Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-05-17

SECTION l. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That il shall not
DC lawful s0r any person "a persons, CON-
pany or firm, or any agent Of any person
or persons, company or firm 20 sell or offer
Tor sale or traffic IN the State Of MARYLAND.
any variety Of new or novel seed, such as
wheat, oats, rye, corn, clover seed, grass
seeds, or other agriculture products, or any
variety Of the same, claimed or represented
20 be new under false representations rs 10
the products or quality or value Of the
same, without first fling with the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court for the county in which
such sale or sales or traffic Of such seeds or
any OF them, OF other agricultural products
Is proposed 70 be made, a written statement
OF the kind Of seed or agricultural product
offered for sale or traffic, with a run des-
cription Of the same, and the advantages
claimed for the same over other seed or
products Of the same variety, 10 which
written statement shall be attached the
name and place OF residence Of the person
or persons, company or firm offering for
sale or traffic such seeds or products.
SEC. .. And lie il enacted, That any per-
SON or persons, company, firm or agent
violating the provisions Of the foregoing
section shall be guilty of a misdemcanor,
and upon conviction thereof before Justice
OF the Peace on 4 warrant to he issued in
the name of the State Of Maryland shall be
fined not less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the
county Jail for not less than three nor more
than six months, or be both fined and i'm
prisoned in the discretion of the Justice or
the Court, IL the accused demand trial by
jury before the Circuit Court.
SEC. 3. And be il enacted, That any per
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for barter, sale ar traffic, any oats, wheat,
rye, corn, clover seed or: other agricultural
product, representing them, or any of them,
as possessing qualities or productiyeness
superior To the same varieties in general
cultivation, and selling IN same on credit,
or in any way barteripg or trafficing in the
same, shall in each and every case state in
the note or bill Of exchange taken for the
same, the kind or variety of the seed sold
or battered, with succinct statement of
the advantages or superior qualities claimed
for such seed or products, and the terms on
which the same is bartered or cold, and the
note taken shall contain q general warranty
as to the kind, quality and value of the
article sold.
SEC. 4. And be il enacted, That any per-
son who shall Violate either Of the pro-
visions of the foregoing SEXTON shall he
guilty ola misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction on indictment in the Court having
jurisdiction of the offence, shall be fined
not less than five hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars or imprisoned
in the penitentiaTy tor not less than one
nor more than five years.
SEC 5. And be it enacted, That any per-
son or persons, firm, corporation. agent or
| agents making sale of any of the seed or
products named in the foregoing sections
Of this Act by false or fraudulent re-
presentations as 10 its quality or produc-
tivcneSs, or shall sell or offer tn sell the
same by any artificc or device, whereby
the purchaser may be deceived, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, anG upon con-
v,ction on Indictment, shall he fined not
less than one hundred dollars, nor more
than five hundred dollars for each offence,
or imprisoned in the Maryland House OF
Correction for not less than six months nor
more than two years, or be both fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the Court.
Sec. 6. And be il enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
Approved April 9Th, 1888.
| l hereby certify that the foregoing is q
true copy of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1888.
w. G. PURNELL.
Secretary Of the Senate.
| CARLTON STA FER,
Chtg Geek ICuse Of Delegates.