The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-05-19

Act, 10 amend Article four Of the Code Of Pub
lie Local Laws, title giano, by adding thereto
the following sections relating To the inspection
az all fertilizers other than gg4no, passed at
January session, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight chapter two hundred and ninety-hve, be
and the same Is hereby repealed, and an addi-
tional Article is hereby enacted and added 10
the Code of Public General Lave, 10 number
one hundred and thirteen, and titled Aanures
and Fertilizers" TO read as follows; All com
mercial mAnures and artiicially Manufactured
or manipulated fertilizers, broHght into or
manufactured In the State Of Maryland for sale,
and sold or kept for sale therein, shall have
permanently affixed 10 every sack, bag, barrel,
box or other package thereof, . stamped nr
printed label, which shall sRepify legihly the
name Or D4mes OF the manufacturer 81 manu-
fgctprers, bis, her or their place qf business,
the net weight Of each sack, bag, barrel, box
or other package, the components parts Of such
manure or fertilizers, the per centageb BY weight
which i cqnt4ins of tho following constituents,
Vi2' Of Bbosphorie acid, soluble in pure cold
wafer, of Phqsphoric acid, insolpble Ia pure
cold wafer, Of available ammonia, potash and
soda, That If any person shall sell OF keep for
sale any commercial manures, or artihciglly
manufaclured, or manipulated fertilizers not
labelled in accordance with the requirements
Of the next preceding section, or shall atix any
label to any sack, bag, barrel, box or other
package. not expressing truly the component
ing larger per centage Of the constituents, or
either Of Them mentioned 10 the next preceding
| section, than is c0ntaiGed therein, shall be
punished by fine Of fifty dollars for the first
offence; and seven.y-tive dollars for the sec
opd, and each Subsequent offence to oe re-
| covered on indictment aud conviction in the
| Circuit Court Of Baltimore City, or the Circuit
Court for the county, within whose Jurisdiction
| said oiIeuce may be committed; One-half thereof
70 be paid to the iaioriner, the other half To the
State.
That any purchaser OF commercial manures,
or artihcially manufactured or manipulated
fertilizers, bearing labels as provided for 10
section one Of this Astiele. who shall be injured
or deiragded by the contents Of the sacks, bags,
barrels, boxes or other package, not conform
ing IN quality and quantity to the labels there
on, may recover from the seller or sellers
thereof 10 an action OF debt, an amount equal
to the purchase money Of such manure OF
fertilizers; and in case the purchase is made
OF an agent, or any person or persons residing
out OF the limits Of the State Of Maryland
manufacturing, compromising, preparing and
furnishing for sale any such commercial
mannres or fertilizers, the purchaser thereof
may, at his option, proceed by attachment, a.
now provided for BY law, in cases of non-resi
dents and absconding debtors, against any
property, rights or credits Of any person ol
persons selling, manufacturing cuinpounding
preparing or furnishing said manures or fer
tilizers, when such property, rights and credit
can be found within the limits 0f the State o
Maryland.
I. That the words Commercial mannres
arthcially manufactured or manipulated fer
uliLers,' shall be taken and construed To in
clude all manures ald fertilizers which shal
be sold Tor greater Price than one cent pc
Pouudi and that any arrangement or agree
I ment, verbal or written, made by and betwee
any seller and purchaser of said manures o
! fpF tha nf -,
seller or manufacturer from liability for vic
lation OF any Of the provisions Of this Article
I shall not exempt such seller, manufacturer
compounder, preparer, or furnisher Of sal
4 manur or fertilizers from indictment an
} fine, as Is hereinbetore provided for; nothin
IN the provisions Of iii Act shall prevent til
8 buyer and seller from making contracts |
reference 70 the price to be paid, or the qualit
c OF the fertilizer contracted for.
s. That by the term "s0luble phosphori
$ acid" wherever used in this Acl, Is meal
g phosph0ric acid. In any fnrm or combination
g readily soluble In pure oold water, and by ii
c term insoluble phosphoric acid" Is meat
] phnsphoric acid in any form or combination
T which requires the action Of an acid upon i
+, to cause II to became readily soluble IN pur
e cold water,
= o, That any manufacturer, dealer, agent ,
other person or persons who shall sdglterat
e add to or take anything from any commerci
y "a"" sst W aEhnViallf MAu4IActureu, OF mau
n pulated fertilizers, labelled in accordance vii
r the provisions os this Article; or who shall u
= the brand or trademark Of any mspnfactur
o or dealer, other than his own, shall be deem,
q guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall, upon co
i. viciion thereof in any Court having jurisdi
d ton, be punished by . fine, not exceeding OF
: hundred dollars, and imprisonm-ns In jail, n
c exceeding sir months, or by both fne and I,
: prisonment, ~ the discretion Of the Court,
fore whom he shall be tried.
ARPrapsd april I, 1870.
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