Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1882-09-30

Learning in:l Il report - htii!- lt'Ah0ti ''NN.tf
circulated that | opposed, or crdrayor'rt Ia de
feat. Il Fertilizer Bin offered in the House OF
DELEGATES hv Major ". Ii. T. Lewis, my col
ieaaue in 1879: in Justice to myself desire the
publication of the following Amended Bill
which amendments | proposed and advocated,
and were adopted: and said Bill, upon lis final
passage was without a dissenting voice:
An act 10 protect the purchasers of fertilizers
in this state.
Passed March l.. $50.
Be k cplctclby the legislature Of Wet Elr3 a
!. That all commercial fertilizers sold, o.
fcred or ctpdstd for sale shall be branded or ac-
communicative analysis attached TO the same
stating the percentage therein contained ol
nitrogen or SIS equivalent in ammonia oi pot
ash in any form soluble in distilled water, oi
phosphOric acid soluble in q neutral solution OF
citrate OF ammonia nj a temperature 90 one
hundred dcgreSs Fahrenheit and the percentage
of ~phosphoric acid not thus soluble.
=. Every person selling. G.lering or exposing
for sale any commercial fertilizer without thc
ANALYSIS required by section one, or with an
ANALYSIS stating that said fertilizer contains a
larger percentage of amy one or more ol the
constituents mentioned above than i contained
therein or for the sale of which all the provi-
sions of section one have not been complied
with. shall forfeit City dollars for the first Of
Tense andtwo hundred dollars for each sUbSe-
ANNAlA AlE"AEA AtN FHAAA NFAN'N FHa
covered by motion or repeated motions against
the parties 80 offending IN the circuit court OF
the county where such violations oil the law
have taken place. One half of such fines shall
90 othc purchaser and the other half 10 the
state.
,. It shall be the duty of the professor Of
chemistry OF the West Virginia University, at
Nar.antown. after having been sworn for the
purpose. TO anaiyze any specimens that may be
furnished him by any purchaser of said ierilll-
ger. and ne shall report as soon aS practicable
10 said party the result cd SAID analysis made
by him. free of charge or any compensation
therefor. d.
/. In ary silt Instituted : 4 party who has
sold TO q citizen of this state any commercial
fertilizer To recover the price oi same ana q
question arising Is 10 whether the quality Of
Inc fertilizer be i'm accordance with the con-
tract. the certificate of the professor oi chem
istrv shall I've re-regarded as printH iacid cyi-
cencc - D. What IS therein stated Is To said
analysis.
Approved March :. 1871
The amendments were as follows:
1st. The original Bill imposed a penalty, for
first violation. of 500. Changed 70 go.
2d. Original Bill gavcthe privilege 81 sending
specimcuS ofFcrtilizcrs to state Chemist 70 any
citizen ofthe State. Changed to any purchaser
of Fertilizer.
| claim tia, the amendments greatly inn
proved the Bill. for the following reasons:
Isl. II Will De observed that the Bill attacks
only the Agent, person selling. Offering or ex-
posing for sale. (til not the manuiacturer).-
And the agent. ., person selling, might, and
most NATURALLY would, be innocent of doing any
wrong TO purchaser. or OF violating the law, 10y
The Fertilizer NOT bcng up 20 analysisas brand
ed ON the sacks. fer want of knowledge aS 10
how it was compounded hencel proposed so
for first violation, but retained 500 for second
offence.
RI. Combining the sending of specimens to
purchasers of Fertilizers, shut ont a class who
might feel no interest in Feitii er-, G 1,Cpt to
forward specimens with view, only, OF obtain
ing half ofthe line or forfeiture.
In the amendments named in above Bill,
which were aIl the amendments. Except one
Offered by Mai. Lewis making the analysis by
the Prof. of Chemistry free OF charge or com
Tensaii6nl. consists my opposition TO the bill,
which | respectfully submit to the impartial
consideration of my fellow citizens.
ANY one desiring To make comparison OF the
original Bill with the present one, will find II
in he Journal of the House Of Delegates, 1919,
House Bill No. 30, which / would have pub
iished but for the space it would have occu-
pied.
Sep. q, 81 is. MELVIN.