The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
shall be at the disposal of the Com
missioner of Agriculture and 1mmisra-


ton.
Subject to the provisions Of this plan
of reorganization and to the direction OF
the Board of Agriculture and Immgra-
ton, and to the president and executive
committee. the Commissioner of Agr-
culture and Immigration shall continue
to discharge the duties devloved upon
him in section l7S3b, section 1850, and
section 17SS OF Pollard's Code; but the
Commissioner of Agriculture and Immi-
grafton shall, Immediately upon receipt
of any money or checks. transfer the
same tc the secretary and treasurer. in
dnrsng the checks payable to the latter.
The secretary and treasurer shall keep
all checks and remttances which are
under the control of the board. All
checks and money shall be deposited
daily In one of the banks used by the
State MS n depository, and as the
amounts justify it shall be drawn there
from and deposited with the State
Treasurer. to be subject to warrants as
hereinbefore provided. Quarterly hnan-
cial statements shall be submitted by
the secretary and treasurer TO the board.
and the commissioner shall submit at
the final annual meeting OF the board
estimates of expenditures and receipts
for the next fiscal year.
5 The chemical force of the depart
ment shall consist of n chief chemist
and four assistant chemists, and jani-
tor all of whom except the janitor,
chemist. snail be appointed by the board.
The chief chemist shall have charge of the
analysis OF fertilizer and food samples
and all other work of the laboratory. but
shall be subject to such general direction
in regard to the conduct of the work
inay be given by the commissioner, pro-
vided that no instructions OF the latter
Officer ANIL interfere with the carrying
Tf n llnS ~ ms
be established by the board. The food
Inspection work shall he conducted by
the fourth assistant chemist, who shall
dc this work Mt such seasons as the
beard, under the advice of the chief
chemist, may direct.
The Executive Omccr.
6. The Commissioner OF Agriculture
and Immigration shall be the executive
officer of the board and subject to the
provisions Of this plan of reor sanizaton.
shall discharge the duties that are de-
volved upon him by law, or by order
OF the board. The commissioner shall
employ the following clerical force: a
fertilizer clerk, an Immigration clerk. a
stenographer and typewriter and
janitor.
la The fertilizer clerk shall keep a
record of the registrations of the brands
% fertilizer offered for sale n the state.
and shall keep the record of samples OF
inspectors, and perform all other duties
which at the present time pertain 10
that position. including the shipment of
fertilizer tags, He shall, If the COM
missioner so desires, perform such other
duties as may be required of him per-
tanning to the legitimate work Of the
department or any of :ts branches. lie
shall have his desk, or desks in such
portion OF the department offices located
on the same floor with the Commits
. NO 1.,tt ., ~ -IF L.
tb) The immigration clerk shall keep
all records and attend to all duties per-
tanning to that work and shall perform
such other duties as may be required of
him, provided they are part Of the
legitimate work of the department Ite
shall keep a register, in which shall he
entered on the day Of their arrival the
names OF all Immigrants, their nation
ality, and the names and post-oflee adj.
dresses of the parties 10 whom they are
sent. This register shall be n part or
the records of the office
tcl The stenographer and Typewriter
shall perform such clerical work MS the
commissioner may prescribe.
(d) The janitSr shall clean the Offices
Of the department the offices of the
beard, and the museum He shall also
perform such other duties as may be
assigned him. provided they pertain TO
the legitimate work OF the department.
(el The inspectors shall render their
expense accounts on the 18th and last
day of each month, In order that the
warrants for same may be made out at
The same time, and also that their OK
penses may be more readily compared
when tho board so desires II, The in
spectors shall furnish to tho member OF
the board representing their districts a
duplicate expense account at the same
time they send their account to the
I Commissioner OF Agriculture and imini-
gratlnn, 10 10 examined by MIN and
handed, the secretary and treasarns. THO
! inspectors shall, at the end OF each
| month of their work, submit 10 the
member Of the board representing their
/, districts, report OF all seizures made
for whatever cause, and thair instruc-
tons received from tho Commissioner
! OF Agriculture and 1mmigrat0n in ra-
| gard t9 same, and Tie final adIustmept
/ e the matters as far as they are aware
! OF
| The annual report Of the Commissioner
| 0. Agriculture and Immigration shall 10
made TO the board and ihe board viii