The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-02-16

sAipiuentS OA tue nature designated
sbove originating in the State of Geor
gia. need only have the certificate of the
State Entomologist, and unless his Ger
E.iicats is attached to every box, bundle
or package, OF trees, etc, they shall not
be accepted for transportation.
8. Transportation companies shall i'm
mediately notify the State Entomologist
(Atlanta. Ga.), when by oversight, neg
hgence or otherwise, any shipment Of
uncertified nursery stock is received at
any station or wharf in the state, and
1t shall be his duty to proceed as speed
lily as possible to investigate and dispose
of such stock as provided for in the act
cited above.
8. The State Entomologist shall have
power to require any nurseryman OF the
state to fumigate his stock with hydro
cyanlc acid gas, when in his Judgment,
the presence of any pest in the nursery
or in the neighborhood Of the nursery
warrants such treatment for the better
protection of the agricultural interests
OF the state. Upon the failure of any
individual, firm, or corporation to COM
ply with this requirement., the State En-
tomologist is hereby authorized to with
hold his Certificate from the same.
10. The State Entomologist is hereby
authorized to publish in the form of
bulletins, reports. or through the press
of the state, any matter pertaining to
the distribution, life- history, habits,
and treatment of insect lists and fun
gous diseases. or other NJ ter that may
be instructive. or aid in the suppression
of such pests.
IL. The Board of Entomology may ap-
point temporary deputy inspectors
when 1t appears to be necessary to as
sist the Ertomologist in the enforcement
OF the act cited above, and such deputy
inspectors shall have full power to enter
on premises and inspect and report to
the State Entomologist.
IL. Appeals from the decision of the
Entomologist should be addressed to the
Commissioner of Agriculture, Atlanta,
Ga, who shall notify the appellant Of
tho time and place of hearing such ap-
peal
l3. All inquiries relative to the pro-
visions Of the above cited act and the
subject matter of the same, should be
addressed to the State Entomologist,
Capitol building, Atlanta, Ga.
o. B. Stevens, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, Chairman.
p. J. Berckmans, President of State
Horticultural Society.
]. Pope Brown. President of State
Agricultural Society.
Board of Entomology.
In order to bring the requirements Of
the law and these rules and regulations
before interested parties. the following
circulars were issued and sent out:
Circular No. l. Jan. 18th, 80.
To Nurserymen and Florists of the
State Of Georgia.:
Your attention is called to sections "a
and 10 of the Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Georgia, creating Board of En-
tomology, approved Dec 20, 1893, which
sections read as follows:
Section IL. Be it further enacted that
any person or persons residing in the
State OF Georgia, dealing in or handling
trees etc, shall be compelled to have
his or her stock inspected annually, on
or before Nov. of each year. If upon
such inspection, such stock is found to
conform to the requirements of the
Board of Control, the Inspector shall fur
nish a certificate to that effect, and any
such person or persons making q ship
ment before the filing of such certificate
with the Chairman of the Board of Con-
troll, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 10. 1t shall be unlawful for
any grower, nurseryman, or corporation,
to ship within the State of Georgia any
trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs or
roots, without having been previously
inspected by either a State or ExEeri-
ment Station Entomologist, or Govern.
ment Officer, within IL months of the
date of said shipment, and certificate of
inspection to accompany each box or
package. Violation of this clause will
be considered as misdemeanor and
punished as such.
Attention is also directed to rule 4
of the rules and regulations adopted by
the Board Of Entomology, Jan. IS, 1899,
which rule reads as follows:
Rule 4. Any trees. shrubs, or other
plants commonly known as nursery
stock, shipped within the State of Geor-
gia, without each box, bundle or package
in each car load or less than car load lot.
being plainly labeled with an Official
Entomologist's certificate to the effect
that the contents of the same have been
inspected aud found to meet with the
requirements of the Board of Entomol.
ogy. in accordance with section 10 of the
act cited above, shall be liable to confis.
cation upon the order of the inspector.
Immediate compliance with these re-.
quirements must be enforced, and we
trust that we shall have your hearty
CO. cooperation. Q. b. STEVENS,
Chairman of the Board.