The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-15
cHAPTER. 477.
AN ACT to regulate the inspection ana
sale of Commercial Fertilizers In the
State of MARYLAND.

sale OF C0mmerclal reIthileis ~ sS
State of Maryland.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral assembly of Maryland, That every
package of commercial fertilizers sold, Of
fered or exposed for sale for manurlal
purposes within this State, shall have PLAIN
" stamped thereon the name of the manu-
facturer, the place of manufacture, the net
weight of its contents, and an analysis stat
ine the per centum therein contained OF
nitrogen, or its equivalent in ammonia, IN
an available form of potash soluble IN
water. of available phosphoric acid OF
moisture, and the materials from which
said nitrogen or its equivalent in ammonia,
phosphoric acid and potash are derived,
with an allowance of not more than two
ner centum variation in the amount OF
ammonia, three per centum Of the amount
of phosphoric acid, and one per centum OF
the amount of potash
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted, That every
manufacturer, importer or dealer In COM
mercial fertilizer, shall, before selling or
Offering to sell any commercial fertilizer
within this State, take out a license for the
sale of fertilizer, which license shall be
rated upon the amount contemplated to De
sold as fellows: for one hundred tons or
less. five dollars for every additional one
hundred tons or part thereof, two dollars
additional; provided, that no license shall
be charged upon lots ordered by farmers
to be made after their own formula for
tbo;r own use said license to be prepared
and furnished by the Comptroller OF the
Treasury and to be issued from the first
day of May to the first day of November
in each year, and to be good until the sue
ceeding first day of May; provided, that
when any manufacturer In this State snaii
have taken out license as herein provid-
ed, it shall not be necessary tor any person
to take out license to sell the fertilizer
manufactured by the manufacturer who
has taken out such license; and provided,
further, that if any person or company
shall sell or dispose of in any one year,
larger quantity than the number OF tons
contemplated in the application for the
license, he shall return to the Comptroller
nnder oath statement of such excess sold,
and also return the amount of money due
the State for license for such excess sold,
to be rated at two dollars for every add
tiopal one hundred tons or part OF one
hundred tons.
SEC. 3. And be 1t enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College to analyze all samples OF
fertilizer sent to it for this purpose from
any farmer, planter or grower or manufac-
turef of this State, and purchased by him
in this State, without charge, and send to
the person sending said samples the result
of said analysis; and it shall be the right
and privilege of every farmer, planter or
grower residing in this State to send sam
pies of fertilizers purchased by him; said
specimens not to be less than twenty-five
pounds in quantity, and to be taken from
the top, middle and end of the bag or pack
age and mixed together in the presence OF
two witnesses.
SEC. 4. And be 1t enacted, That the
funds received by the Comptroller from the
licenses issued under this Act shall be paid
into the Treasury, and be set apart as
specific fund to pay the cost and expenses
of conducting the analysis provided for In
section three of this Act, and the Treasur-
er shall annually pay over to the Maryland
Agricultural College the money received
from sale of said license; provided, that ne
larger sum than two thousand dollars shall
be paid over in any one year.
SEC. 5. And be 1t enacted, That who
ever sells or offers for sale a commercial
fertilizer without first taking out the
license required by this Act, or without the
label required by this Act, or with label
stating that said fertilizer contains larger
per centage of any one or more of the con
stituents mentioned in section two OF this
Act than it actually contains, or shall fail
to return the statement of excess sold, as
provided in section two, shall, on conviction
thereof in any Court of competent jurisdic-
ton, be fined not more than two hundred
dollars.
SEC. 6. And be 1t enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April I, 1886.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act, of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1886.
Z. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.