The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-04-17
On the Right Track.

ago it demanded in behalf of it's constitu-
ency the enactment of law regulating
the sale of commercial fertilizers. The fol-
lowing bill has been presented to the Sem
ate and will probably become a law:
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Florida: SCI
SECTION L Every manufacturer or inn
porter OF commercial fertilizers, before Of
fering the same for ssalein this State, shall
procure a license from the Commissioner
of Agriculture, and shall pay for said IL
cense the sum of $25 annually, and shall
at the same time file with the Commits
siOner of Agriculture statement giving
the name, analysis and composition OF
the fertilizers manufactured or imported
by him; Provided, That any fertilizer Of
fered or exposed for sale at less than $l2
per ton shall be exempt from the provis-
ions of this act.
SEC 2. Every package of commercial
fertilizer offered or exposedfor sale in this
State shall have plainly stamped thereon
thename of the manufactures orimporter,
the net weight of it's contents, and an
analysis stating the percentage therein
contained of nitrogen, or it's equivalentof
ammonia in an available form, of potash
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phosphOrie acid.
Sec. 3. Any person selling, offering or
exposing for sale within this State any
commercial fertilizer without the analysis
required by Section of this act, or with
an analysis stating that it contains Il
larger percentage of any one OF the above
named constituents than is contained
therein, or for the sale Of which all the
rs ND how
snot been complied with, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof shall be fined a sum not ex-
ceeding $500, or imprisoned for term
not exceeding six months. And the Of
! fender shall in all cases be liable for dam
ages sustained by the purchaser OF said
fertilizer.
Sec 4. The Commissioner of Agricult--
ure, or any person by him appointed, is
hereby empowered to select from any
package of fertilizer exposed for sale in
this State quantity not exceeding four
pounds, which sample shall befor analysis,
to be compared with the analysis filed in
his office, and with the stamped or printed
certificate found on the given package on
sale. And it shall be the right and privi-
lege of every fruit grower or farmer in this
State to send samples of fertilizers pur-
chased by him to the Commissioner of
Agriculture. who shall cause an analysis
of the same to be made by the State
chemist, and withoutcharget to the sender
and send to the person sending said sam
pie the result of the analysis; Provided,
Each sample be notices. than four pounds
iii weight, and SHALL have been drawn
from the original package according to
the rules made by the Commissioner of
Agriculture, and the freight prepaid on
same.-s
SEC. s. The copy of the official analysis
of-any fertilizer under the seal of the Com
missioner of Agriculture shall be admissi-
BILE as evidence. in any of the courts of
this State in the trial of any issue involv-
ing the merits of said fertilizer
SEC. 6. The Commissioners of Agricult-
ure shall pay into the State treasury on
the first day of each month all moneys
received by him for licenses under this act
and shall publish in his annual report a
correct statement Of all moneys received
by him for licenses, together with state
ment of all analyses made and certificates
filed in his Office.
SEC z. The professor OF chemistry at
the Florida Agricultural College is hereby
constituted the State Chemist OF Florida,
and it shall be his duty to comply with
the provisions OF this act, SO far as they
relate to him, and for the services he is
herein required to perform he shall re-.
ceive compensation as follows: For an
alyzing q sample fertilizer and making
hislcertifcate to same, So.