The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-12-07

| dltlon OIL agriculture, &C., estimates OF
money required, no money to be drawn
from the treasury except under specific
appropriation by the General Assembly
on warrants drawn by the secrc tary and
countersigned by the president Of the
board.
Section provides for the election by
tho board Of "a secretary" or "executive
officer" Of the board, compcnsation-.
The board may also elect clerk or
clerks to assist him; salaries, - dollars.
Secretary's bond, $4,000.
Section prcscribes the general duties
Of the secretary, which are about the
same as those performed by the present
commissioner.
Section 10 provides for the distribu-
ton, by the secretary, of all seeds, plants,
trees and shrubbery received by him.
Section IL relates to the collection of
statistics, &C., and provides that the sec
retary shall assist and cooperate with
the State Agricultural Society to make
the State fair success, and render al!
the encouragement in his power to the
county fair associations"
Section IL gives the secretary, under
instructions of the board, the power to
quarantine in cases of contagious dis
eases among stock, animals, &c.
Section l3 directs the secretary to col
lect 20 cents per ton on commercial fer
tilizers sold or offered for sale in the
State, the money to be paid into the
State treasury to the credit of the board.
Railroad companies and other com mon
carriers are prohibited from delivering
any fertilizer that does not bear the pre-
scribed tag. Railroads and other com
mon CARR crs arc required to keep re-
cord of all fertilizers transported by
them, and report to the secretary the
names Of shippers, consignecs, and dates
of delivery. Said reports to be made
on the 18th Of July annually. under a
penalty of not less than 500 nor more
$500, or Imprisonment.
Section IA requires tags to be affixed
to each package Of fertilizer. showing
the net pounds, name Of manufactures,
nd chemical analysis showing the
per centagc of nitrogen or it's equivalent
in ammonia in any available form Of pot
ash soluble in water. and Of phosp!oric
acid in an available form soluble or re-
versed, as we'll as tho total phosphoric
acid"
Section Is requires manufacturers and
sellers Of fertilizers to deposit samples
of their goods with the secretary.
Section l6. The secretary is consti-
tuted the State Inspector Of fertilizers.
and he or his deputy are authorized to
open and analyze samples Of fertilizers
exposed for sale.
Section II provides for the appoint
ment by the board Of State chemist,
and prescribcs his duties.
Section 18 provides that no person
shall offer for sale "any pulverized
leather, raw, steamed, roasted, or in any
form as fertilizer or as an Ingredient"
without attaching to every package of it
u certificate of that fact.
Section IS provides the penalties for
violating these provisions-fne from
500 to $500, or Imprisonment from
thirty days to six months.
Section 20. The powers and duties
heretofore exercised by the State Board
Of Apricultura in conpoction NTH tHo
collection Of the phosphate royalty are,
! by this section, transferred to the Comp
troller General.
Section 81. Sixty days after the pas
sage Of this act the Commissioners Of
| Agriculture be directed to turn over to
the new board all the property, &c.
Section 20 appropriates the sum Of
$4,000 20 defray the expenses of the
new board for the fiscal year.
Section % gives the board supervision
of the fish interests of the State.
Section "a contains the usual repeat
ing clause of NIL acts inconsistent, SC.
SENATE
President Izlar's desk was frightened
by pretty bouquet when the Senate
met at noon. Prayer was offered by tho
Rev. Mr.. Wood, Of the First Presbyte-
rian Church.
Private Secretary Thompson brought
IN two messages from the Governor.
| One was executive. The other m.