The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-06

notified that the same are infested with
said insects or any of them, or their
eggs or larvae, and said officer shall
require such person or persons to prop
erly disinfect the same or destroy said
trees. shrubs, plants, vines, fruit or
vegetables within certain period OF
time to be specified by said quarantine
officer. If within such specified time
such disinfection has not been accom-
plished, the said person or persons shall
be required to make application OF such
treatment for the purpose OF dlsln1ect-
ing or destroying the same as SAID
quarantine officer may prescribe. Salo
notices may be served upon the person
or persons, or corporation owning or
having charge or possession OF sucn
infested trees, shrubs, plants, vines,
fruit or vegetables or places, or articles,
as aforesaid, by said quarantine on1cer,
or by any person, as shall be commls-
stoned by the State Board of Hort1cuit-
ure, or by the Secretary thereon. II
the owner or owners, or person or per-
sons, in charge or possession OF any or
chard or nursery, or trees, or plants,
or fruit, or places, or articles, lnIeSteo
with said insects, or any OF them, OF
their eggs or larvae, after having been
notified as above to destroy the same,
or make application of treatment as dl-
rected, shall fail, neglect, or refuse 10
do SO: he or they shall be deemed guilty
of maintaining a public nuisance, and
may be proceeded against as such. Any
person or persons who shall maintain
such public nuisance is guilty OF a mis-
demeanor. The court shall have power
if such a public nuisance is found to
exist to direct the aforesaid quarantine
officer. or his assistants, or the Secre-
tary of said board, to abate the null
sance. and such officers are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to cause any
and all such nuisances to be at once
abated in a summary manner. Tho
State Horticultural Quarantine Officer
shall be paid for his services as Horti-
cultural Quarantine Officer two hun
bred dollars per month, to be paid as
other State officers.
Section 2 Section seven Of said Act is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section Z. The said board shall appoint
two assistants Ito hold office at the
pleasure of the board), who shall be in
vested with same power as the quaran-
tine officer, to carry out the provisions
thereto, rules and regulations of said
board, and shall obey the instructions
of the said board, the Secretary there
of, or the said quarantine officer and
perform such duties as the said board
may direct. They shall be paid for their
services as Assistant Horticultural
Quarantine Officers, one hundred and
twenty five dollars per month, to be
paid as other State officers.
Section g. Section eighteen Of said
Act is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section Is. The said board may COM
mission as quarantine guardians SUCH
person or persons as are appointed
County Horticultural Commissioners or
Inspectors by the various counties OIL
the State or such person or persons as
in their judgment may be deemed nee
essary to carry out the provisions OF
this Act, and all rules and regulations
in relation thereto, and they are here
by conferred the same power as Is con-
ferred by law on the quarantine officer
and assistants The board shall pro-
vide. at convenient places, meetings OF
instruction, for the purpose OF impart-
ing informa ton on needed subjects per-
tanning to the horticultural Interests OF
the State, and provide instructors in
suitable courses, that the board may
of qualification.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage.