The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

after two years from the date of assess-
ment collector Is satisfied that a poll
portion of said tax, committed to him or
to any Of his predecessors in office for
collection. cannot be collected by reason
obar s Of sns
person assessed to pay. he shall notify
the assessors thereof in writing. under
oath, stating the reason why such tax
due inquiry, may abate such tax or any
part thereof. and shall certify such abate-
meft in wrting to the collector and said
from further obligation to collect the tax
so abated. They shall keep in suitable
BOOK form, record of such abatements.
same to the town at it's annual meeting,
and to the mayor and aldermen of cities,
by the first Monday in each March,
LApproved February Is 1906
Chapter n.
An Act In addition to Chapter ten of the
Revised Statutes. relating to the sale OF
Section l. If the purchaser of land sold
for taxes under section seventy-six of
chapter ten of the revised statutes fails
to pay the collector within twenty days
after the sale the amount bid by him. the
sale shall be void. and the city or town In
which such sale was made shall be
sold, the same as if purchased by some
one in behalf Of the city or town under
section eighty-five of said chapter ten,
nder city or town
the deed to it shall set forth the fact that
a sale was duly made, the amount bid for
the land included, in said deed and that
the purchaser failed to pay the amount
bid within twenty days after the sale
and the said deed Shall confer upon said
city Or town the same rights and duties
as If 1t had been the purchaser under Sec
ton eighty-fve of said chapter ten.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Chapter %.
An Act additional to Chapter forty-nine
of the Revised Statutes, defining Fra
ternal Beneficiary Associations doing
business in eighteen hundred and
eighty-nine
Section /. Chapter forty nine of the re-
vised statutes is hereby amended by add
ing thereto the following section.
Section 1873. Fraternal beneficiary asso-
Citations transacting business in this
state on the twenty eighth day of Feb
ruary, eighteen hundred and eighty nine,
as herein defined and named in section
one hundred and forty-two of this chap
ter, shall be construed to include those
so transacting business through their
supreme bodies, or by subordinate body.
or by one affiliated Herewith or rendering
allegiance thereto or by an organization
embracing a portion of the territory of
any such association and at that time or
subsequent thereto contributing to its
work and calling its members by the
same general name; and no change since
that time or hereafter. in the internal di-
visions or operations OF any shcn assT
bodies, shall deprive it of the power to so
transact business through its supreme
body and subordinate and affiliated d.
Section 2 All proceedings heretofore
taken in accordance with the foregoing
construction of said section one hundred
f~rt hnr INV firm nd l.
lied.
Section s. This act shall take effect
when approved
Chapter 90.
An Act to provide for the protection OF
Trees and Shrubs from the Introduction
and ravages of dangerous insects and
diseases
Section i. All nurseries or places where
trees shrubs vines and plants are grown
or offered for SALE, shall be Inspected at
least once year by f bT PEI commis
sioner of agriculture; and il no dangerous
insects or diseases are found certihcate
to that effect shall be issued by the sad
commissioner of agriculture; SAID certih-
cate shall contain also the name or the
entomologist and the date when said e1-
animation is made. .,,
The entomologist employed Tor TINS
purpose shall report in writing inmedi-
ately the results of his examination.
Any proprietor or owner of nurseries or
places where trees, shrubs. vines ana
plants are found to be infected with dan
gerous insects or diseases shall be mott.
fed of the same by the commissioner or
agriculture at once; such, proprietor.
owner or his agents are hereby prohibited
selling or offering for sale such trees,
shrubs or plants, unless the same have
been fumigated or otherwise treated I'M
der the direction OF the commissioner o.
agriculture, and such trees. shrubs or
plants shall bear a certificate OF the same.
Any violation of this requirement shall
be fined not more than nifty dollars ZOE
Section g All nursery stock shipped
into this state from any other state.
country or province shall bear on eacn
box or package a certificate that the CON
tents Of said box or package have been
investigated by a duly authorized inspect
ing officer, and that said contents appear
to be free from all dangerous insects or
diseases. In case nursery stock Is
brought into the state without such a GER
tificate the consignee shall return It to
the consignor at the expense OF the latter
age bearing a certificate OF fumigation.
which shall be an affidavit made before a
justice of the peace, that all stock sold by
manner approved by the state nursery In
spector of the state from which said nur-
sery stock Is shipped, the same may be
accepted as though bearing proper GER
titicate of inspection.
Section 3 Any transportation company
that shall bring into this state any nur-
sery stock such as trees, shrubs, vines.
cuttings or buds, and any transportation
company, owner or owners OF nursery
stock. or persons selling nursery stock as
thus defined, who shall transport such
stock or cause it to be transported within
the state, the same not having attached
to each box or package an unexplred
official certificate of inspection or an aff1-
davit of fumigation which shall meet the
requirements specified In section one OF
this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
and on conviction thereof be subject to
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for
each OffenSe.
Section l. It shall be the duty of the
commissioner Of agriculture to make full
investigation Of any locality when the
presence of the brown-tail or gypsy
moths or other injurious insects or plant
diseases may be suspected. Should any
person in the state suspect the presence
of the brown-tail, the gypsy moth, the
San Jose scale or other Injurious insects
or diseases 'preying. upon trees shrubs or
knowledge, he shall forthwith notify the
commissioner of agriculture to that eff
feet; and it shall be the duty of said COM
missioner of agriculture to cause the said
trees, shrubs OF vines to be inspected by q
competent entomologist. who shall forth
inspection. 1t shall be the duty OF the
commissioner. of agriculture to dissemi-
tail moth. the gypsy moth and other In
furious insects or plant diseases.