Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-01-22

ion Of agricultural statisti 6 ss and 5in, q
formation; aid It shall Te, and is
hereby, made the duty Of The county
auditors to fill all such blanks in ac-
cordance with instructions sent and
return the blanks. when filled, prompt
.:!ly to the commissioner Of agricul-
tnre.
SEC. s. The board shall investigate
su2h subjects relating to the improve;
rent agriculture and for theiaduce-
ment ofimmigration andcapital as they
may think proper, including sheep
husbandry, diseases of cattle and
other domestic animals and their
cures, the ravages Of insects and rem
edies to abate the same, fences, re-
! fluc,ions Of cost Of same, &c.
SEC. The Board shall have power
in cases Of contagious diseas among
! any. kind of stock or animals to
| quarantine or have the same killed
! and burned.
SEC. 10. The commissioner Of ag-
riculture s4alI prepare and keep in
The department. books of registry,
wherein any person may have enter
ed, upon payment of esisIry fee Of
| one dollar for each tract or lot, any
real estate for sale. with terms, and
! file in the cilicc any plats, descrip-
tive papers, &c, desired; also, books
III which raay be entered the wants
Of !aborers seeking employment or
of employees seeking labor, the reg
istry fee Of one dollar to be paid by
:hc person making it, and the books
open to the inspection Of all persons
free of charge,
SEC. Ii. The commissioner Of agrl-
culture shall communicate, cores
pond ana cooperate with the COM
missioner Of agriculture Of the Uni
ted States and receive from him and
distribute most advantageously all
seeds, plants, documents aid informa-
tion.
SEC. 12. It shall be the duty of
the commissioner TO collect specimens
of wood, suitable for manufacturing
purposes, agricultural, mineral and
phosphate deposits CT the State, and
depcsit the same in bis room at the
Capi;o!, and cause correct analyses Of
such as may he deemed expedient to
he made anG recorded in subs'an-
tiaF book to be kept for the pur-
pcs2.
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# al 1.-The proceedings Of the depart.
.lsst to The General Assembly.
SEC II. The Commissioner of Ag-
rcgliure shall be ex-oflicio Fish Com
ii :, 4. Iii. 1a., s';.s and and b; .,.,':5 ,,ss
with all thr powers Of Fish Commits
sioner. He shall appoint two or more
fish wardens in every county Of the
State, who shall aid in the detection
and prosecution of all offenders
against the fishing laws, and they
shall receive ore-haIf of the-renalty
recovered and paid in for any Of
ienc against sail laws directed + by
them.
SEC. Is. The Board provided for
in the first Section OF thia Act shall
have supervision over The fish inter.
est and Commissioner Of this State,
ana with the supervision and en-
lorcement Of The laws anl reguls
tons which are or may be enacted
in this State for the sale Of CONNER
c;al fariiliZars and cae1s
SEC. l6. That the office of rhos-
phate Inspector and that ofphosphate
agent be and the same are hereby
abolished, and that the Agricultural
\Bureau are charged with all the du-
lies devolving upon said Offices neces-
sary for tie protection Of the rights
aud inte est Of the State in the pbos-
phate rock and phosphate deposits
belonging thereto.
SEC. II. That The board and commits
aioner of agriculture shall have pow
er and authority to appoint special
assistant to attend 10 the phosphate
department and royalty, and said as
sistant shall receive salary Of ST.
200 per annnm, payable monthly.
SEC is. That all persons Or COM
panies engaged in the manufacture
or sale of fertilizers or commercial
manures shall pay to the commission
er of agriculture twenty-five cents
per ton for every ton of such fertili-
zar or commercial IN .nure sold or Of
fered for sale in this State, The said
amount t" hepaid into The State treas-
ury for the exclusive use and benefit
of the Department of Agriculture.
Any person OF officer or agent of any
corporation neglecting TO pay the
sum provided in this section shall be
deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be fined in
}>the discretion of the Court, which
fine sffrit!l be paid into the State treas.