The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

| ioi HIS anu all Otnef premises Nllilin oaio 1 county and to enforce all laws Of the
 state relating to such insect pests and such diseases as affect trees. vines, plants
 or any kind, or fruits or vegetables or
 any kind, and all other horticultural laws.
 rules and regulations of the state; pro-
 yided, however, that the horticulturist so to be appointed shall be nominated by
 the state horticulturist and shall be a
 graduate of an accredited agricultural college and shall have not less than five years of practical experience in horticul- tural pursuits, and said county horticul-
 turist shall hold his office during the time he performs the duties of said of flee in a manner satisfactory to said
 sta te horticulturist. Upon similar peti- ton, the county commissioners of said county shall appoint one or more deputy county horticulturist who shall be ex.
 offcio deputy state horticulturst: pro-
 vided that such assistant or deputy hor- ticulturist be first recommended by the
 state hortculturist, in the manner pro- vided for the appointment of a county horticulturist and shall hold office during
 the pleasure of said county commission CTS and of the county horticulturist for 1 said county. Every such deputy county
 horticulturist shall have and perform all 1 the powers and duties of county horti- culturist. but shall work under his direc- 1 ton.
 1 Sec 2 The county horticulturist and deputy county horticulturists and all other persons authorized to enforce the horti- cultural and inspection laws of Alabama, are authorized and empowered. provided l they show credentials from the state lhorticulturist to enter during reasonable hours upon or into any premises, lana, l buildings, enclosures, or other places TOT 1 the purpose of inspecting any article
 which Is subject to, infestation with any
 insect or fungus injurious to any article which grows upon or in or from the soli
 by processes of plant growth, or the
 eggs larvae, or pupae of such insects or 1 with any disease injurious to any such article or articles for the further pur- pose of enforcing any of the laws Of this state relating to horticultural quaran-
 tine, or horticultural inspection or the abatement of horticultural nuisances or | any other duties imposed by law upon
 suck horticulturists and other persons l authorized to enforce the inspection and horticultural laws of Alabama.
 l Sec B. Such county horticulturist shall receive a sum not less than $5 per day and his actual necessary expenses, ana
 each deputy county horticulturist shall l be paid for his services by said county a
 sum not to exceed S per day and his actual necessary expenses incurred in the l performance os his duties. The county | lhortIculturist shall report monthly 10 | the state horticulturist, on or before the I last day of each month, stating tne Klno | and amount of work done by himselr ana his assistant or assistants, the necessary expenses incurred, with vouchers Tor tne same, and the number of days that the said county horticulturist and his assist ant or assistants are entitled to pay. when l the state horticulturist has examined and approved the said report and clalm' | the county commissioners shall upon re- ceipt of the report so approved pay the | of Q l lhorticulturist, and his assistant or as- | sistants and the commissioners shall | certify the same to the treasurer or the i county before such compensation and
 expenses shall be paid.
 1 Sec 4. The board of county commits
 sicners of each county shall supply the :, county horticulturist and deputy county l horticulturist with such blanks as are not furnished by the state board of horti- | culture and with such stationery and postage as are needed in the perform ance of their official duties. If it ap- pears to the court of county commis-
 sioners of any county that it will be for | the best interests of the people or sucn | county to do so, it may agree to pay, and shall pay, to it's county horticulturist | A larger sum than s per day for ms | services and his actual travelling ex- penses, and shall not pay deputy county horticulturist sum greater than s4 per day for his services and his actual ex- penses
 Sec. E. It shall be the duty of the county horticulturist, whenever he deems Lit necessary, on the written approval of the state horticulturist, to cause an in- l spection to be made during reasonable l hours, of any orchards, nurseries, trees, plants, vegetables. vines. or any rruit
 packing houses, storeroom' salesrooih o, any other place within his district, ana also of any fruit trees or nursery stock shipped from the limits of this state, and l if found infected with any pests dis-
 eases or fungus growth injurious to l fruits plants, trees, vegetables or vines l or with their eggs or larvae naole to | spread to other plants or localities, or or | such nature as to be public danger, l he shall notify the owner or owners or pc. sonstin charge or possession or sucn articles, things or places, that the same l are SO infested, or in case such Iruit l trees or nursery stock, aithouen ap- parently sound and not infested py any pests shall have been from an iniesteo 1 district beyond the limits of this state, he shall also so notify the owner or own CTS or persons in charge of or in posses l sion Of the same to eradicate or destroy 1 said insects or pests or their eggs or larvae, ,r such imported fruit trees or l nursery stock from infested districts wl'h- cut the limits of this state. or to treat
 
 time to be specified in said notice. Said notice may be served upon the person or persons. or any of them, owning, having l charge of or having possession or sucn 1 infested place, article, or thing py saiu county horticulturist. or by any person Ideouted by him for that purpose, or they | may be served in the same manner as 1 a summons in an action at law. Such rotice shall contain directions for the ap- r,jcation of such treatment approved oy l the county horticulturist- for the eradlca- 1 ton or destruction of said pests, or the eggs or larvae thereof, or the treatment | of ( onta gious diseases-or fungus growths. Any and all such places, orchards, nur- 1 series. trees, plants, shrubs, vegetauies, 1 vines. fruits or articles thus. infested are hereby declared to be public nuisance. and shculd they exist at any place in the state on the property of any owner or 1 owners upon whom or upon the person Tn charge or poss sssion of whose property /, nctice has been served as aforesaid, ana l who shall have failed or refused to apate the same within the time specified III such notice or if it Is the property or | any nonre sident or any property not m 1.-the possession of any person and the owner or owners of which cannot be
 found by the county horticulturist after diixent search within the county it shall
 be the duty of the county horticuiturist to cause such nuisance to be at once apated i by ,raiicating or destroying such insects or pests or their eggs or larvae. or by treting or disinfectinH or destroying the I infested or diseased article, or imported Il .r,it trees or nursery stock improved l eron an infested district without the
 limits of this state The expense thereof
 sha.i be a county charge and the board