The record-union., 1897-04-19

The Act passed by the last Legisla-
ture to promote the horticultural inter-
eStS of the State, by providing County
Boards of Horticulture, is of interest to
every county and to most of the cit1-
zens of the State The Act is intended
to assist uit-growers in Graduating
the pests of the orchard, and the full
text follows:
Section l. Whenever a petition is pre-
sented to the Board of Supervisors of
any county, and signed by twenty five
or more persons, each of whom is
resident freebooter and possessor OF an
orchard, stating that certain OF all or
chards, or nurseries, or trees of any
variety are infested with scale insects
of any kind, injurious to fruit, fruit
trees, and vines, Goblin moth, or other
insects that are destructive to trees,
and praying that a commission be APP
pointed by them, whose duty it shall
be to supervise the destruction of said
scale insects, as herein provided, the
Board of Supervisors shall. within
twenty days thereafter, appoint
Board of Horticultural Commissioners,
consisting of three members, who shall
be qualified for the duties Of Horticult-
ural Commissioner Upon the petition
Of twenty-five resident freeholders and
possessors of an orchard, the Board of
Supervisors may remove any of said
Commissioners for cause, after a hear
ing Of the petition.
Section =. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Board of Horticultural Com
missioners in each county, whenever it
shall deem it necessary, to cause an in
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nursery, or trees, plants, vegetables,
vines, or fruits, or any fruit packing
house, storeroom. salesroom, or any
other place or articles in their jurisdic-
ton, and if found infested with scale
insects, or Goblin moth, or other pests
injurious to fruit, plants, vegetables,
trees, or vines, or with their eggs, or
larvae, they shall notify the owner or
owners, or person or persons in charge,
or in possession Of the said places, or
orchards, or nurseries, or trees, or
plants, vegetables, vines, or fruit, or ar
ticles as aforesaid, that the same are
infested with said insects, or other
pests, or any of them, or their eggs or
larvae, and they shall require such per
son or persons, to eradicate or destroy
the said insects, or other pests. or their
eggs or larvae within a certain time to
be specified. Said notices may be serv-
ed upon the person or persons, or either
of them owning, or having charge, or
having possession OF such infested place,
or orchard, or nursery, or trees, plants,
vegetables, vines. or fruit, or articles,
as aforesaid, by any Commissioner, or
by any person deDuted by the said
commissioners for that purpose or
they may be served in the same man
ner as summons in a civil action
Any and all such places, or orchards or
nurseries. or trees, plants, shrubs. vege-
tables, vines. fruit or articles thus in
tested, are hereby adjudged and
declared to be public nui-
sance; and whenever any such nuisance
shall exist at any place within their
jurisdiction, or on the property of
any nonresident, or on any
property the owner or owners of which
cannot be found by the County Board
of Horticultural Commissioners. after
G1hgent search, within the county. or
on the property of any owner or owners
upon which notice aforesaid has been
served, and who shall refuse or neglect
to abate the same within the time spec
1fied, ii shall be the duty of the County
Board of horticultural Commissioners
to cause said nuisance to be at once
abated, by Graduating or DESTROYING
SAID insects, or other pests or their