Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-24

Section 8. Aad 5s q esactsd. Tat anv
purchaser Of fertilizer who shall be inIumd
or defrauded by the contents of the har.
barrel or other packages rot conforminr
in quantity and quality 10 the marks, labels.
or statenents on or accompanying the same.
may recover from the seller or seller, the-eof
In an action Of debt. an amount equal 20
the purchase money Of said fertilizer and
cost Of suit. and In case the purchase l.
maze OF an agent OF any person or persons
residing out OF the limits oi the State of
Maryland, or company ar corporation,
whose principal place ot business Il out OF
the State manufacturing, comp0undipg.
prepariEs and furnishing for sale any such
commercial Fertilizer, the purchaser thereof
may. at bis OF her optisn. proceed, by at
tachment ss now provided by Law, in cases
Of non-resident and absconding debtors.
against any property, rights or credit Of
any person, Isrsons' company or cornors-
uon selling, manGsscsurin9, preparing.
compounding or furnishing said fertilizer.
when such property, rights or credits can
oe found within the limits of the State OF
Maryland.
Sec 0. dad b it snaesed, That any
manufacturer, dealer. sssni. or other per-
son or persons who shall adulterate. add
TO or take anything from any fertilizer sold
or ouered for sale within this State, oi who
shall use the brand or trademark of auy
manufacturer or dealer other than his own
shall De deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and shall upon conviction thereof in any
court having jurisdicti IN. be punished by
fne not cxcee1ing t~a hundred dollars
($se1) and imprisonment In Jail not ex-
ceeding six months, ar hy both fine and
imprisonment, at the discretion of the court
before whom he shall be tried.
Sec. sa. ARd be &c ea;:essd, That this
act shall mot effect parties importing. man
ufacturing or manipulating fertilizer for
their o-s use. II not sold or disposed OF.
and Il shall nat apply In substances or ms
terials sold In bulk to manufacturers or
manipulators of fertilizer. and nothing in
this act shall prevent the buyer and seller
s:om making contracts In reference to the
p1ce 10 be paid dependent upon the COM
position orr quality oi the fertilizer contracted
Tor, but NJ arrangement ~ agreement, YER
bal or written. made by or between any SELL
er and buyer Of fertilizers i'm this State, for
the purpose OF exhonoratiug the seller ar
from liability fr any yio-
lation Of any Of the provisions of this act,
shall exempt any person from such liability.
SECTION IL. Aad b q enacted. That n
shall be the duty Of NIL state attorneys to
prosecute all persons accassd Of violating
this act or any OF the provisions of this act
or of the act 10 which this is a supplement
SECTION Q. And be u enacted, That this
set shall take effect ou the first day of May
In the year eighteen hundred and ninety
four
Approved April q, isol
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH
President of the Senate
JAMES III. PRESTON,
speaker OF the HOuua of Oeifuafea
We hereby certify that the aforswolnR is
correct copy OF an act Of the General Assembly
J. ROC ER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate
u. l.. SMITH.
Chief Clerk of the HOUSE of Del,sxafss