thu
climatic and other conditions of each and il
such other matters that may properly be don
by said department. 10 establish such labora
tories as the work of said department may re
quire, ana for that purpose rooms in the fourtl
sspry of The Capitol building may be used; to in
vestigate the subjects of irrigation forestry, tn
culture of silk, and publish the results thereof
TO make anuuai reports to the Governor of tn
WORK OF THIS department, including all exnendi
lures.
section H. The Quarantine oHicer shall en-
io.ce all orders, rules and regulations adopted
and promulgated by said Commissioner h
shall at least once year inspect, or cause to b
inspected by assistant Quarantine Officers al
| orchards. vineyards and nurseries in the State
1 duu report any tudJ may De SUBJECT TO disease
OF intec ed with insects injurious to the same
| to the said Commissioner If such disease q
insect pests infect whole or portion OF neigh
borhood, then such Quarantine Officer shall Fl,
the boundaries Of such district and report same
with the name OF the owner owners thereof
to said Commissioner Said Quarantine Ofiice
shall tbereupon, subject TO the order of said Com
missioner and under his directions, direct slci
steps 20 be taken as will quarantine any orchard
| vineyard or nursery, or district. as the case ma,
be, until such time as the diseases or insec
pests continue in such orchard, vineyard, nur
sery or district, as the case may be. or until TIN
said Commissioner shall by order discontinu,
such quarantine. The said Quarantine Office
shall serve, or cause to be served. upon the owne
or owners of any vineyard, orchard or nursery
as the case may be, which may have been quar-
antined as aforesaid, notice to disinfect such or
chard, vineyard or nursery, in accordance will
the order OF said Commissioner. Any jpersol
owning, leasing, or controlling an orchard, vine
yard or nursery so Quarantined, who, for
period OF ten days from the date of service o
said notice, shall willfully TAIL or neglect t
carry out the orders Of said Commissioner, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
Section IL. said Commissioners may cal
meetings of the people owning vineyards
quaiantlned as in this Act provided. to discus
the condition thereof and secure unity OF actor
in the exierminat ON of such diseases and in
sects.
Section u Said Commissioner shall estab
fish such rules and regulations governing tn,
importation into the State, by rail or othe
4 IuttnoQ VI OF trees. vines
shrubs, or other plants in order to GUARD agains
the introduction of diseases and insect pests in
furious to fruit trees. vines shrubs, o
other plants. Any officer or agent o
any transportation company who willfuliy fail
or refuses to carry out such rules and regnla
tions of said Commissioner shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor.
Section H. All property of the State of Cali
fornia. including Office furniture books, anC
data of all kinds now in the hand of any OFF
Ger or Commission, displaced by this Act shal
be transferred 10 said Commissioner for use il
said department.
Section Is. The sum OF - dollars is hereh,
appropriated out of any moneys in the Stat,
Treasury not otherwise appropriated. for tn,
support aud maintenance Of said department.
Madame Mojesks and her husband, the Coun
Bozenta, visited the floor of the Assembly yester
day forenoon as the guests OF General Solomon
OF San Francisco, and Colonel Edwards o
Orange county.
During the recess hour yesterday, Mandarin
| Mccerty persuaded confding Chinauan t.
enter the Assembly chamber and eceupv the
chair OF Judge Dibble, where he sat with
smile that was childlike and bland until the
House was called to order. The Speaker asked
! for his credentials. Before the deiuded psgar
conld offer resolution. the Second Deputy AS.
sistant Sergeant at Arms led him out by the ear
while McCarty Rugged himself with glee in the
| lobby.
| Members OF the third house are complaining
| that they are losing money by reason of the