, 1911-07-05
DRAFT OF
for St. Croix prescribing measures against
diseases Of the Cotton Plant.


meeting in each calendar year, shall choose
4 cotton growers, who with the Director of
Agriculture as Chairman, constitute q Com
mission, who must for the year in question,
see that the measures prescribed in the fol-
lowing paragraphs for the prevention of the
spread of disease among the cotton plants
Of the island, are carried out.
Every cotton grower elected by the Coun-
ell to act on this commission is bounl to
accept election.
The Commission elects among its own
members a vice chairman to act in case of
the absence of the chairman,
For the year 1911 the Commission already
constituted under the Ordinance of II June
1909 takes the place Of the aforementioned
commission.
50,
Every piece of land which is used for the
cultivation of cotton shall be cleared of all
cotton plants upon it by roofing up and
burning them once every year, the said root
ing up and burning to be completed by a
certain date to be fixed, for each year, pud
for each estate, by the Commission named
in s l.
The obligation to have the clearing done
rests on the cotton grower.
SO.
No sowing of cotton shall take place on
any estate before the lapse Of a period Of
from 2 to 4 weeks from the date fixed by
the Commission for the completion of the
uprootjng and burning mentioned in s 2, the
duration Of this period to be fixed for each
year and for each estate by the Commission.
"a.
Any planter desiring to grow cotton on
any estate not planted in cotton the previ-
Gus year, must notify the Chairman Of the
Commission mentioned in l, on or before
the 31st of March, of his intention, and the
Commission shall fix for him the date at
which he may commence planting.
S..
The Commission mentioned in s l, shall
meet each year ia the month of April to
decide professionally on the measures pre-
scribed in 2-4 and shall notify planters
accordingly.
Any planter Directing to the decision Of
the Commission in his case may give written
notice to the Chairman of his objections and
state his "ensons. The Commission shall
then hold a meeting to consider the matter
and shall decide if any alteration in the de-
cision can be made, and whatever the Com
mission then decides on shall be regarded
rs final, and the planters shall La notified
accordingly.
"
If any area Of Iand is found not to have been
cleared before the date prescribed in pursu-
ance Of s , the Commission is to have the
work which is necessary i'll such connection
done for account Of the owner OF user con
cerued,
The expenses for the purpose are to be
advanced by the Colonial Treasury, and
can be enforced by levy.
81.
The Commission and persons authorized
by it have free and unhindered access to
my and every ground for the purpose of
exercising the necessary supervision and
carrying out the measures named in 6.
So.
Transgressions of the provisions in 3
and 4 are punished with fines of from so to
1000 francs.
Anyone obstructing the Commission and
the persons authorized by it i'll their legal
access to the land shall be fined from 100
1000 francs, in SO far as his conduct does
not incur heavier punishment under the
general provisions of the law.
The cases are dealt with as public police