The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-28
Do NOT FAVOR
PROPOSED BILL
TEXT OF INSPECTORATE BILL
AGAINST WHICH THE COUNTY
HORTICULTURISTS PASS ED
RESOLUTIONS YESTERDAY.

to the committee on horticulture and
forestry, of which Representative
Holm of this county is chairman.
The bill does not meet with the ap-
prevail of the horticulturists of this
valley, and Mr.. Holm was memorial
lied by the members of the Chelan
County Horticultural society yester-
day to oppose the bill, the text of
which follows:
An Act creating the Office of county
inspector of horticulture, prescrib-
ing his qualifications, duties, pow
ers and fixing salaries.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Washington:
Sec. l. There is hereby created
the Office of county inspector of hor-
ticulture; he shall be elected at the
same time and in the same manner
as are other county officers, for a
term of two years and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified.
He shall receive three dollars per
day for each and every day actually
employed, and in addition thereto
his actual travelling expenses not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars per an
mum. In counties having less that
three thosand acres of orchard, the
number of days actually employed
shall be ten acres for each day
He shall keep his Office at the
county seat, and before entering
upon his duties shall take and SUBJ
scribe an oath as required of the
county officials and execute a bond
to the state of Washington in the
sum of one thousand dollars, con-
ditioned that he will faithfully per-
form the duties of his office as pro-
vided by law.
He shall be skilled in horticulture
and capable of performing the du-
ties of his Office 1t shall be required
of him to annually inspect the fruit
orchards of the county, to enforce
all laws pertaining to horticulture
and shall act in conjunction with
and follow the policies Of, and di-
rections and regulations of, the state
commissioner of horticulture
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state commissioner of horticulture
the results of his labors, conditions
of orchards and such other informa-
ton regarding horticulture as may
be required.
Sec. g 1t shall be the duty of the
county inspector of horticulture,
whenever he shall deem it necessary,
to cause an inspection to be made of
any orchards, nurseries, trees, plants,
vegetables, vines or any fruit pack
or any other place within the county
and also of any fruit trees beyond
the limits of this state and if found
infected with any pests. disease or
fungus growth injurious to fruits,
plants, trees, vegetables or vines, or
with eggs or larvae liable to spread
to other places or localities or of
such nature as to me a public dan
ger, he shall notify the owners or
persons in charge of or in possession
of such articles, things or places,
that the same are so infested; or in
case such fruit trees or nursery stock,
although apparently sound and not
infested by any pest, shall have been
from an infested district beyond the
limits of this state, he shall notify
the owner or owners, or such person
in charge or in possession of the
same, and shall require such persons
to eradicate or destroy said insects
or pests of their eggs or larvae OF
such imported fruit, fruit trees or
nursery stock of infested districts
without the limits of this state, or
to treat such contagious diseases
within a certain time to be specified
in said notice Said notice may be
served upon the person or persons or
any of them owning, having charge
or having possession of such infested
place, article or thing, by the county
inspector of horticulture. or may be
served in the same manner as sum-
mons in an action at law. Such no.
tice shall contain directions for the
application of some treatment APP
proved by the county inspector of
horticulture. or may be served in the
same manner as a summons in an
action at law Such notice shall
contain directions for the application
of some treatment approved by the
county inspector of horticulture for
the eradication or destruction of said