Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17
CHAPTER ~.

AN ACT To- regulate the inspection
and Sc of Commercial Fertilizers
in the State of Maryland.
SECTIcN /. h Il sHGctsd By N, GcRsral
.isssmay II Maryland. That every pack
age OF commercial fertilizers sold.
offered " exposed Tor sale for manur-
ial purposes within this State, shall
have plainly stamped thereon the
name e the manufacturer. the place
of mann 'aeiure. the net weight Of its
contents, and an analysis stating the
per et tam therein contained of
uittug,S =. 1,r iis Ell a, v.ssei.; IN aIlInOsa.a.
in an available form of potash soluble
IN water, of available phe>phoric acid
of moisture. and the materials from
which sand nitrogen orIts equivalent in
ammonia. phosphorlc acid and potash
are derived, with an allowance of not
more than two per crnigm variation
III the amount al ammonia. three per
ccu.um Of the amount OF phuSphoric
acid. and one per ccntum of the
amount of potash.
50. >. IHi T. u saar's1, That
every manufacturer. importer or dealer
III commercial fertilizer. shall, before
selling or offering L. sell any com
merclal fertilizer within tins State.
take ont a license for the sale of fer
tillzer, which license shall be rated
upon the amount contemplated 10 he
sold a> follows: for one hundred tons
or less. five dollars; Tor every adil
tIoual one hundred tons or part there
of, two dollars additional; provided.
that no license shall be charged upon
lots ordered by farmers To- be made
after their own formula for their own
use: sand license To Toe prepared and
furnished 10y the Comptroller of the
Treasury. and To be issued from the
l. fist day of May Ia the first dav of
November in each YEAR, and tn be
| good until the succeeding first day of
! May: provided, that when any manu-
| facturtr IN this State shall have taken
| out license as herein provided. II
| shall not he necessary for any person
| 10 take out a license To sell the fer
| tlllzcr manufactured by the manu-
| facturer who has taken out such
license: and provided, further, that if
any person or company shall sell or
| dispose OF In any one year. n larger
| quantity than the number of tons con
" IN i'ioitN Az ttit atlHElNdAiN'ii itt the
| license. he shall return to the Comp
troller under oath statement of such
| excess sold. and also return the amount
OF money due the State tor license
| for such excess sold. To be rated at two
| dollars for every additional one hun
| dred tons or part of one hundred tons.
SEC. 3. 4Hd k il enacted. That
it shall be the duty of the MARYLAND
Agricultural College to aualyze all
samples OF fertilizer sent to it for this
purpose from any farmer, planter or
grower or manufacturer of this State,
| ana purchased by him in this State
without charge, and send To the per
son sending SAID samples the result OF
sand analysis; and II shall be the right
and privilege of every farmer, planter
or grower residing III this State to
send samples 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 package and
mixed together i'll the presence of two
witnesses.
SEC /. and BE it 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 Treasurer shall
annually pay over to the Maryland
Agricultural College the money re-
ceived from sale of said license; pro-
ylded. that no larger sum than two