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Show "THE TIMES" BILL BOARD. The Measure l'roviiling for an Inspector Of lt.es Kill tlliy of tllti 1 ee BUI in the Mouse. The bee hill has passed, and provides that it shall be the duty of the inspector to visit all bees in his county or district at leas', twice a year, and at any time upon the complaint com-plaint of any bee owner that the disease known as "foul brood" exists among the bees of any person, whether owner or custodian. cus-todian. Il shall be the duty of tbe inspector inspec-tor to whom the complaint is made to immediately im-mediately inspect the bees snid to bo thus infected, and if such inspector finds the "foul brood" does exist atuonir such bees, said inspector shall iuit'icdiately take charge and control of them and gin them proper treatment for the cure of the disease; or he may destroy such portions of the bees and brood and of the hives and contents as may be necessary. Provided, in case the owner has any doubts about his bees being Infected In-fected and objects to their being destroyed, as in this act provided, then such fact shall be determided by arbitration, the said in-I in-I pec tor choosing one arbitrator, the owner of such bees another, and they two a third, from among the beekeepers of said county, who shall immediately inspect such beos and determiue whether or not tbe bees so inspected are diseased. The liil 1 also provides that auy person per-son who shall abstract the work of the bee inspector he shall be L'uilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a hue of not less than $5 nor more than "To provide for the prosecution of tbe duties of bee inspector under this act, the county courts are hereby authorized to and shall appropriate the sum of $3 per day for the time that the inspector is actually employed em-ployed in the performance of bis duties out of the revenue of the several countief. Provided, Pro-vided, that it shall tie lawful for such Inspector In-spector to receive gifts or compeusation from the owner of bees or from any bee as-sociation." as-sociation." The bill also provides for the levy of a tax of 5c. upon every colony of bees, which shall be known as the bee tax, and constitute the fuud for tho payment of the bee Inspector. In-spector. The World's fair appropriation bill has becu made the special order for next Thursday. Thurs-day. It is apprehended that certain members mem-bers will vigorously oppose the appropria tiou of luo,imi, citing iu support of their position that three tlfths of the signatures asking it sre those of women and children also are not taxpayers. The fee bill to regulate the fees of attorneys, attor-neys, clerks, of the district court, commissioners commis-sioners of the supreme court and justices of the peace was yesterday killed in the house. |