Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-22

who procure or sell commercial fertilizers
made in other states.
Sec. 3. Every lot or parcel Of CONNER
cial fertilizer, sold. offered or exposed for
sale in this state, the retail price Of which
is ten dollars or more per ton, shall be
accompanied by a plainly printed and legi-
BILE statement clearly and truly certify
ing the number of net pounds of fertili-
ger in a package, the name. brand or
trade mark under which the fertilizer is
sold, the name and address of the manu-
facturer or importer, and a chemical an
alysis stating the minimum percentages
of nitrogen, of potash soluble in distilled
water. and of soluble, reverted, insoluble,
available and total phosphoric acids, and
the maximum percentage of chlorin, or
such of these as are cl&imed to be pres
emit; the several constituents to be deter
mined by the methods adopted at the time
by the Association of official Agricultural
Chemists.
Sec A. The manufacturer. importer,
agent or seller of commercial fertilizer,
the retail price of which is ten dollars or
more per ton. shall. before the same is
sold, offered or exposed for sale, annually
in the month of December, pay the direc
tor of the Vermont Agricultural Expert
nnent Station a license fee of one hundred
dollars. Said director, on the receipt of
license permitting the sale in the state of
not to exceed five brands of commercial
fertilizer, all of which brands shall be
the product of the licensee. If any manu-
facturer, importer, agent or seller desires
to sell, offer or expose for sale more than
this number of brands, he shall annually
in the month of December pay a license
fee of twenty dollars for each and every
brand or kind of commercial fertilizer,
bearing distinctive name, brand or
trade mark, Egbich said manufacturer, i'm
porter, agent q seller is to sell, offer or
expose for sale in excess of five; provided
that if said fertilizer is claimed to or does
contain phosphoric acid and either nitro
gen or potash only the license fee shall be
fifteen dollars. Said director, on the re-
{ ceipt of each such fee. shall issue to such
licensee license for the sale of the brand
or kind OF commercial fertilizer for which
: the fee is paid.
Sec. s. Whenever a manufacturer, i'm
porter, agent or seller of a commercial
fertilizer desires at any time to sell such
material and has not paid the license fee
therefor in the preceding month of Dec
ember, as required in section four, he shall
pay the license fee prescribed therein be-
fore offering or exposing the material fol-
sale. The license fee due in December
shall cover and authorize all sales within
( the state of the brands or kinds of COM
mercia1 fertilizer Spec1hed IN the Incense
for the calendar year next succeeding thai
month All licenses shall expire on the
thirfy-first day of December, of the veal
for which they are issued. Whenever the
manufacturer, importer or shipper of g
commercial fertilizer or material used fol
manurial PURPOSES shall have paid the Ii
cense fee, no agent or seller of said manu-
facturer, importer or shipper shall be re
quired to pay such fee.
Sec. g. The amount of the license fee:
received by said director shall be paid By