The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-09
clude Whitman and AsOtin counties

clude Whitman and AsOtin counties
District No. IL shall comprise and in
clude Lewis Cowlitz. Pacific and Wah-
kiakun! counties.
District No II shall comprise and in
clude Garfield. Columbia and Walla Wal
la counties.
District No. l. shall comprise and In
Guide Clarke, Skamania and klickitat
counties.
Nurserymen Must Have License
Sec Is. No person, firm or corpora
ton shall engage in, continue In, or
carry on the business of selling or
dealing in nursery stock fruit trees. or
ornamental shrubbery or solicit purchas-
ers of nursery stock. fruit trees or or
namental shrubbery within this state.
or engage in the business Of i'm
porting into this state for sale or dis
tribution, nursery stock, fruit trees
ornamental shrubbery either as owner
thereof. or as agent Of such owner.
without first obtaining a license to
carry on and conduct such business
in this state.
Sec. 16. The form of license shall be
prescribed by the State Commiss
Of Horticulture and shall be issued by
linn upon proper application therefor.
All licenses shall run for one year from
date of issue. The license fee shall be
$500 per annum for nurserymen and
tree dealers. and s1.50 per annum for
agents, statesmen or solicitors.
The State Commissioner of Horti-
culture shall prescribe the form Of ap-
p,ication for licenses, and no license
shall be issued until the license fee
shall have been paid and bond furnish
ed as herein provided. All licenses shall
be issued in the name Of the owner, So
licitor. salesman or agent as the case
may be, and shall designate the bust
ness which may be carried on there
under and no license shall be assign
ed or Transferred. Licenses to sa es-
men. agents or solicitors shall show
the name and location Of nursery or
place OF business of the nurserymen or
tree dealers for whom ne acts, and no
license shall be granted to an agent,
salesman or solicitor unless the party
whom he represents shall have taken
out a license and furnished bond as
herein provided.
Sec. IL Each licensed nurseryman
and tree dealer under provisions Of this
act shall make, execute and deliver to
the State Commissioner Of Horticul-
ture. a bond running to the State Of
Washington in the sum Of one thous-
and dollars fs1.O Oc OO) with sureties
to be approved by said commissioner.
conditioned for the compliance by such
license with all Of the laws of the
State of Washington. relative to the
sale, disposition, delivery, inspection
and disinfection of nursery stock, fruit
trees or horticultural plants, dealt in,
sold. handled. or delivered by such Ii
censee: also that all nursery stock, fruit
trees or horticultural plants sold or
delivered by such licensee shall be true
to name and variety as represented
Provided. No LIABILITY shall attach by
reason of stock being untrue to name
unless al least five per cent of any
variety in any order shall so prove un-
true to name.
Record Of Licenses
Sec. IS. The State Commis sioner OF
Horticulture shall keep in his office
a record Of all licenses issued as here
in provided. which records shall show
the character of the license, the name
Of the holder. the date of issuance
and the date Of expiration. The bonds
taken from tree dealers and nursery.
men. as herein provided shall also b.
fled with and held by said State Com
missioner Of Horticulture.
Sec. 10. Upon report being made t.
the Commissioner of Horticulture by
any horticultural inspector that any
person. firm or corporation no ding {
license has not complied with. or Is
not complying with the laws of thu
State Of Washington re'ative to such
business said State Commissioner OF
Horticulture may suspend the license
of the person. firm or corporation ant
Shall Investigate the facts, and if it bt
ascertained that such licensee has VIC
lated the laws of the state relating t
such business in any particular. sucl
license shall be revoked. The cance.
lation or revocation of any bond fur
nished by any nurseryman or tree deal
er as herein provided, shall ipso factt
work revocation of the license o.
such person and all agents, solicitor:
and statesmen employed by and repre-
senting him.,
Penalty for Selling Trees Not True t.
Name.
Sec. 20. Any person or persons suffer
ing damage for any cause by reaso.
Of the infection Of nursery stock bought
by him or them or by reason of re
ceiving nursery stock, fruit trees OF
horticultural plants not true to tho
name as represented by the owner, so
licitor. or agent selling the same. shall
have recourse against the bond fl ec
by the person from whom such stor
was purchased for all damages sustain
ed which damages may be recovered by
suit in any court of competent juris
diction: Provided No Habit ty shall at
tach to bond unless at least five pe
cent. OF each variety ordered shall prov,
untrue to name
Sec. 81. Any person, firm or corpora
ton who shall carry on or conduct an.
business within this state for whicl
Al license is required as herein provid
ed. and without first having procure
said license ard furnished bord as here
in provided, shall be deemed guilty o
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in any court of competent jur
isd!ction shall be subject to fine O
not less than fifty dollars ($5O.0O). no
more than one hundred dollars ($10000)
together with the costs of prosecution
and shall be committed to the count.
jail until such fine and costs are paid
Sec. 81. Any person who shall IA Sc
~ represent that he is agent or repre-
man or dealer in fruit trees or hOr
ticultural plants, or ornamental shrub
berry shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
de:neanor. and upon conviction there
of shall be fined in any sum OF no
. less than fifty dollars ($5O.OO). no
more than one hundred dollars ($10O.OO)
together with the costs of prosecution
and shall be committed to the count,
Jail until such fine and costs are paid
Must Guard Against Pests