The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
AN ACT.

AN ACT.
 No. 72.) H. $50. To regulate the registration, branding,
 sale. tagging and analysis of commcr-
 cial fertilizers, acid phosphates. ferti-
 lizer materials and chemicals in the
 State of Alabama.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That all manufac- turers. jobbers. and manipuIators of com mercfaf fertilizers and fertilizer materials to be used in the manufacture of the same. who may desire to sell or offer for sale in the State of Alabama, such ferti- lizers and fertilizer materials, shall first file with the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Alabama. upon forms fur nisfied by said commissioner, the name of each brand of fertilizer, acid phos- pi1ate, fertilizer materials or chemicals, which they may desire to sell fin said State. either by themselves or their agents. together with the name and ad- dress of the manufacturer or manipula- tor, also the guaranteed analysis there of. stating the sources from which the phosphoprfc acid, nitrogen, and potash are derived; and if the same fertilizer Is sold under a different name or names, said fact shall be so stated. and the diff
 
 be named. Before offering any fertilizers, or acid phosphates, or fertilizer mate riaIs. in the State of Alabama for sale or exchange, they must first procure the license from the Commissioner of Agri- culture and Industries authorizing the person making the sale or exchange to deal therein.
 Sec. ?. That. upon the payment of a fee of one dollar. the commissioner must issue license to any person. firm. or cor poration, or association of persons, au- thorizing the sale or exchange of ferti- lizers or fertilizer materials which has previously been registered as required in Section of this act. during the season, said season to expire on the 3oth day of September of each year.
 Sec. 3. That the printed report of the commissioner. or a certified copy of the record in his office, showing the issuance of the license to sell or exchange ferti- lizers or fertilizer materials to whom and when issued. is presumptive evidence of the fact that said license was issued to such person at such date. But this pro vision does not preclude the introduction of the license in evidence.
 Sec. 4. All persons. companies. manu- lecturers, dealers, or agents, before sell ing or offering for sale in this State, any commercial fertilizer or fertilizer ma terial. shall brand or attach to each bag barrel. or paciAge, the brand name of the fertilizer. the weight of the package. the name and address of the manufac- turer. and the guaranteed analysis of the fertilizer. giving the valuable constituents of the fertilizer in minimum per centages only. These items only shall be branded or printed on the packages in the fol- lowing order: 1. Weight of each package Tn pounds. 2 Brand name and, or, trade mark. 3. Guaranteed analysis. 4. Avail able phosphoric acid-per cent. 5. Nitro Ren-per cent. S. Potash-per cent [. Name and address of manufacturer. Tn bone meal, tankage. or other products. where the phosphoric acid is not avail able to laboratory methods, but becomes available on the decomposition of the products of the soil, the phosphoric acid shall he claimed as total phosphoric acid unless it be desired to claim available phosphoric acid also, in which latter case, the guarantee must take the form above set forth. In the case of bone meal and tankage. manufacturers may brand on the bag information showing the fineness of the product. provided it take form approved by the Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Industries The term available phosphoric acid" as used in this act. shall be held to consist of the sum of the water soluble" and Citrate soluble" phosphoric acids.
 Sec. 5. If any commercial fertilizer or fertilizer material offered for sale in this State shall. upon official analysis, prove deficient in any of its ingredients as guaranteed. and branded on the sacks or packages, and If. by reason of such dehciencv. the commercial value thereof shall fall below the guaranteed total commercial value of such fertilizer or fertilizer material. then any note or obli- gation given in payment therefor shall he collectible by law only for the amount of the actual total commercial value. as ascertained by said official analysis Provided. that if the fertilizer or ferti- Iizer material shall fall below it's guaran- teed total commercial value more than fifteen per cent. only one-third of the to- tai actual commercial value shall be col- lectible by law.
 Sec. 6. The words high grade" shall not appear upon any bag or other pack age of any complete fertilizer, which complete fertilizer contains. by it's guar anteed analysis. less than 10 per cent available phosphoric acid, 1.65 per cent nitrogen (euuivaleut to per cent of ammonia), and per cent of potash. or grade of analysis of equal total com mercial value: that the word standard" shat not appear upon any bag or other package ct any complete fertilizer which contains by it's guaranteed analysis. less than eight per cent available phosphoric acid. 165 per cent nitrogen Equivalent to 2 per cent Of ammonia) and 2 per cent potash or a grade or analysis of equal total commercial value: that the words Thigh grade" shall not appear upon any bag or other package of any acid-phos-