Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

4 No 10 of the acts of 1910 (Scc. 4z3 OF
I the General Laws. as propoSed) IS here
/ BY amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. o. (Sec. 42S q. L. The gov
ernor shall biennially in the month OF
/ January, with the advice and consent of
/ the senate, appoint a commissioner of.
agriculture. Said commissioner sh6l
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 5. Section : of No. II of the
acts of 1908 (Sec. 424 of the General
Laws, as proposed) is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
! Sec :. (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.
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institutes and meetings held at such
places and times as said commissioner
deems advisable. Said commissioner may
attend conventions, meetings, or insti-
tuteS relating to agriculture, held IN
lother states or countries. Said commits
sioner may, with the approval of the
governor, use d portion of the moneys
appoTtiuned for agriculture, to represent
the state by exhibit or otherwise out
side of the state.
Sec. + Section of No. II of the
acts of 1908 as amended by section los
of No. I of the acts of 1915 (Sec. 426
of the General Laws, as proposed) is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. Q. (Sec. 426 G. ID Said COM
missioner shall, in each even year, sub
NIT a 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,
lcrop 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 dairyinen's association, the re-
| Of the v77or1ta ,3l-arc'
citation and. the report of the state fair
commission.
| Sec. 5. Section I of No Is of the
acts of 1908 as amended by section I of
No. p of the acts OF 1912 and section
200 of No. I of the acts of 1915 (Sec
437 of the General Laws, as proposed)
IS hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Sec, / (Sec. 437 c. l. The com
missioner of agriculture shall, by viz
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. 6. Section 2 of No. IS of the
acts of 1908 as amended by section 2
of No. p of the acts of 1912 (Sec 438
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
i Sec. 2. (Sec. 438 G. ID 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. 7. Section I of No. 70 Of the
acts of 1910 as amended by section I of
No. Fl of the acts of 1912 (Sec. Az of
the General Laws, as proposed) IS here
by amended so as to read as follows
I Sec. l. (Sec. Az G. ID 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
lother than his personal expenses, but in
lcluding salaries and expenses for assist
lance, shall not exceed one hundred dol
liars IN any one year
( Sec. 8. Section ? Of No II OF the
acts of 1908 (Sec. 454 of the General
Laws, as proposed) IS hereby amended
50 as to read as follows:
| Sec. 2 (Sec 454 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 al matters pertaining to
forestry, and shall be ex olficio. forester
IN charge Of the nursery for forest seed
Il lings. Said forester shall be ex oficio,
state fiTewarden and may. II his discre-
ton, exercise ali the authority Of the
lfiTewarden IN a town or gore and may
do any act which said warden may do
under the provisions Of this act: and
levery person and town shall be governed
and bound bv such acts or said forester