EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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employes, under the control of trustees of said college, to
seek out and suppress all pernicious insects, pests and con-

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tagious disease hereinbefore mentioned as destructive to
horticultural and agricultural interests of this State, and
conduct experiments, when necessary, to accomplish that
end.
56. In order to accomplish the purpose of this sub-title
the State horticulturist, State entomologist and the State

Duties
prescribed.

pathologist, their assistants 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 experimenting 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.
66. The sum of twelve thousand dollars annually is hereby
appropriated in order to carry out the provisions of this sub-

Powers
granted.

title and properly provide for the above described inspection ;
to employ men qualified for their respective positions; to pro-
cure the requisite facilities and equipment necessary for the
proper performance of the duties herein imposed, and to
offer means of support for investigation in addition to the
inspection work of the State officers, and the dissemination
of information that will promote horticultural and agricul-
tural interests of this State; said appropriation to be divided
as follows: $4,000 for the State horticulturist and $8,000
for the State entomologist and State pathologist.
55 A. It shall be the duty of the State horticulturist to

Appropriation
made.

carry out the work of the horticultural investigation and
experimentation, under the direction of the Maryland experi-
ment station.

Duty of State
horticul-
turist.