Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-28
STATE HOUSE,
Fall Crusade Against the
Brown-1aiI Moths
Will Be Resumed With the
Coming Of October.
Points About Insect Law That
People Should Remember.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and coun.
Gil Tuesday. Oct. I, at 10 A, M.

| announcement was made by Prof. F.
f. HitchnSs, the State cntJmologiSt.
friday, that a meeting of the bureau
OF entomology would be held at the
Office Of Hon. A. w. Gilman, Commits
Sloner Of agriculture, Monday, Sept. 30,
commencing IL the forenoon, for the
purpose Of formulating plans for the
educational work and also for the fall
| campaign against the brown-tail moth.
Included in the latter will be a visit bv
Inc members of the field force to all of
the cities and towns in the infested
districts of the State, and they will be
followed about the middle of the COM
ING month by the government scouts.
The bureau will take measure to in
sure the carrying out by the cities and
l"Wns of the provisions of the law en-
acted by the last Legislature The law
referred to is an act to provide for the
protection of trees and shrubs from
the Introduction and ravages Of danger
Gus insects and diseases, and the sec
tions which bear directly upon the mat
ter in hand are given below:
Section Z Should any person in the
State suspect the presence Of the
hr"wn-tail moth or San Jose scale prey
n"sS"s3ion or within his knowledge he
shall forthwith notify the commission
or To cause the said trees, shrubs or
vines to be inspected. If sufficient cause
hr found the commissioner of agricul-
tIn" Shall forthwith notify the NUM-
ciI al officers of the city or town where
such pests have been found. Municipal
officers thus notified shall Immediately
cause To be destroyed such of the above
named insects i'm their different stages
rs may DC found within the limits Of
public streets and parks. Should such
municipal officers neglect or fail within
Il reasonable time to perform the duti";
herein imposed upon them then the
commissioner Of agriculture with the
advice ana consent of the Governor and
Council, shah order such city or town
to proceed to destroy the above named
insects in accordance with methods to
he pr, SCribed by him and to spend such
an amount in the above named work as
he shall deem necessary, not exceeding,
however. during any one full year, one
twentieth of ono per cent. of the tax
valuation Of said city or town for the
preceding year.
Any city or town failing to comply
with the directions of said commission
or in the performance of said work
and the expenditure of such money
within tho time specified hy him. then
the commissioner Of agriculture shall
cause TIE said work to be dCne and
shall charac" the actual cXpenSe' of tn"
same to said city or town: the amount.
however. not To exceed One-twenti"th of
one Acr cent. of the total valuation of
such ci'v or town. such amount TO pc
collected az state tax.
Wh.r, YER Il city or town is notified
w the commissioner Of agriculture of
the presence of the brown-tail moth or
san jose scale, the mayor Of each
civ and the sclcctmcn of each town
silIll notify each owner OF real estit"
located therein, requiring MN 70 DC
stroy the above named insects on ms
orchard and shade trees within Srccl-
fed time. If the owner falls to destroy
the above named insects before the
:ucriiIrd time, then the city or town,
subject to the approval OF tho comlIil~-
.inn.r Of agriculture, shall destroy
them. ana Shall assess upon such aforc-
said real estate the actual cost 'of 50
doing. I" an amount. however. not OK
crC,linE onC-tCnth OF one per cent Oh
the assessed valuation of the above
named property. The amount 50 as
ScsScd shall be collected in the form OF
taxes.
Cities and towns may raise the sums
necessary to carry out the provisions
of this section in the same manner III
which money is raised for other nee
,esary municipal purposes.
section 8. For the purpose Of in
spcctinE any trees, shrubs or plants
to be infected with dangerous
insects or diseases, and for the HRrpose
of discriminating or cohtrolli any
dangerous insects or diseases tfi may
no found injecting trees, shrubs or
t.fnnts. the commissioner OF agriculture
au1 his employees and municipal Off
GERS ami their employees shall nave tne
right to enter private and puphc
grounds.
Section 10. Any person VINO Shah
resist or Obstruct Such COM
missioner or any person or persons IN
der his employ. or any offlcer or agent
If i CITY or town while engaged IN the
executions of the purposes OF TINS ACT
shall he punished by fine not exceed
ing tive ntV-fivc dollars for each o1enSe.
Eoticn is beng sent out from the
neicc Of Inc Board Of State Assessors 70
same If tie local boards Of the state
calling their attention to the law which
roouiros the assessors of each town.
on ar before the first day of August in
o,cr ycar to return to the state board
thc name. age. physical and financial
cn,aition Of every person within their
who is blind. deaf ana
dumb feeble-minded, idiotic. insane.
tc on q blank prepared for that pur-
,,so Tho notices are being sent to the
assessors who have been delinquent in
with the provisions of the