The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-05-11

seven, eight, nlHe, JeH ana el6Ven OF
Article siXty-one of the Code of Public
acted by Chapter 3S7 of the Acts of 1890,
be and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enacted to read as follows:
Section l. That the term fertilizer as
used in this Act shall be held to mean
any commercial fertilizer or any
article, substance or mixture sold,
purposes, within this State, of which
the selling price shall be more than ten
dollars per ton of two thousand pounds
That the term brand as used in this Act
shall be held to mean the name under
which the commercial fertilizer is sold,
together with the statement of the per-
centage of the valuable ingredients con-
tanned therein. That the professor in
charge of the Chemical Department of
the Maryland Agricultural College shall
be ex-officio State Chemist, or that the
term State Chemist as used in this Act
shall mean the professor in charge of
the Chemical Department Of the Mary
land Agricultural College.
Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That be-
fore any fertilizer is sold, offered or
exposed for sale within the State the
following conditions must be complied
with: Q The importer, manufacturer,
manipulation, dealer or agent shall take
out license for the sale of fertilizer,
which license shall be rated upon the
number of brands contemplated to be
sold, at the rate of fifteen dollars for
each brand, said license to be prepared
and furnished by the Comptroller of the
Treasury and to be issued at any time,
to be good until the first dav of Febru-
airy following, provided that when any
such importer, manufacturer or manipu-
lator shall have taken out license as
herein provided, it shall not be neces-
sary for any other person, as his agent
or representative, to take out a license
to sell the fertilizers provided for by the
party who has taken out such license;
(2) Every bag, barrel or package of fer
tilizer; and every parcel or lot, if sold in
bulk, must bear in legible print, or be
accompanied by clear and true state
ment, showing the net pounds of fer
tilizer in the package or lot, the name,
brand or trade mark under which the
fertilizer is sold, the name and address
of the importer, manufacturer or manip-
ulator, the place of manufacture or
manipulation, and chemical analysis,
stating the percentum of the minimum,
and only the minimum contained there
in, of nitrogen or its equivalent in avail
able ammonia, of potash soluble in dis
titled water and of available phospheric
acid.
Sec 5. And be it enacted That any
failure to. comply with any or all of the
conditions provided in section two of
this act, shall be punishable by a fine of
one hundred dollars (Sl00) for the first
offense, and of ($2O0) for every subse-
quent offense. ------- .----
Sec. t. And be it enacted, That any
person, firm or company selling or offer
ing for sale any fertilizer in this STATE, or
intending so to do, and not licensed by
the Comptroller, as provided by this
Act, shall on or before the thirty first
of July, in each and every year send his
or their name or names, with poStoffice
address. and the names of the kinds,
brands and trade marks, and of the
manufacturer, importer or manipulater
of each fertilizer sold or proposed to be
sold, to the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, and the same shall be registered
in suitable books kept for that purpose,
and any failure to comply with the pro-
visions of this section shall be punish
able by fine of twenty-five dollars
($25) for the first offense, and fifty dol
lars $50 for every subsequent offense.
Section 5. And be it enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College to analyze, without cost
or charge, all samples Of fertilizers sent
to it for the purpose of being analysed
by any person or persons, purchasing or
procuring the same in this State, for his
or their use or uses; provided. such per-
sons are not interested in the analysis de-
sired, other than consumer, of which
affidavit shall be made, and shall ac-
company each sample or brand and
further, such samples are taken and sent
as described in this Act, and free of cost
of transportation to said College, and it
shall be the duty of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College to procure samples as far
as practicable, in every year, of all the
fertilizers sold and used in this State,
for the purpose of analysing the same,
and any duly authorized agent or repre-
sentative of the said College shall have
the right to take samples as provided by
the Act, from any lot or parcel of fertil-
izer in transitu or in possession or
keeping of any manufacturer, manipu-
lator, dealer or agent, and sold or offered
for sale in this State; and it shall be the
duty of the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege to send in the result of every sam
pie of fertilizer to the person from whom
such sample was taken or received, and
also publish from time to time the re-
suits of the analysis made by the said
College, of the samples sent to or pro-