The indicator., 1897-04-24
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
SHOULD HELP HORTICULTURE
lists.
The Governor signs Bill That fro'idss
f"r County Horticultural InsPectofs
Who Shall Prevent the Introduction of


Denver. April 2O.-S.nate Bill No.
500, which was signed by Governor
Adams a few days ago. rehahililates
the Board of Horticulture. which has
been existing under the form of the old
Bureau OF Horticulture, since defects
| Were recently discovered in the statute
| which originally created II. The new
act provides for the payment 10 Mrs.
Martha A. Shute, secretary OF the
board. OF the salary arrearagcs which
have been coming To her for some time
past. The other working officers of
the board are also cared for under Its
provisions.
| The measure known as House Bill
] No u is an Innovation among the stat
utcs. 1t provides that when thirty-fiye
electors in any county. at least one Of
whom muSt he the owner Of at least
two acrer of orchard. presents to the
Board OF County Commissioners of
/ that county petition asking for pro
lection 10 the horticultural interests of
/ the county, II shall be the duty of the
| commissioners to appoint n county in
| spcCtur of horticulture. lie shall act
for one year, drawing pay at 81 pcs
day for his services and may appoint
deputies who shall be paid s. each
daily.
Before being appointed to office. ap-
plicants for the new county offices
must pass an examination before the
professor of entomology at the S,a.e
Agricultural College and receive IL
lenses from him showing them TO lie
competent masters Of orchard hug lore.
lhe examining professor shall get 81
Tor each such examination.
Ia assuming his active duties the
county horticultural inspector shall
first supply to every owner or manager
Of an orchard or vineyard in his coun-
~ a blank form furnished by the State
Board Of Horticulture This blank is
to hc returned in time To the Board of
Horticulture. with answers made
thereon 10 printed questions regarding
the health Of trees, vines. etc. on The
Sender's ground and the manner in
which the iniunctions of the Inspector
have been complied with. In this way
the board can keep informed Of the
presence or absence of horticulture
pests in every county of the State.
At regular intervals inspectors shall
examine I'll" orchards. etc. within
ihcir several territories II Il pest is
found the uwn"rs Of tn" infected trees
viii he Instructed how II may be Grad
icht"d. Should til" owner fail 10 oh
serve these Instructions the trees may
be destroyed by the inspector.
Wien shrubs or vines are imported
into u county from outside its limits
they shall bc Inspected by the county
Inspector within y period of forty
eight hours None of these Imports
can bc sold or distributed until after
the Inspector has subjected them 10 Il
disinfccting process and given his or
der for their sale or distribution. II
Infected with the pest. such imported
trees and shrubs must he removed be.
yond the county borders or destroyed
within n period of forty-eight hours
after they have been condemned. All
frees and shrubs imported into any
county must he labeled with the name
OF their owner and grower.
All expenses of inspecting trees OF
vines and eradicating pests therefrom
shall be borne 10y the owners of the
trcecs or vines. Should the owner
fail 10 pay the cost. or not he found
the expense Of the inspection or dis.
Infection shall become n lien against
the orchard or garden SO inspected
and treated
Whenever ordered to do 50 by The
county commissioners an inspector
of horticulture may establish horti
cultural quarantine lines and sta
tions wherever required in his terri
tory. County commissioners shall
have power to remove inspectors OF
deputies for failure to perform their
dutics.
The following provision was incor
porated in the bill AT the request of
the BrekeepnrS' association. III shall
he unlawful for any person or persons
to spray trees while in bloom with
any substance Injurious to bees =
Penalties of from SO TO 500 are pro
yided for violations of the above act