The news & observer., 1901-01-17
THE FERTlLIZER BILL.
States Prisol to Manufacture Fertilizers by
Formulas Of Board Of Agriculture.

Formulas of Board Of Agriculture.
The following is the full text of the bill
introduced in the House yesterday by Mr.
Mclean, of Scotland:
The General Assembly of North Carolina
do enact:
Section l. That ,he S.a' e'e Prisor ct
North Carolina tie ana the same s. em.
powered to buy. lease and hold lands,
and to buy, lease hold and build suitable
buildings and machinery and 10 provide
suitable outfit end materials and appli
ances for the manufacture compounding
and mixing Of fertilizers for AGRICULTURAL
purposes.
Sec. 2. That the Board OF Directors
of the States Prison of North Carolina,
and their successors in office as we'll as
that Board or Commission or other power
by whatever name known. which may
succeed to the said Board and be requir-
ed to perform the duties thereof, shall, as
soon as may be practical after the pass
age of this act, buy, lease. build. erect,
and establish. or procure in such man.
ner as they may deem most practical one
or more fertilizer manufacturing plants
or establishments in the State of North
ing. combining and compounding fertil-
zers for agricultural purposes.
Sec. 3. That the Commissioner and
Board of Agriculture shall establish, pre-
scribe and determine formulas and es-
tablish prescribe and determine the grades
and kinds of fertilizers to be made and
shall give names to the same when man
ufactured, and said Commissioner and
Board of Agriculture may alter and amend
such formulas and change the kind and
name of said fertilizers from time to time
having due regard to the needs of the
farming lands of the State and TO the
demand for fertilizers of various kinds
and also having due regard to stock on
hand and the cost of making such changes
as may be contemplated.
Sec. 4. That for the purpose of raising
a fund for the immediate needs of the
board of directors in establishing said
fertilizer plants. and for the mainten-
ance of one or more fertilizer plants as
provided in this act. the State Treasurer
is hereby authorized, empowered and di-
rected to issue bonds of the State of
North Carolina, payable ten years after
the first day of January A.. D., 1901 to
an amount not exceeding --------
dollars, which shall express upon their
face the purpose of their issue and in all
respects not herein set forth shall COM
ply with the provisions Of chapter 607
of the Laws of North Carolina, Of the ses-
sion of the General Assembly of 1899, rat
flied the 7th day of March, A. d.. 1899.
and entitled AN Act to authorize and
direct the issuing of State bonds to pay
off the debts of the States Prison and
for other purposes" said issue of bonds
herein provided for to be as prescribed
in sections two, three, four. five, SIX
seven. eight and nine of said Act, provid-
ing for the issuing of bonus for the
purchase of farms for the States Prison.
The executive committee of the States
Prison shall be held TO do and empowered
to act in the premises as therein provid-
ed for, to carry out the provisions of this
section and raise funds to equip the
States Prison in the manufacture of fer
til:zers.
Sec s. That the board of directors of
the States Prison shall make such regula-
tions as shall be proper for the sale o.
said manufactured Fertilizers and shall
use the convicts of the Statesin the manu-
facture thereof in so far as :he same may
as may be necessary to safely and prop
erly conduct the same. and 60 any aud
all things necessary for full comptianCe e
with the spirit of this act.
| Sec. 6. That the COmmigsi ioner and
| Board of Agriculture shall prescribe such
rules and regulations as shall be just as
| to inspection Of the folt;la,rs manu-
factured as herein provided and shall fur
nish suitable tags of special design, which
the Commissioner shall have copyright
| ed for attaching to any and all bags and
! packages OF fertilizers manufactured and
| compounded by and under the provisions
of this act ,and said tags shall be attach
| ed to all such bags and packages offered
| for sale.
| Sec. 7. That all inspection of said fer
tilizers made by the department of agri-
culture shall be at the expense of the de-
partment, and the tags provided for in
section shall be supplied to the Board
of Directors of the States Prison at coast
and no privilege or license shall be re-
quired to be paid or other tag to be at
| tached to any of said fertilizers; provided
that all laws in force and hereafter to be
| enacted for the prevention of frauds IN
fertilizers shall apply to the manufacture
| by the State, and such person or persons
as shall willfully or negligently be guilty
| of adulterating any of said fertilizers
shall be subject to such fines and penal
ties as is provided for manufacturers and
dealers of fertilizers, generally, for adul-
| teration thereof.
Sec. s. That this act shall be in full
| fOppa from and altar ratiGcat