Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-04-28
FERTILIZER LAW.

he Following law was passed oy
the legislature at its last regular
Session and went into effect when
published in the statute book, June
1t, 1903:
Sec. |. Any person or company
who shall offer, sell or expose for
sale in this state any commercial
fertilizer shall afiiX To every pack
age, in a conspicuous place on the
outside thereof, plainly printed
certificate stating the number of
net pounds in the package sold or
offered for sale, the name OF the
Trademark under which the article
il sold. the name of the uanufac-
turer and place Of manufacture,
aud n chemical analysis stating the
percentage OF nitrogen, or It's eqgiv-
nlent in ammonia. in an available
form, of potash soluble in water,
and of phosphoric acid in an avail
able form Soluble or reverted). as
well as the total phosphoric acid.
Sec. . Before any commercial fer
tilizer is sold or offered for sale, the
manufacturer, importer or party
who causes it to be sold or offered
for sale within the state of Kansas
shall file with the secretary of the
Kansas State board of Agriculture
certified copy of the certificate re-
ferred TO in section of this act, and
shall deposit with said secretary a
sealed glass far containing not less
than one pound of the fertilizer, &C
companied with an affidavit that il
is fair average sample.
Sec. 3. The manufacturer, impor-
ter or agent of any commercial fer
tilizer shall annually. on or before
the 1st of May, license fee of $40
on each brand for the privilege of
selling or Offering for sale within
the state. said fee to be paid to the
secretary of the Kansas State Board
of Agriculture; provided, that when
ever the manufacturer or importer
shall have paid the license fee here
in required for any person acting
as agent for such manufacturer or
importer, such agent shall not be
required to pay the fee named in
this section.
Sec. 4. All analyses of commercial
fertilizers sold within the state
shall be made by or under the di.
rection of the secretary of the Kan
sas State Board of Agriculture and
paid for out of the funds arising
from license fees, IA provided for in
section 3. AT least one analysis of
each fertilizer sold shall be annual.
ly made,
Sec ). Said secretary shall pub
lish annually correct report of all
analyses made and certificates filed,
together with a statement of the
moneys received on account of Ii.
cense fees and expended for analy-
SEES, and any surplus arising from
license permits shall be placed to
the credit of the agricultural fund.
Sec. 6. Auyperson or party who
shall offer or expose for sale or sell
any commercial fertilizer without
complying with the provisions of
SECTIONS l, 2 and 3 of this act, or
shall permit an an analysis to be
attached to any package of such
fertilizer stating that It contains a
larger percentage of any one or
more of the constituents namdd in
section than itreally does contain,
shall be subject 10 penalty of not
less than $500 for the first offense,
and not less than $500 for every sub.
eequent offense, to be recovered in
a civil action, and the offender in
all cases shall also be liable for
damages Sustained by the purchas-
ers of such fertilizers; provided,
however, that deficiency of one
per cent. of the nitrogen, potash or