EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 343

this State, every carload, bale, box or package thereof shall be
plainly labeled on the outside with the name of the consignor,
the name of the consignee, and a certificate showing that the
contents have been inspected by a qualified State or govern-
ment officer, and that the trees, plants, vines, shrubs or cut-
tings therein contained are apparently free from the insects
and diseases herein provided for. Whenever any trees, plants,
vines, shrubs, buds or cuttings are shipped into this State from
any other State or territory or the District of Columbia, with-
out such certificate plainly fixed on the outside of each carload,
box, bale or package, the agent of the transportation company,
firm or person receiving same shall not deliver said nur-
sery stock to the consignee or agent representing the consignor,
and said agent of the transportation company, firm or
person shall notify the state entomologist or state path-
ologist at the Maryland State College of Agriculture
and said state officer receiving such notification shall
immediately notify any justice of the peace of this State
to issue a summons for the consignee, and the agent or con-
signor, if he be known, of such carload, bale, box or package of
nursery stock, to appear before him on a certain day to be
named therein, to show why such trees, plants, vines, shrubs,
buds or cuttings should not be seized as being in violation of
the provisions of this sub-title, and on trial thereof, if said
justice be satisfied that the provisions of this sub-title have
been violated, said justice shall order said agent or consignee
to return such carload, box, bale or package of trees, plants,
shrubs, vines, buds or cuttings immediately to the shipper or
consignor unless said consignee or agent of the consignor at his
expense shall forthwith have said nursery stock examined by
the state entomologist and the state pathologist of this State,
and said officers certify to such justice of the peace that said
nursery stock is apparently free from the insects and diseases
mentioned herein and tag every such carload, box, bale and
package inspected by said officer, with their certificate of in-
spection, and if said agent or consignee shall fail to have said
nursery stock examined by said state officials or fail to return
such carload, box, bale or package thereof, then said justice of
the peace shall order and direct the constable or sheriff to burn
and destroy all trees, plants, shrubs, vines, buds or cutting
that have been shipped into this State in violation of this sub-
title.