The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-12
CHAPTER a97.

and re-enaeted by Chapter 3S1 oil Aeis
of 1890, and TO re-enact the same Wl'f
amendments. :,
SECTION l. And be Il eaact6d By me
General assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
tions one. two. three four, five, six, seven,
eight nine. ten and eleven of Article sixty
one of the Code of Public General Laws as
amended and re-enacted by Chapter 1887 oil
Acts of 1890 be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted to read as follows
SECTION /. That the term fertilizer as
used in this Act shall be held to mean any
commercial fertilizer or any article, SUD
stance or mixture sold, offered or exposed
for sale for manural purposes, within tins
State, of which the selling price shall he
more than ten dollars per ton Of two thou
sand pounds. That the term brand as
used in this Act shall be held to mean the
name under which the commercial fertlll-
ger is sold, together with the statement OF
the percentage of 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 Chem
zeal Department of the Maryland Agricui-
tural College.
SEC. >. And be It enacted, That before
any fertilizer is sold, offered or exposed for
sale within the State the following condi-
tons must be complied with % Inc
importer, manufacturer, manipulation, deal
er or agent, shall take out license Tor the
sale of fertilizer, which license shall be
rated upon the number Of brands contem-
plated to be sold, at the rate of fifteen dol
lars for each brand, said license to be pre-
pared and furnished by Comptroller OF the
Treasury and to be issued at any time, to
be good until the first day of February
following, provided that when any such
importer, manufacturer or manipulation
shall have taken out license as herein
provided, it shall not be necessary 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 fertilizer, and every parcel or
lot, if sold in bulk, must bear in legible
print, or be accompanied by clear and
true statement, showing the net pounds OF
fertilizer in the package Or lot, the name,
brand or trade mark under which the fer
tilizer is sold, the name and address of the
importer, manufacturer or manipulation, the
place of manufacture or manipulation, and
chemical analysis, stating the percentum
OF the minimum, and only the minimum
contained there, of nitrogen or its equiva-
lent in available ammonia, of potash soluble
in distilled water, and of available phos-
pheric acid.
SECTION 3. And be Il enacted, That
any failure to comply with any or all oil
the conditions provided in Section two OF
this Act, shall be punishable by a fine OF
one hundred dollars $500 for the first
ofense and of two hundred dollars $500
for every subsequent offense,
SEC. 4. And be It enacted. That any
person, firm or company selling or offering
for sale any fertilizer in this State, or in
tending so to do, and not licensed by the
Comptroller, as provided by this Act, shall
on or before the thirty first day of July
in each and every year send his or then
name or names, with poSloffice address
and the names of the kinds, brands and
trade marks, and of the manufacturer, I'M
porter of manipulation of each fertilizer
sold or proposed to be sold to the Mary
land Agricultural College, and the same
shall he registered in suitable books kept
for that purpose and any failure to comply
with the provisions of this section shall be
punishable BY a fine of twenty-five dollar,
(S25) for the first otfense, and fifty dollars
$500 for every subsequent ofense.
SEC. ). And be 1t enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College to analyze, without cost oil
charge, all samples of fertilizers sent to il
for the purpose of being analysed by any
person Or persons, purchasing or procuring
the same in this State, for his or their ust
or uses; provided, such persons are not in
terested in the analysis desired, other than
consumer, of which affidavit shall BE-
made, and shall accompany each sample Oh
brand, and further, such samples are taken
and sent as described by this Act, shall b.
free of cost Of transportation to said College
and it shall be the duty of Maryland
Agricultural College to procure samples as
far as practicable, in every year, of all the
fertilizers sold and used in this State, fol
the purpose of analysing the same, and any
duly authorized agent or representative O.
the said College, shall have the right t.
take samples as provided by the Act from
any lot or parcel of fertilizer in transitu OIL
in possession or keeping of any manufac
turer, manipulation, dealer or agent ant
sold or offered for sale in this State; and i
shall be the duty of the Maryland Agri
cultural College to send in the result Of
every sample of fertilizer to the person
from whom such sample was taken or re
ceived, and also to publish from time t
time the results of the analysis made by
the said College, of the samples sent to oil
procured by it for such purpose, and i
shall be the duty of the Maryland Agri
cultural College, when reporting or pub
fishing the result of any analysis made, t.
state the commercial value, in dollars anC
cents of the fertilizer so analysed, per tor
of two thousand pounds, such value to b,
based upon the analysis made by the Col
lege, and upon a standard of valuation t.
be ascertained, fixed and published by sale
College, annually, after conference with tn,
proper officials of adjacent States.
SEC. 6. And be Il enacted, That al
samples of fertilizers for analysis at tn.
Maryland Agricultural College, shall b,
taken from unbroken packages that hav,
not been injured in transitu or by expo
sure, and when in the possession of pur
chasers within thirty days after comins
into their possession; and every such sam
pie when taken by an agent or representa-
tive of the college, shall be taken in th'
presence of the owner, agent or dealer il
possession thereof, or of his or their repre-
sentatives, and when by an owner or con
sumer, it shall be taken in the presence Of
one disinterested witness; and every sam
Pile shall be taken from bag or packag,
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