1248 INSPECTIONS. [ART. 48

1904, art 48, sec. 55. 1896, ch. 200, sec. 54. 1898, ch. 289.
1906, ch. 509, secs. 55 and 55 A.

53. It shall be the duty of said state horticulturist, state entomolo-
gist and state pathologist, their assistants and employes, under the
control of trustees of said college, to seek out and suppress all per-
nicious insects, pests and contagious disease hereinbefore mentioned as
destructive to horticultural and agricultural interests of this State, and
conduct experiments, when necessary, to accomplish that end. It shall
be the duty of the state horticulturist to carry out the work of the
horticultural investigation and experimentation, under the direction
of the Maryland Experiment Station.

Ibid. sec. 56. 1896, ch. 290, sec. 55. 1906, ch. 509, sec. 56.

54. In order to accomplish the purpose of this sub-title the state
horticulturist, state entomologist and the state pathologist, their assist-
ants and employes, or any other officer, assistant or employe appointed
by said board of trustees, are hereby authorized to enter upon any
public premises, parks, cemeteries or other premises, or upon any land
of any firm, corporation or private individual within the State of
Maryland for the purpose of inspecting, destroying, treating or experi-
menting upon the insects and diseases aforesaid. Should any insect or
disease found by said state horticulturist, state entomologist or state
pathologist, or by any other officers appointed by said trustees, be in
their opinion capable of eradication without the destruction of the
tree or plant, then said officers are to treat or cause to be treated with
the proper remedies and appliances all such trees, vines, shrubs, plants
and grains. Further, said state officers shall treat or have treated, in
order to prevent the dissemination of the aforesaid insects or diseases,
any and all suspicious trees, vines, shrubs, plants, and grains found to
be in a dangerous proximity to those infested as aforesaid.

Ibid. sec. 57. 1896, ch. 290, sec. 56.

55. Should any of the officers aforesaid through their assistants and
employes or by any notification whatsoever find any fruit trees, vines,
shrubs, plants or grains infested or diseased with the aforesaid insects
or diseases, the aforesaid officers shall mark or tag in some conspicuous
way all trees, vines, shrubs, plants or grains, infested with the afore-
said diseases and shall give notice in writing to the owner or owners,
tenants or persons in charge of such premises of the condition thereof,
and thereupon if such person or persons so notified shall not within
ten (10) days after the notification destroy or treat the same in accord-
ance with regulations and rules of said trustees, a copy of which will
be sent on application to any person, then said trustees shall through
their officers, assistants or employes, destroy or treat all such trees,
plants, vines, shrubs and grains, and the State officers shall file a state-
ment of the expenses of such destruction or treatment with the trustees
of said college, and said trustees shall transmit a copy of such state-
ment and account of such expenditure, with the usual affidavit attached
thereto to be made by the State officers, which shall be sufficient evidence