Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
pHRLro GENERAL LAWS.

dry place. ana a suitable sample shall be
taken from said mixture and placed In
suitable vessel or vessels carefully
closed with Identifying labels, both
vessels, and the same then taken
or sent by safe carriage to the said col
logo for analysis; and there shall accompany
every such sample full and complete state
ment and description Of the place and time of
sampling, Of tho lot of fertilizer sampled, OF
all marks on the bags or packages thereof,
and other facts relating to the same, and
such statement and description shall be signed
by the person who does the sampling and by
the witnsss thereto.
SEQ, 7. And be Il enacted, That the funds
received by the comptroller from tho 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 8 of this
Act; and the Treasurer shall semi-annually
pay over to the Maryland Agricultural OIL
lege tho money received from said licenses
provided that the amount shall not be more
than Mt the rate OF fifteen dollars (Si5.00) for
cnch sample OF fertilizer analysed by tho said
college.
SECTION 8. And be IL enacted, That any
purchaser OF fertilizer who shall be injured or
dcirauded by the contents of the bag, barrel
or other packages not conforming In guam
tlty and quality to the marks, labels or state
ments on or accompanying the same, may
recover from the seller or sellers thereof, In
an action OF debt, an amount equal to an
purchase money OF said fertilizer and cost of
suit and in case the purchase Is made of an
agent Of any person or persons residing out
of the limits of the State of Maryland, or
company or corporation, whose principle
place of business Is out OF the State manufac-
uring compromising, preparing and FUR
nishing for sale any such commercial fer
tilisor, the purchaser thereof, may, ut his or
hn, t,pnr,n1 hn nttaphpnpnf ne ntu
provided for by law, In cases OF nonresident
and ahsconding debtors, against any property,
rights or credit Of any person, persons, COM
pany or corporation selling, manufacturing,
preparing, compromising or furnishing said
fertilizer, when such property, rights or
credits can be found within the limits Of the
State OF Maryland.
SEC. o. Aud be 10 enacted, That any manu-
facturer, dealer, agent or other person or
persons who shall adulterate, add TO or take
anything from any fertilizer sold or offered
for sale within this Stnte, or who shall use
the brand or trademark of any manufnc-
turer or dealer other tbnn his own shall be
deemed guilty of n misdcmeanor, and shall
upon conviction thereof In any court having
Jurisdiction, DO punished by u Ilne not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars $4,000 and i'm
prlsonment in jail not exceeding six months
or by both fine and imprisonment, at the dis
cretion Of the court before whom he shall be
tried.
SEC. 10. And be ID enacted, That this Act
shah not effect parties importing, manufae-
turing or manipulating fertilizer for their
own ure, II not sold or disposed OF, and 1t
shall not apply to substances and materials
sold In bulk to manufactures or mnnipulatora
OF fertilizer, and nothing In this Act shall
prevent tho buyer and seller from making
contracts In reference TO tho price to be paid
dependent upon the composition or quality
OF the fertilizer contracted for, but no mr.
rangement or agreement, verbal or written,
made by or between any seller and buyer OF
fertilizers In this State, for tho purpose OF
exonorating the seller or manufacturer from
liability for any violation OF any OF the pro-
visions of this Act, shall exempt any person
from such liability.
SEQ. II. And be IL enacted, That IL shall BIO
the duty Of all state attorneys to prosecute all
persons Gccused of violating this net or any
Of the provisions of this Act or Of the Act to
which this Ia n supplement.
SEC. q. And be ID endcted, That this act
shall take effect on the first day OF May in the
year eighteen hundred and ninty-four.
Approved April o, 1891.
FRANK BROWN, Governor
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON.
Speaker OF the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing il u
correct copy Of an Act 81 the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
J. ROGER McSIIERRY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
d. J.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk ofthe House OF Delegates.