Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-09
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Maine Experiment Station, now before
the Maine legislature for enactment; to
the provisions of which Mr.. Kendall's
article in another column refers:-
SECTION l. That for the purpose of
protection from frauds in commercial
I fertilizers and from authorizations in
| foods, feeds and seeds, and for the pur-
pose of promoting agriculture by sclen-
tific investigations and experiment, the
! Maine Fertilizer Control and Agriculture
al Experiment Station is hereby establish
ed in connection with the State College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
| SEC. 2. The directors and manage
ment of this station shall be committed
to board of managers, to consist of five
members, namely: The professor of
agriculture of the State College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, eI ottcO, the
secretary OF the State Board of Agricul-
ture, er office, and three members to be
appointed by the Governor, whose terms
of Office shall be three years. except in
the first appointment one shall be design
ated to serve two years.
| SEC. 3. The board of managers shall
be called together by the secretary of the
DOdIU VI at ouCh PidCS III
this State as he may designate, within
thirty days of the approval of this act,
for the purpose of transacting such bust
ness as may be required to put the station
in operation; and thereafter the board of
managers shall hold meeting annually,
at Augusta. on the Tuesday preceding
the third Wednesday of January, for the
transaction of business relating to the
station. Other meetings may be called,
on due notice by the president, at such
times and places as will best promote the
objects contemplated by this act.
SEC. 4. The board of managers shall
organize by the election of president, a
secretary and treasurer, who shall sew
orally hold their offices for one year and
until their successors are elected. They
shall locate the station, herein provided
| for, and snail appoint director, who
shall have the general management and
oversight of the analyses, Investigations
and experiments necessary to carry out
the purposes named in Section of this
act, and shall employ competent assist
ants to aid i'm prosecuting the work of the
station. 1t shall, whenever public in
terests will be promoted thereby, pub
| fish by bulletin or otherwise, the results
of its investigations and experiments,
and shall make an annual report of its
work to the Governor and Council,
which shall be printed and bound with
the report of the secretary of the Board
of Agriculture.
SEC. 5. The sum of five thousand dol.
lars annually, is hereby appropriated to
the Maine Fertilizer control and Agrl.
cultural Experiment Station, and the
Governor and Council from time to time
shall draw their warrant on the State
treasurer for such sums of money as are
necessary to defray the expenses herein
provided for, not exceeding in any one
year the appropriation herein named, an
account of which shall first be approved
by the president and secretary of the
board of managers.
SEC. 6. The board of managers shall
receive no compensation for time and
services rendered, but shall be reimbur.
sed for actual expences incurred in the
performance of their duties.
SEC. 7. Any manufacturer, company
or person who shall offer, sell or expose
for sale in this State, any commercial
fertilizer, the price of which. exceeds ter
dollars per ton, shall affix to every pack
age, in conspicous place on the outside
thereof, plainly printed certificate
stating the number of net pounds in the
package, sold or offered for sale, the
name or trade mark under which the
article is sold. the name of the manfact.
urer and the place of manufacture
and chemical analysis. stating the
percentage of nitrogen, or its equivalent
in ammonia, in available form, of pot
ash soluble in water and phosphoriC
acid in available form, Soluble or re-
verted Jas well as the total phosphoric.
SEC. s. The manufacturer, company
or person selling or offering for sale in
this State, any commercial fertilizers ex
ceeding ten dollars per ton in price, shall
on or before the first day of April, an
nuallv, or before offering the same fol
sale, procure a license from the board OF
managers, authorizing the sale of sale
fertilizers in the State, and shall pay fol
the same the sum of fifty dollars for q
single brand, and fifteen dollars for eacf
additional brand offered for sale, and
shall furnish the secretary of the board
of managers at the time of their appoint.
mcnt, the names of all agents authorized
by him to sell the same in this State.
SEC. 9. This act shall not apply to the
article known as ''porgie chum,' or tc
fish, or fish scrap or fish waste of any
kind, when sold or offered for sale, un.
mixed with other fertilizing material
nor shall it apply to parties manufacture.
ing fertilizers in quantities less than
twenty-five tons per year, or to fertilizers
in possession of dealers or agents at the
time of approval of this act.
SEC. 10. the director of the station OF
any person by him deputized, is hereby
empowered to select from any parcel or
package of commercial fertilizers held or
offered for sale in this State, quantity
not exceeding two pounds which quantity
shall be for analysis to compare with the
certificate found on the given package
held or offered for sale; and he shall Sc
lect each. at least one sample from each
brand held for sale, and shall secure its
analysis at the Station.
SEC. IL. The secretary of the board of
managers shall register in suitable book
kept in his office, list of all licenses
issued and of fees received by the board
of man ayers shall be paid into the treas