Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-28
TEXT OF 0REG0N'S
NEW FRUIT LAW
Owners Can Now Be Compelled
10 Eradicate All Kinds
OF Fruit Pests.

The following is the text Of new
law passed at the recent session of
the legislature of special interest to
the fruit-growers
Section /. That upon petition
Of not less than twenty-five residents
and fruit growers Of any county in
this state, the county court Of said
county shall appoint county inspec-
tor whose duty 1t shall be to inspect
the apple and other fruit orchards OF
said county and TO enforce the laws
now in force aud that may be here
after in force in this state applicable
to the fruit industry and to the grow
ing and handling and selling of fruit
trees and other nursery stock.
Provided, that the inspector so to
be appointed shall be recommended
aud certified to be competent for such
position by tine state district com.
missioner Of the board of horticulture
of the said county, and the said county
inspector siall hold his Office during
the pleasure Of said county court.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the
state district commissioner to instruct
and educate the county inspectors as
10 the laws and quarantine regula-
tions Of this state and the rules and
regulations Of the state board OF horti-
culture. The county inspector shall
perform his duties under the general
supervision Of the state district COM
missioner for said county to whom he
shall make reports In the manner pre-
scribod by tho state board OF horti-
culture.
Sec. 3. Such county inspector shall
be paid for his services, by the said
county, sum not exceeding three
dollars per day aud pay his own per
sonal expenses, for each and every day
actually employed in the perfor'
mances Of his duties AZ herein provid'
cd aud the said county inspector shall
report monthly to said district com
missioner the time foT which to ps )
durlag the month preceding and the
said district commissioner shall Ger
tIfy the same 10 the county court be-
fore such compensation shall be pait
to said county inspector
Sec. 4. II any county for any rea
son fails to appoint county inspector
Az herein prov ided, then the inspec
tor of an adjacent county may pef
form such services and the necessary
EXPENSES incurred in the performance
of his duty shall be charged nj
against the county where the service
wns performed as If he had been ap
pointed by the county court of sucl
county.
Sec. 3. The state district com
missioner of horticulture shall hea
and promptly decide all appeals from
the county inspectors in his distrlo
and his decision shall have full fore
and effect until set aside by th
courts Of the state All appeals from
the county inspectors TO the distric
commissioner shall be under tn
form and regulations rs prescribed b.
the state board OF horticulture.
Sec. 6. That section ANS OF th
codes and statutes of Oregon as com
piled and annotated by @. u. Brllin
ger aud william W. Cotton he aud th
same is hereby amended to read a
follows;
Sec. ans Said board shall EN-
ploy without their number seore
tary. who shall exercise tho power
and discharge the duties conferred
upon him by this act, and whose com
ponsation shall not exceed 500 pc
month to be paid in the same manno
as other state officers. Said boar
shall from their own number ais
select a treasurer Before entering
upon the discharge of their duties
each member Of the board shall max
aud subscribe an ontn TO support th
constitution Of the United States AM
of the state of Oregon, aud to dili
gently, faithfully aud imparti'lly dis
charge the duties OF his office wlIicI