The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-02

county purposes.
Sec. g. Such fund. shall be EXPENDED aae
struction improvement, maintenance an9
renair of county and town roads and
bridges in the manner hereinafter pro-
Sec. 4. Said county commissioners may
by resolution designate what work shall
be done by contract and invite bids there,
for, and such work shall be perIormeo
under the supervision Of the county sur II,
veyor and said board; provided, that all
roads or bridges work involving the ex-
penditure of over two hundred (2OO) DOL.
lars shall be let by contract to the lowest
Sec 5. The county commissioners oa
such counties shall be allowed and are
hereby authorized to expend OF !he f tts,o
hundred dollars (s2OO) in. any one year
for the payment Of team hire and trans 3.
portation Of said board, IN viewing ioaus
Sec. 6. The county commissioners Of
such counties may eXpend such sums OF
money as they deem advisable IN 1ne III
provement, construction or repair OF any
road in any city or yiiiage IN suc Wtth or
forms a continuation OF any county ~ ~
provided, that the expendturess, toi sb ciG
purposes mentioned In this sect1Qn s1la -
one-ffth Of the entire road and brldge
fund raised by taxation for that year.
Sec. 7, All acts or parts OF acts neon
sstent are .h hefe1 {ake efect and
be in force from and after It's passage
Approved April II, 1908
CHAPTER 237.-H. F. NO. 245.
AN ACT to prevent the Introduction and
spread of Injurious insects and dan.
gerous plant diseases IN the STATE Oh
Minnesota. - ~ o
Be 1t enacted by the legislature Oh Inc
State Of Minnesota:
Section /. The entomologist of the state
experiment station Is hereby constltut.euu
the state entomologist ana cnarseo o,, W." ~
point such qualified assistants as may pc
necessary, fix a reasonable compensatory
for their labor. and pay the same; ,,a ana
she his acts own ;h he s haHG bye by hsst
and the fifteenth day Of September, IN
each year, when requested by the owner
or agent, or when he has reasonable
sect pests or dangerous and CONTAGIOUS
plant disease exist, carefully examlne ams
nursery, fruit farm or other place "ners
trees or plants are grown for sale ana
if found apparently free from any IN
furious insect pests or dangerous VI ~ ~.
tagious plant diseases, ne snall Issue us
certificate stating the facts 5000 1or one
year unless revoked and shall &c coliect
therefor a fee Of five dollars $500 per
See1 2, The state entomologist shall
have authority, when requested by the
owner or agents, or when he has reason
able grounds to believe any injurious IN.
sect pests, or dangerous and contaglouS
plant diseases exist, to enter upon any
of the grounds ment1oned IN sec.ion 80
hereof, public or private. for the purpose
of INSPECTION, and if he finds any nur-
sery, orchard, garden or other place, IN
tested by any injurious insect pests OF
he may, by himself or his assistants; en-
ter mon such premises and eStaDllSn
quarantine regulations.
If, in his judgment, any insect pests, or
dangerous and contag1ous plantt d rs 11av
in writing, order such treatment, ana pre-.
scribe it's kind and character. IN case
any trees, shrubs or plants are 1ouno SO
to treat them, he may order them burned:
A failure for ten days after the dellVery
Of such order to the owner or persons ~
charge to treat or destroy sucn lnIecteo
lie the entomologist to perform this WORK
by himself or his assistants. and to az.
certain the cost thereof. He shall certify
the amount of such GO, cost 10 10 me
premises, and If the same is not PAID
to him within sixty days Thereafter ne
shall certify the amount thereoI TO me
county attorney whose duty II sha aam 10 o o3
him in civil suit, and return the amount
so recovered over to the state audltor TO
reimburse the state for the money eA
Sec. g. When nursery stock Is shipped
into the state accompanied by certificate
Of inspection by state entomolog1st lIoIil
the state from which the sh1pmen1t mas ma $
been inspected and found to be free from
any Injurious insect pests. or dangerous
and conta gious plant diseases, 1t shai De
held prima facie evidence OF me e,a nacds
by himself or his assistants when ne or
they have reason to believe that any
such stock Is nevertheless infested oy
or contagious diseases, shall be author
lied to inspect the same and submit It
to like treatment as that provided TOT
in section 2 hereof; and IT, by reason OF
owe owners aa Of such stock to comply with the
treatment prescribed or to Destroy me
stock If so ordered, the state entomolo-
gist or his assistants are required TO per,
form the work themselves, and 1t shall
be the duty Of the entomologist to certify
the amount of the cost thereof to the own
er or the person in charge Of such stock
so treated, or DESTROYED: ana II the SANE same
after, he shall certify the amount thereof
to the county attorney of the county IN
which the stock may be found In an at
day ana it shall II be t the sa day If taf
Clerk CLERK of f''t the village Village, city or town in
which said stock may be, and the same
shall thereupon constitute lien thereon.
which it shall be the duty Of the county
attorney to proceed to collect forthwith
In a civil suit, and to turn over the
amount recovered by him in such suit
to the state auditor to reimburse the state
for the money expended.
Sec 4. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son. firm or corporation to bring INTO the
state any trees plants, vines, cuttings ana
buds, commonly known as nursery STOCK
unless accompanied by a certificate Of In
spection by state entomologist OF the
state from which the shipment Is made
showing that the stock has been Inspected
and found apparently free. from any in
furious insect pests, or dangerous and
contagious plant diseases:
Sec 8. Any person violating or neg
lecting to carry out the provisions of this
act. or offering any hindrance to the car;
rying out Of this act, shall be adjudged
guilty of misdemeanor. and upon con-
viction before a Justice Of the peace.
shall be fined not less than ten dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars for
each and every offense, together with al!
the costs of the prosecution, and shall
stand committed until the same are PAID.
lected or received by any person under
the provisions hereof shall be by him
forthwith turned into the state treasury
to be paid over to the state auditor, to be
ting injurious insects In Minnesota, and
all expenses incurred In enforcing the
provisions hereof shall be paid out Of said
fund.
Sec 7. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after June 1st. 1903
Approved April II, 1908.
CHAPTER 2ss-H. F.. NO. $50.
AN ACT relating to the framing Of its
own charter for its government as a
city, by any city incorporated prior to
the adoption of Article w., Section 36,
Constitution of Minnesota. Of any viii
lage desiring to be incorporated as
city, and to the amending Of any char
ter already or hereafter adopted by
eminent as city, under the provisions
of Section SO, of Article ". Of the Con-
stitution Of Minnesota, and OF any Stat