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by amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 8. (Sec. 423 G. L. The gov.
ernor shall biennially in the month Of
January, with the advice and consent of
the senate, appoint commissioner of
agriculture. Said commissioner shall
maintain such Office and employ such
assistance, clerical or otherwise, as the
governor deems necessary for the proper
performance of the duties of said COM
missioner.
Sec. 3. Section 7 of No. II of the
acts of 1908 (Sec. 4z4 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 7. (Sec. 424 G. L.) Said COM
missioner shall promote the agricultural
interests and education throughout the
state by means of institutes, farmers
meetings, lectures, essays, bulletins, crop
reports, nature leaflets and such other
means as he deems advisable, and may
employ, subject to the approval of the
governor, assistants, lecturers, essayists
and experts in conducting meetings, in
the preparation of bulletins and crop
reports and in the proper discharge OF
his duties. Such educational work shall
include, among other topics, forestry,
tree planting, roads and road making
Lectures and essays shall be given and
institutes and meetings held at such
places and times as said commissioner
deems advisable. Said commissioner may
attend conventions, meetings, or insti-
tutcs relating to agriculture, held in
other states or countries. Said commits
soner may, with the approval of the
governor, use portion of the moneys
apportioned for agriculture, to represent
fIn f1Nn
side of the state.
acts of 1908 as amended by section Io5
of No I of the acts of .o15 (Scc. as
OF the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. Q. (Sec 426 G. L. Said COM
missioner shall, in each even year, sub
NIT detailed report of his work to the
governor, together with such facts and
abstracts as are hereinafter required to
be included therein, and together with
such suggestions in regard to the duties
OF his Office and the advancement of the
agricultural interests of the state as may
seem pertinent Said commissioner may
include in such report such addresses,
lectures and essays delivered under the
provisions of this act, as he deems ad-
visable, and may reprint therein bulletins,
crop reports and leaflets. Said commits
sioner may include in such report an
abstract of the proceedings of such agri-
cultural clubs or other organizations or
institutions for the furtherance of agri-
cultural education and interests, as he
deems advisable. There shall be pub
lished with such report, the report of
the annual meetings of the Vermont state
horticultural society, the report of the
Vermont dairymen's association, the re-
port of the maple sugar makers asso-
citation and the report of the state fair
commission.
Sec. S. Section I of No. IS of the
acts of 1908 as amended by section of
No. 20 of the acts of 1912 and section
200 of No. of the acts of 1915 (Sec.
437 of the General Laws, as proposed)
is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. I. (Sec. 437 c. L. The COM
missioner of agriculture shall, by vir-
tue of his Office, be inspector of nur-
series. Said Inspector shall inspect or
cause to be inspected nurseries, enforce
the provisions of the four following Sec
tons and perform such duties as may
properly devolve upon him because OF
the operation of the federal plant quar-
antine law. Said nursery inspector may
employ such assistance as the governor
deems necessary for the proper perform
ance of the duties of said inspector.
Sec. g. Section of No. IS of the
acts of 1908 as amended by section 2
of No. 22 of the acts of 1919 (Sec. 43S
of the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 2. (Sec. 43S G. L.) Said in
spector shall annually, between April
first and November thirtieth, inspect or
cause to be inspected the nursery stock
in all nurseries. Nursery stock and trees
and plants within nursery bonds, which
are infected with San Jose scale or other
injurious insects or plant diseases shall
be destroyed or treated by fumigation
or otherwise, to the satisfaction of said
inspector.
Sec. Z. Section l of No. 10 of the
acts of 1910 as amended by section I OF
No. 81 of the acts of 1912 (Sec. 44e OF
the General Laws, as proposcd) is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. l. (Sec. Az G. L. The COM
missioner of agriculture shall, by virtue
OF his office, be state ornithologist, and
as such may employ assistance, subject
to the approval of the governor, but the
entire expenses of the state ornithologist,
other than his personal expenses, but in
Guiding salaries and expenses for assist
ance, shall not exceed one hundred dol
liars in any one year
Sec. s. Section 2 of No. II of the
acts of 1908 (Sec. asa of the General
Laws. as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
| Sec. 2. (Sec. asa G.. L. The COM
missioner OF agriculture shall, by virtue
of his Office, be state forester. Said for
ester shall have direction of all forest
interests and all matters pertaining to
forestry, and shall be ex ollicio, forester
IN charge of the nursery for forest seed
lings. Said forester shall be ex officio,
state tirewarden and may. in his discre-
ton, exercise all the authority OF the
hrewarden in town or gore and may
do any act which said warden may do
under the provisions of this act; and
every person and town shall be governed
and bound by such acts OF said forester
as II the same had been performed by
said warden, but this provision shall not
affect the authority of said warden Said
forester shall manage the state forest
reserves. Said forester shall collect data
and make expert studies relative to state
forest conditions. Said forester may
prepare bulletins, deliver addresses, lee
lures and demonstrations in forestry.
SAID forester may advise owners of for
est lands in this state relative TO the
management OF the same, provided that