Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-19
kwS-GENERAL.
WS-tfENERA
ate Laz,cs.
SEA ASSEMBLY or Nd
January Session. 1870.
LIsuEp NJ AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 4o6.
AN ACf t
AN AG

To req Act, entitled an "Act to
anne Ftiele four. ofthe Code Of Pab-
lie L laws. title sc uano, BY adding
ther\e following seetians relating
to ii pectiou Of Iii fertilisers. 9th.
er Ii saso. passed At January ees-
sion. teen hundred and sixty-eisht,
chap(t 10 hundred and nine'y-6ve.
and ct and add IN additional Ar
ticle Code Of Public General
Laws humber one hundred and th;s-
teen. billed "Manurcs and Ferti-
Sec. Be il enacted by the General
AssembY Maryland. That the Ac. en-.
titled 4 ~ amend Article four of
the Co Nc LEGAL La1s. title xu-
ano. B. thereto the fs.lowinc sec.
lions Mini to the inspection Of ali fer
tiliser6eithsn guano. passed ut JAN
nary ston eighteen hundred and SIX.
ty-eigGhPter two hundred and nine.
ty-6vef s6d the same is hereby repeal
ed. anin additional Article ishcreby en-.
acted sadled to the Code Of Public Gen.
eral Ia. to number one hundred and
thirteeh ind titled "Manures and Fer,i-
lisers, read as follows: All CONNER.
cial msres and art ficially manufac,u.-
ed or simulated ftrtilix ,rs. brought into
or manctured in the State Of Maryland
FOR saltnd sold or kept tor sale therein
shall hr permanently afix,d to every
sack. barrel. box or other package
thereof stamped or printed label, which
shall siify legihly the nrme or names
OF the anufac'urer or manu- facturers.
his. he,r their place of business. the ne.
weight each sack. bag. barrel. b,x or
or othCpackage. the component parts Of
such mure or fer;iliscrs. the per cen.
tage bYeight which it contains Of the
followin constituents, Wig: Of Phospho-
rio acid soluble in pure cold water, OF
Phosphic acid, insoluble in pure cold
water. available ammonia. potash and
soda. bat il any PRISON shall sell or
keep forale any commercial manures. or
artificial manufactured, or manipula tel
fertilizefnot labelled in accordance with
the rcqucmcn,s of the next preccdin o
section. r shall affx any label to any
sack, bs. barrel. box or other package.
,ot exposing truly the component parts
i said nanures or fertilizers, or express
ing lager per eentsge Of the constitu.
'nts, or sther of them mentioned in the
'cxt preceding section, than is contain
d therein shall be punished by fine OF
ltty d"llas for the frs, offence ani sew
n'y-hve oliars for the second, and each
ubsequer offcnc' . to be recovered On in
ictment md conviction in the Circui,
,ourt OF baltimore city, or the Circui,
our. TO- e 1sspix. E,Ais sbaa&s is ggd
ne-haIf tl'ef(Qf 10 be paid to the inio.m-
:, the other talf to the State.
That any purchaser Of commercial ma
ures. or artiicialIy mauufseunred OF ma
ipulated fert,izers. bss1ng iaksG5es pro-
ided FIR in section ose of sshis Article,
no shall BE- i,jSch or defrauied by the
'ntents Of the ssSks, bags, barrels, box
} or other package. not con:ormiak IN
uality and quantity to the labels there-
D, may recover from the seller or sellers
'ereof in an action Of debt, an amour,
luai to the purchase money Of such ma
are or fertilizers aud in case the pur.
'ase is made Of an agent, of any POI s,n
persons residing out Of the limits Of the
ate Of Maryland, manufacturing, com.
preparing aud furnishing for
lc any such commercial manures or fer
izers, the purchaser thereof may, At his
'tion, proceed by attachment, ss now
ovided for by law. in cases Of nou-res.
ents and Ascending debtors, agaius.
y property, rights or credits Of any per.
US selling, manufacturing. compound
G. preparing or furnishing said manures
ferulisers. when such property. rights
i credits can be found within the linn.
Of the State Of Maryland.
4. That the words Commercial ma.
res. arti6cially manufactured or manip.
atcd fertilizers" shall be taken and
nstrucd to include all mauures aud
't!lisers which shall be sold for a great.
price than one cent per pound aud
1t any arrangement or agreement, yer.
| or written. made by aud between any
Ter aud purchaser Of saii manures or
tilizers. for the purpose of generating
seller or manufacturer from liability
. violation of any Of the provisions OF
g Article, shall hot exemp. such seller,
compounder. prcparer or
'nisber of said mauures or fertilizers
IN indictment and 6ae, as is hereinbe-
e provided for ; nothing in the provis-
is Of this Ae, shall proven. she buyer
seller from making contracts in ref
nee to the price to be paid, or the quail
Of the fertiliser contracted for.
5. That BY the term soluble phos.
Dric acid" wherever used in this Act, |
nesas phesphoric acid, in any form or
animation, readily soluble in pure cold
Ter, aud BY the term .'insoluble phos.
'sic aeid, Is meant phosphoric acid IN
! torn or combination, which requires
action of an acid upon it. to cause i, |
'eeome readily soluble 10 pure cold water. |
J. That any manufacturer. dealer.
mt or other person or persons vho shall |
'lssraie. add 10 " take anything from |
commercial manures. o. artifciaiiy |
or manipulated fertilizers. !
died in accordance With the provisions
his Article Or Who shall use the
nd Or trademark Of any msnafaesurer
lealer. other than his own. shall be
med guilty Of nisdemeasor. and
u. upon conviction thereof in any |
ut having jsrisdicsioa. be punished By |
-, net excssding one huadred dollars,
inpsisea~sat II jail. nos exceeding
mouths. Or b. boeh Gse asd inpris-
lent, - she discfstioa cf the Noart,
re whom be shall b tried.