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Nee: = Section Of chapter IA Of tn GEN.
sra, LAWS - hereby amended 10 az 70 read
"sse; Before any commercial fcrsriz.r.
the retnfi price OF which fs ten do,iess or
more per ton, II sold. offered or expcsed
for sab. the importer manufacturer. or
party who causes II TO be sold or offered
TOT sale within the state. shan fic with fhs
board Of managers Of thc Rhode Islard col
ege OF agriculture and mechanic arts a
Certified copy OF the statement named in
section OF this chapter. and list or the
names and addresses OF his agents IN this
state: and ehsll also deposit with said
board OF managers. at their request. a
sealed glass Jar or bottle containing not
less than one pound OF the fertilizer. ac-
companied by an affidavit that II is u fafr
average sample thereof"
Sec. g. Section OF chapter 1a OF the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended SO ss 10 read
as follows
Sec. Z. The board Of managers of the
Rhode lslan6 college OF agriculture and
mechanic arts shall cause to be collected
ana analyzed, by or under the direction OF
the chemist OF said college. samples OF such
iertiyzing materials as are subject TO the
conditions of this chapter which may from
time 10 time be sold. offered or exposed for
sale IN this state. sai1 analysis snail in
ciudo determinations ef all ingredients
mentioned In section Of this chapter. and
such other determinations as said board OF
managers may at any time deem advisa-
Die. The board OF managers or said college
snail cause the results of the anaIysfs of
fertilizers collected under this chapter 10
be published. and issue the results to the
FARMERS or the state as rapidly as the
progress OF the work will allow,hseeefher
win the comparative commercial l. value per
ton, spd such other additional information
as circumstances may advise. Said board
OF manascrs shall. II 50 requested by the
st;fte board OF agriculture fuf4nslblh COPY
of the analysis made to said boar for pub
ncation In its annual report"
sec a. Section 8 OF chapter I54 OF the Gen.
eral Laws Is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
sec. 3. The board OF managers Of N.
Rhode Island college OF agriculture and
mechanic arts is hereby authorized to have
collected by the chemist Of said college or
by deputy or deputies Of said chemist.
sample not exceeding two pounds in weight.
for analysts. from any lot or package OF
fertilizer or any material used for manu.
rial purposes which may be in the posses
sion or any manufacturer. importer agent
or dealer. but said sample shall be taken
In the presence OF said party or parties In
interest or their representatives. ana taken
from parcel or = number Of packages
which shall be not less than ten Der cent.
OF the whole lot Inspected, and shall Be
thoroughly mixed. divided into two sam
pies. placed In glass vessels. carefully
sealed. and label placed on each stating
the name or brand OF the fertilizer or ma
tsrial sampled, the name of the party from
whose stock the sample was taken and the
time and place Of taking the same ana
said label shall be signed by said chemist
or his deputy, and by the party or parties
In interest. or their representatives. pres
ent at the taking and sealing Of said sam-
pie; one or said samples shall be retained
by the chemist or deputy. and the other ~
the party whose stock was sampled II
shall be the duty of the board Of directors
OF the Rhode Island college of agriculture
and mechanic arts to prosecute every per-
son violating the provisions OF this chap
ter. and for this purpose said board Of d.
rectors may employ experts n necessary.
and In making complaints for violations
thereof shall not be required 90 enter into
any recognizance nor give surety for the
payment of costs; there shall be ~ prose.
cution, however, In relation to the quality
OF the fertilizer or fertilizing materials II
the same shall be found substantially equiv
alent to the guaranteed statement made by
the manufacturer, importer. agent or cell
err"
Sec. s. Section 10 Of chapter 15s OF tho
General Laws is hereby amended 80 az 20
read as follows:
''s<c. 10. The expenses Of collection. anal
and such other expenses as are Incident to
ana properly arise from the execution OF
the provisions Of this chapter shall - poid
from and out Of the moneys received by the
general treasurer under the provisions of
section 3 Of this chapter which said sums
of money 80 received are hereby appropri-
ated for the above named purpose. and the
state auditor n hereby authorized 70 draw
his order upon the general treasurer for
the payment Of the same upon tho precsn-
tation Of vouchers properly approved by tho
governor"
Sec. O. Chapter 4ss Of the Public Laws,
passed nt the January session, A. d. 1851.
and all acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. and this act
shall take effect on after July LIST. 1895.
CHAPTER s2l.
AN ACT In Addition to Chapter 27p Of the
General Laws Entitled .'Of Civil Prsc-
tice Common to the District Court and
TO the Common Pleas Division Of the au-
preme Court"
Passed March 8. 1885,
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. When an action shall have
been brought by person who IL not an IN
hsbitsnt Of this state. or by any foreign
corporation who or which cannot be found
therein TO be served with process. or whom
ever such action shall be pending. and bo-
fore ffnal judgment therein, such plairtid
In the original action shall be held 70 an
swsr to any action brought against him or
1t here by the defendant In the first action,
IL the demands In the two cases are Of such
nature that the judgment or execution in
the one case can be get on against the
judgment or execution In the other.
Sec. 2. II there are several defendants In
the original action each of them may hiring
such cross action against the original plain
tin. and may be allowed TO set on his judg-
ment against that which may be recovered
against himself and his code fendants la
like manner as II the latter Judgment had
been against himself alone
Sec. 3. The writ In such cross action may
be served on the person who appears ~ tho
attorney OF the plaintiff In the original cult
and such service shall be as valid and ef-
fectuaI as II made on the person or COR
poration within this state.
Sec. A. The court in which the actions Or
either Of them are pending may order con-
tinuances as they think necessary OF prop
er to enable the absent party to defend the
action brought against him or II. and also
to enable either party to set or his judg-
ment or execution against that which n
against him. but the actions
shall not be unreasonably delayed by The