Marvin Mandel, Governor                         939

published and distributed as indicated and provided for in Section 85,
as the first annual report of the Maryland State Entomologist.]

MOSQUITO CONTROL

87. Inspections, investigations and studies; construction to control
mosquitoes.

The [State Board of Agriculture through the State Entomologist
or its duly authorized officer or agent] Secretary of Agriculture is
hereby authorized and empowered to make such inspections, investi-
gation, studies and determinations as [it] he may from time to time
deem advisable in order to ascertain the effect of mosquitoes and
methods for the control or elimination thereof in any or all parts of
the State, and, to the extent to which funds are available from the
sources hereinafter provided, to construct and maintain such
ditches, dikes, dams, and other facilities and to place or spread such
insecticides or other substances as may from time to time be desirable
or necessary in the judgment of [such officer or agent] the Secretary
to control or eliminate mosquitoes in any part of the State.

[95. Appointment and term of inspectors.

It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the various
counties on the application of three or more citizens of said county to
appoint each year three competent peach growers for each election
district of the several counties or for such of said election districts as
said commissioners may deem fit to act as tree and fruit inspectors,
who shall hold said office during the year following their appointment
or during the pleasure of said county commissioners.]

96.    Duties of [inspectors] Secretary generally.

[It shall be the duty of said tree and fruit inspectors imme-
diately after their appointment to give notice thereof in such newspa-
pers of their county as they may select; and it shall be their duty
whenever it comes to their notice that the disease known as the yellows
exists in any trees or fruit in their respective districts to proceed
forthwith to] The Secretary of Agriculture shall examine or cause
to be examined [the] any trees or fruit supposed to be infected with
the disease known as "the yellows" and if the disease is found after
such examination to exist, a distinguishing mark shall be placed
upon said diseased trees by [said tree and fruit inspectors, or by some-
one directed by them], the Secretary and the owner thereof notified
personally or by a written notice left at his usual place of residence,
or by leaving the notice with the person in charge of the trees or
fruit, or in whose possession the same may be, said notice to con-
tain a simple statement of the facts as found to exist, with an order
to effectually remove and destroy by fire the trees so marked within
fifteen days from the date of the service of said notice, and in case
of fruit so infected, such notice shall require the person in whose pos-
session or control it is found to immediately destroy the same or
cause to be destroyed by fire.

97.    Noncompliance with order of [inspector] Secretary.

Whenever any person shall refuse or neglect to comply with [the]
an order to destroy the trees or fruit so ordered to be destroyed, [it
shall be the duty of said tree and fruit inspectors to] the Secretary