The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-03-03
LEGAL NOTICE.
Arizona Commission of Agriculture and
Horticulture, Office Of State Ento-
mologist Capitol Building, Phoenix,
Arizona.

Horticulture, Office of State Ento-
mologist Capitol Building, Phoenix,
Arizona.
NOTICE OF NON COTTON ZONE
ON ACCOUNT OF THE THURBERIA
WEEvIL OR ARIZONA WILD COT.
TON BOIL WEEvIL:
The fact has been determined
by the Arizona Commission of
Agriculture and Horticulture,
and notice is hereby given, that
an injurious insect-the Arizona
wild cotton boil weevil (Anthono
mus grandis var. thurberim-n
heretofore widely distributed
within and throughout the State
of Arizona. exists in certain parts
of Pima and Santa Cruz coun
ties, and that the danger of in
festation of Arizona cotton fields
by this pest does exist, and that
it, therefore, constitutes public
menace.
In order to assure the proven.
ton of the introduction of the
Arizona boil weevil into the cot
ton producing areas of Arizona,
it becomes necessary to prohibit
the growing of cotton in certain
parts of Pima and Santa Cruz
counties described herein.
Now, Therefore, We, the Ari.
iona Commission of Agriculture
and Horticulture, under the au.
thority conferred by paragraph
1911, chapter IS, title 81, Civil
Code, Revised Statutes of the
State of Arizona of 1913, do here
by adjudge and declare all cot
ton planted or growing within
any of the below described terri.
tory, on or after January l, 1928,
to be a public nuisance and con.
traband, and by this notice do
order that no cotton shall be
planted or grown subsequent to
January /. 1923. within:
(a) That portion of the coun.
ties of Pima and Santa Cruz,
State of Arizona. embraced with.
in the following described boun.
Diary line, to wit:
Beginning at the northeast
corner of Pima county. thence
west along the north boundary
of Pima county to the northeast
corner of township eleven (1D
south, range eleven I'D east of
the ella and Salt River Base
and Meridian; thence south on a
straight line to the station house
at Rillito station on the line of
the Southern Pacific Railway;
thence south on a straight line
to the northeast corner of town.
ship thirteen (13) south, range
eleven (11) east of the ella and
Salt River. Base and Meridian;
thence directly south to the
southern boundary line of Santa
Cruz county; thence east along
the south boundary line of Santa
Cruz county to the, southeast
corner of said county; thence
along the east boundary line of
Santa Cruz and Pima counties to
the place of beginning.
And it is further ordered that
all cotton found planted or grow.
ing in any of the above describ.
ed territory, on or after January
/, 1923, shall be destroyed as a
public nuisance at the expense
of the owner of the premises
upon which such cotton may be
found.
This order is issued on this
day and is in full force and effect
from and after this day until
said nuisance is abated.
In Testimony Whereof, we have
hereunto signed our names and
caused the seal of the Arizona
Commission of Agriculture and
Horticulture to be hereon i'm.
pressed, in the city of Phoenix,
Arizona, this twentieth day of
December, 1922.
(Signed) E. w. HUDSON,
| Chairman.
ANDREW KIMBALL,
(Seal) Member.
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