The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01

Section 2. The direction and management O
this station shall be committed to board of man
ayers to consist of five members, namely: the pro
IesSor OF agriculture of the State College of Agri
culture and Mechanic Arts ex offco; the secretary
OF the state board Of agrcu lure, ex oliicio, anC
shree members to be appointed by the governor
whose terms OF office shall be three years, except
III the first appointment, shall be design tied tt
serve but one year, and one to serve two years
Section g. 3The board of managers shall be called
Cogetner by the secretary OF the board of agricul
tufe, at such place in this state as he may desig
nate within thirty days of the approval of this act
Tor the purpose OF ransacting such business as may
D0 required to put the station in operation: ant
thereafter the board of managers snail hold meet
ing annually, at Augusta, on the Tuesday preced
ing the third wednesday of January for the trans
actlOn OF business relating to the station. Other
meetings may be called, on due notice, by the pres
dent at such times and places as will best promote
the OBJECTS contemplated by this act.
Section 4. The board of manag gers shall organize
py the election of president, secretary and
treasurer who shall severally hold their offices fo1
one year and until their successors are elected
1hey shall locate the station herein provided for
anu shall 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 one of this act
ana snail employ competent assistants to aid in
prosecuting the work Of the station. 1t shall when.
ever public interest will be promoted thereby, pub
lsh by bulletin otherwise, the results of its in
designations and experiments, and shall make an
annual report of its work to ex-governor and cOun-
Gil, winch shall be printed and bound with the re-
VI Cu0 secretary OF Uno OOarQ or agriculture.
oectlon 5. The sum Of five thousand dollars, an
nualy, is hereby appropriated to the Maine Fertil
1zer control and Agricultural Experiment Station
anu the governor and council. from time to time
snail draw their warrant the state treasurer fOl
sucn sums OF money necessary to defray the
expenses herein provided for, not exceeding in any
one year the appropriation herein named, an &C
count OF which shall first be approved by the preS
dent and secretary of the board of managers.
Section 6. The board of managers shall receive
compensation for time and services rendered
hA iOlh in
Cured in the performance of their duties g.
Section Z. Any manufacturer, company, per-
son who shall Offer, sell, or expose for sale in this
state, any commercial fertilizer the price Of which
exceeds ten dollars per ton. shall affix to every
package, in a conspicuous place on the outside
thereof, "a plainly printed Certificate stating the
number SOf net pounds in the package sold or
offered for Sale the name or trademark under
which the article is sold the name of the manufact-
urer, and the place of manufacture, and chemical
analysis stating the percentage OF nitrogen, or its
equivalent in ammonia in available form, OF potash
soluble in water, and of phOsphOric acid in avail
able form, soluble reverted well as the total
DhOsphOric acid.
Section 8. The manufacturer, company, or per-
son selling offering for sale in this state any
commercial fertilizers exceeding ten dollars pei
ton in price SHALL on or before the first day OF
April annually, before offering the same for sale
procure license from the board of managers
authorizing the sale of said fertilizers in the state
and shall pay for the same the of fifty dollars
for single rand, and fifteen dollars for each ad
ditional brand offered for sale and shall furnish
the secretary of the board of managers at the time
of their appointment, the names of all agents au
thorized by him to sell the same in this state. G.
Section g. This act shall not apply to the article
known porgy chu, or fish scrap or fish waste q
anv kind, or bone, when offered tor sale unmixed
with other sfertiizing material; shall it apply
to parties manufacturing 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.
Section 10. The director of the station. or any
w Zn6 ia INV nO0 opQHt RI
select from three different parcels or packages Of
commercial fertilizers taken from three different
sections of the state, held or offered for sale in
this state, quantities not exceeding two pounds
from each package. which quantities shall be for
analysis the average Of the several analyses shall
be taken to compare with the certificate found on
the given packages held offered for sale; and lie
shall select each year, at least three samples, as
aforesaid, from each brand held for sae and shall
secure these analyses at the station. The agent
shall select these samples in the presence of some
representative of the company from which the
quantities are so selected, and shall deliver one
half OF said samples, properly sealed by him, to
said representative.
Section H. The secretary of the board of man
ayers shall register in suitable book kept in his
office. list of all licenses issued, and of fees re-
celved therefor, and list of all brands OF fertz-
ers sampled; and all license fees received by the
board of managers shall be paid into the treasury
of the state.
Section H. ANY person or party, who shall offer
or expose for sale any commercial fertilizer, with
out complying with the requirements of sections
seven and eight of this act or shall permit an anal
ysis to be attached to any package such fertilizer
stating that it contains larger percentage of any
one or more of the constituents named in section
seven OF this act than it really does contain, shall
be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars for the first offense;
and not less than two hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for each subsequent
ofense and the offender SHALL in all cases, also, be
liable for damages sustained by the purchasers of
said fertilizers provided, however, that deficiency
of one per cent of nitrogen, potash or phosphoric
acid claimed to be contained shall not be considered
as evidence of fraudulent intent.
Section 10. All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent wit This lei hereby rnnpaln6