Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-12

| tne MANUFACTURE or importer snan nasr pau
the fee herein required for any person acting
as agent or seller for such manufacturer or inn
| porter. such agent or seller shall not be re-
quired To pay the fee named ia this section;
and on receipt Of said analysis fees. the state
treasurer shall issue certificates of compliance
| with this act.
Sec. 4. No person shaI cell, offer or expose
for sale In this state any pulyerized leather,
| raw. steamed. roasted or in any form as a fer
| tilizcr or manure without an explicit printed
certificate OF the fact 90 be conspicuously
affixed to every package Of such fertilizer on
manure. and Ia accompany or go with every
parcel or lot OF The same.
Sec. s. Any person selling, offering or expos
ing for sale any commercial fertilizer without
the statement rs required by the frat section
Of this act or with label stating thai raid fer
tilizer contains larger percentage OF any one
or more OF the constituents mentioned in said
section than T. contained therein, or respecting
the sale Of which an the provisions of the fore
going section have not been fully complied
with. shall pay a nne of iiny dollars for the
hrsi ofientc aud Que hundred dollars for each
subsequent oifcLte.
Sec. q. This act shall no; affect parties man.
ufacturing, importing or purchasing fertilizers
for their own use, and not TO sell Ia this state.
Sec. :. The State Loard Of Agriculture shall
cause 10 be collected and analyzod by The
chemist OF the Rhode Island State ARricul-
tural Experiment station or deputy, samples
OF such fertliizing materials as are subject to
the conditions Of this act, which may from
time 10 time he Eod. offered exposed for
sale IN this state, and the director of the
Rhode Island state Agricultural Experiment
Station shall cause the results Of the anal Uses
of fertilizers collected under this act To- be
published. and issue the results TO the farmers
OF the state "a rapidly as the progress OF the
work Will allow, together with the compara-
tive commercial value per ton, and such other
adj a. IA An IA
advise. The chemist shall compile the results
OF the analyses OF the fertilizers collected un-.
der this act and furnish a copy OF the same 10
the secretary of the state Board Of Agriculture
for publication Ia their report.
Sec. ;. The chemist Of the Rhode Island
State Agricultural Experiment station Is
hereby authorized, in person or by deputy, TO
take "a sample not exceeding two pounds In
weight for analysis from any lot or package
OF fertilizer or any material used for manurial
purposes which may be In the possession Of
any manufacturer, importer. agent or dealer;
but said samples shall be taken in the pres
ence OF said party or parties In interest or
their representatives. and taken from parcel
or a number of packages which shall be not
less than 10 per cent. OF the whole lot inspect
ed. and shall be- thoroughly mixed, divided
into two samples, placed In glass vessels care
fully sealed and IA label placed on each, stating
the name or brand of the fertilizer or material
sampled. the name of the party from whose
stock the sample was taken aud the time and
place of taking the same, and said label shall
also be signed by the chemist or his deputy
and by the party or parties In interest or their
representatives present at the taking and seal
ing of said sample; one of said samples shall
be retained by the chemist or deputy, and the
other by the party whose stock was sampled.
Every person violating this act shah be prose-
cuted by the secretary OF the State Board OF
Agriculture who may employ experts II neces-
atNHx shan h.a 10 f,ixs
surety for costs; there shall be no prosecution
In relation TO the quality of the fertilizer or
fertilZng material If the came shall be found
substantially equivalent TO the guaranteed
statement made by the manufacturer.
Sec. 9. For all the purposes Of this act fertil-
izers shall be considered as distinct brands
when differing either in guaranteed compost
tion, trade mark, name or in any other char
acteristio method of marking of whatever ma
ture
Sec. 10. The expenses of collection. analysis,
printing and distribution authorized by this
act shall be paid from and out of the moneys
received by the general Treasurer under the
provisions OF Section of this act, but no bill
for the expenses incurred under the provisions
of this act shall be paid from the treasury of
the state unless the same shall have been first
approved and certified TO by the State Board
OF Agriculture.
after its passage, and Chapter 5S4 OF the Public
Laws and all acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
certify the foregoing to be true copies.
GEORGE III. UTTER.
Secretary of State.