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LAWS OF MARYLAND

and the State officers shall file a statement of the expenses of
such destruction or treatment with the trustees of said college,
and said trustees shall transmit a copy of such statement and
account of such expenditure, with the usual affidavit attached
thereto to be made by the State officers, which shall be suffi-
cient evidence to prove the claim to the State's Attorney of
the county where the owner of such premises resides, and said
attorney is directed to collect the same and account to the
Trustees of the Maryland Agricultural College therefor.

Duty of
trustees.

57. That it shall be the duty of said trustees to send the
State Entomologist, or the State Pathologist, or their duly
authorized assistants, at least once a year into each county of
the State for the purpose of determining by inspection the
healthfuluees and general condition of the horticultural and
agricultural interests.

Inspect trees,
vines, etc.

58. That it is hereby also made the duty of the said board
of trustees, through the State Entomologist and the State
Pathologist, or their duly authorized assistants, to inspect at
least once in every 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 each nurseries or premises to
be apparently free from such insects and diseases. If any of
the aforesaid insects or diseases should be found in any nursery
or orchard, or any premises within the State where nursery
stock is grown, the aforesaid officers 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 pro-
vided for; and if such infested or diseased trees, vines, plants
or shrubs be destroyed by the aforesaid officers, 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 other-
wise, any trees, vines, shrubs, plants, buds or cuttings from any
such nurseries or premises, without accompanying 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.