The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-09
CHARLESTON, SATURDAY MORNING,
LAWS OF THE STATE.

LAWS OF THE STATE.
acts OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLE T
] CFSOUTH C1ROLIN4.
Published by Authority.
AN ACT to provide for the Appointment Of
an Inspector of Phosphates, and to declare
his duties.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
That the Governor be, and he is hereby au-
thorized to appoint, by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, a competent per-
son to the Office of inspector of phosphates,
who shall reside and have his Office in the City
of Charleston, and shall hold bis Office for two
years.
SEC. 2. That 1t shall be the duty of all com.
panies or individuals, who are, or may be, au-
thorlzed by law to dig, mine or excavate such
phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits from
the beds ofthe navlgable waters or streams
| within the Jurisdiction of the State, to report
to the Inspector of phosphates monthly the
quantity oil such rock and deposit dug, mined
and excavated, and whether the same be on
hand awaiting removal, or if it has been
moved or Is being moved, to furnish a copy OF
Z nf 1oai MI ShAIl
be verified by the oath of the person making
the same. And it shall be the duty of all cap
tains of vessels and railroad officials to furnish
to the inspector of phosphates duplicates OF all
bills OF lading, Of all cargoes of such rock and
deposit with which their vessels or cars may
be freighted for export from this State, or ior
transportation within this State. Aud to the
end that the said inspector OF phosphates may
be enabled to verify the reports of the quantl-
ty of such rocks and deposits which have
been or may be dug, mined, excavated and
removed, he shall, at all times, have and be
allowed free and uninterrupted access to all
places where such rocks and deposits are dug,
mined or e4cavated, and to all warehouses,
or open or enclosed places where such rocks
and deposits are stored, and to all vessels,
railroad cars, or conveyances in, or by, which
such rocks and deposits are being removed.
SEC. 8. That the said Inspector Of phos-
pnates shall report to the auditor of the State,
monthly, the amount OF phosphate rocks and
phosphate deposits which he shall ascertain
to have been dug, mined, excavated or re-
moved from the naylgable streams and waters
of this State, by what company or persons the
same was dug, mined and excavated, by what
vessel, or other mode Of transportation, the
lars as may enable the State auditor correctly
to ascertain whether the amounts due to the
State therefor have been paid, and, If not,
who is accountable for the same.
SEC. 4. That hereafter 1t shall not be lawful
to sell In this State, or 10 expose to sale, any
guauo or other commercial fertilizer, whether
the same have been manufactured in this State
or elsewhere, unless the same shall have been
frat examined, inspected, analyzed and
marked by the inspector of phosphates.
And 1t shall be the duty of all persons, bring
Ing into this State, for sale, any guanos
or fertilizers, manufacturing In this State, for
sale, any such fertilizers, to furnish the lnspec
tor of phosphates formula representing the
average contents of each fifty tons of the
same, and to cause the same, or as many
packages thereof as may be necessary to make
q correct average sample Of the whole, to be
examined and Inspected. And 1t shall be the
duty Of the inspector to examine and analyze
all such samples Of guanos and other tertil-
lzers, and, If found to agree with the formula
thereof, required to be furnished as above,
and as published to the public, to mark or brand
each package thereof; but If the same, upon
analysis, shall not conform to the formula 30
furnished and published, the inspector shall! not
brand or mark the same, and 1t shall be un-
lawful for the holder or owner thereof to sell
the same.
SEC. S. That, to carry into effect the purpc.
ses of the foregoing section of this act, the
inspector of phosphates shall, at all times,
have and be allowed free aud uninterrupted
access to all vessels, cars, warehouses, manu-
factories and storehouses where such fertili-
zers are or are supposed to be, and to take
samples thereof And 1t shall be the duty of
all captains of vessels, or other carriers or
persons bringing such fertilizers into the
State, to report the same to the inspector of
phosphates Immediately upon arrival; and it
shall be the duty of all manufactures of such
fertilizers. in this State, to report to the said
inspector all quantities manufactured for sale.
SEC. 6. That any person who shall counter
felt the brand of said inspector, or shall re-
pack any package previously marked or
branded by said inspector, shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined for each and every offence
the sum of one hundred dollars.
Sec. 7. That In case of the sickness or tenn
porary absence of the inspector, or If the con.
venlent dispatch of the duties of his office
shall require the same, the said Inspector Is
hereby authorized to appoint deputy-one or
more.
SEC. 8. That for his compensation for the In
spection and branding of fertilizers. the said
inspector shall be entitled to charge twenty
five cents for each ton 30 inspected and brand
ed, the same to be paid by the owner, agent or
manufacturer, and which shall be collectable
of, and from the person. having the same In
charge. And for his compensation for the ex-
animation of the phosphate rocks and phos-
phatlc deposits dug, mined, excavated and re:
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