ART. 48] STATE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 377

six (6) months, all nurseries of trees, vines, shrubs and plants,
subject to the aforesaid insects or diseases within the State, and
if found free, so far as can be determined by inspection, from
the aforesaid insects or diseases, to give to the owner or owners or
persons in charge of said nurseries, a certificate of inspection
showing such nurseries or premises to be apparently free from
such insects and diseases. If any of the aforesaid insects or dis-
eases should be found in any nursery or orchard, or any premises
within the State where nursery stock is grown, the aforesaid offi-
cers shall cause to be destroyed or treated such portion of such
nursery stock or other trees or plants as in their opinion may be
necessary, and shall release all other nursery stock grown upon
said premises, and issue a certificate of inspection to the owner
or owners as herein provided for; and if such infested or diseased
trees, vines, plants or shrubs be destroyed by the aforesaid offi-
cers, then the owner shall pay the cost thereof, and if he refuse
to pay the same it shall be collected as prescribed in section 56.
No nurseryman, broker, agent, dealer or other person shall be
permitted to sell, ship, send out, or give away, by mail, express,
freight or otherwise, any trees, vines, shrubs, plants, buds or cut-
tings from any such nurseries or premises, without accompany-
ing the same, with a copy of the said certificate printed upon a
tag or label not easily destroyed, the same to be firmly attached
in some conspicuous position upon each car load, box, bale or
package so sent out or delivered.

1898, ch. 289.

59. Should any nurseryman, agent, broker, dealer or other
person send out or deliver within the State, or transport to any
other State or territory or the District of Columbia, trees, vines,
shrubs, plants, buds or cuttings, subject to the attacks of insects
and diseases above provided for, without attaching a copy of said
certificate, deface or destroy said certificate, or wrongfully attach
a certificate, he shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall upon conviction before any justice of the peace, be fined a
Bum not less than ten dollars ($10) or more than one hundred
dollars ($100) and costs of prosecution for each and every offense,
and stand committed until such fine and costs are paid, and the
fines so collected shall be paid to the trustees of the said college