The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-04-15
THE RANCH.

rules reeulations and penalties which shall be
distributed with said bulletin. County inspectors
are directed to put up such posters IN not less
than three conspicuous places in their county, one
of which places must be in front of the county
court house. The commissioner of horticulture
shall hear and promptly decide all appeals from
the county inspectors, and his decision snail nave
full force and effect until set aside by the courts
of the state. In all cases of appeal he shall dis
regard technicaties, and decide each and every
case on it's merits. All appeals from county In
spectors to commissioners shall be under forms
and regulations prescribed by the commissioner
The commissioner shall approve or reject all
bonds required by law to be submitted to hm'
and he shall file and safely keep all bonds and
other papers by law required to be filed with him,
and shall upon the expiration of his term OF ONCE,
turn over the same to his successor. He shall
examine all fruit specimens of fruit trees shrub
berry or plants submitted to him for examination;
enter the name of the person presenting such spe-
cmens of fruit trees, shrubs or plants for exam
nation and the result of his examination in a
register to be kept by him for that purpose, and
send a COPY of such result to the person asking
for the examination. He shall from time to time
as he may deem for the best interests OF the nor
ticutural industries of the state publish bulletins
which shall be sent free to the various county
horticultural societies of the state such bulletins
to contain brief resume of the discoveries OF
science of interest to horticulture, or any other
matter which the commissioner shall deem OF
importance to such interest. And unless there
be urgent or special need therefor, no bulletin
shall contain any matter that has appeared in any
previous bulletin.
Sec H. County fruit inspectors who shall be
appointed under and by authority of this act are
hereby authorized directed and empowered to
enforce the provisions of this act to prevent the
introduction and spread of fruit tree and plant
diseases insect pests fungi spores, eggs or larvae
of insects injurious to the fruit industries OF his
county or of this state.
Sec 12 Whenever from any cause there shall
be an absence of an inspector in any county, the
commissioner of horticulture shall have power
to order an inspector from any adjoining county
in his district to perform the duties required by
this act in the county needing the services of such
inspector and the expense of such inspection shall
be chargeable to and paid for by the county in
which the said services are rendered in the man
ner hereinbefore provided. The commissioner OF
horticulture shall have authority and he is hereby
authorized whenever in his Judgment 1T is neces-
sary to appoint in writing, one or more assistant
county inspectors, who shall have the same pow
ers and perform the duties as county in
spectors such assistant inspectors shall be en-
titled to the same compensation to be paid in
the manner as county inspectors. Ihe
commissioner of horticulture shall have the power
to revoke. the appointment of such assistants at
will
Sec 49, 1t is hereby made the duty of the
county fruit inspector if from his personal OBJ
servation, complaint other credible informa-
ton, he has reason to suspect that any person,
company or corporation, has orchard, tree or
nursery of trees vines or garden fruit packing
house. store room, that any other place or ma
teral in his county is infected with or is reposi-
tory for eggs, larvae any noxious insects njuri
Gus to fruit and plants, that any trees, fruits
or plants, are in transit to his county from out
eide Of hiS or tO he