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material which the number represents such official analysis of such fertilizer or fertilizer material under the seal of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Indus tries, shall be admissible as evidence in any of the courts of this state on trial of any issue involving the merits of such fertilizer or fertilizer material
 Sec. 14. That 1t shall be lawful for any purchaser of fertilizer or fertilizer mate rial within ten days after the receipt thereof to take in the presence of a No. tary Public or Justice of the Peace, or two dlsinterested witnesses, a sample of fertilizer in the following manner: In lots of ten sacks or less, a teacupful, which shall be taken from the top and bottom of each alternate packages; and in lots of from ten to fifty sacks from at least ten packages (and from lots of more than fifty packages from at least ten packages). Said samples so taken shall be thoroughly mixed upon some surface so to not mix dirt or other foreign material with the fertilizer; then from different parts of such thoroughly
 
 receptacles of at least eight ounce capac- ity each shall be filled and such recepta- cles shall then be delivered to the No- tary Public, the Justice of the Peace, or witnesses, and by them sealed and the name of the purchaser and the Notary Public or Justice of the Peace, or wit nesses, shall be endorsed on the labels, one of which shall be posted on each of said receptaeles and the said purchaser and the said Notary Public. Justice of the Peace or witnesses, shall certify thereon that the samples were taken in the man ner prescribed by law One of such re- ceptacles shall then be forwarded by the Notary Public. Justice of the Peace pr witnesses, by mail, postage prepaid; and properly addressed to the seller and the other of such receptaces shall be for warded to the Commissioner of Agricul. ture and Industries, by mall, postage prepaid, who shall cause the same to De analysed by the State Chemist. and all such samples shall have precedence In the order of analysis over all other an- alysis' made by the State Chemist, unless otherwise ordered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries the result of such analysis shall then be forwarded to the Commissioner of Agriculture, who shall record the same in his office. One copy of such analysis under the seal of the Department of Agriculture and In- dustries shall be forwarded to the seller and one copy thereof under the seal of the Department shall be admissible as evidence in any of the courts of the state on the trial of any issue involving the merits of the particular lot of fertilizer or fertilizer materials so sampled and an- alyzed.
 Sec. 15 That the term fertilizer ma terial used in this bill does not include common lime, land plaster cotton seed meal. ashes, or common salt, not in com bination and that the term filler" when used in this bill shall be understood to mean any foreign or make weight ma torial used in the manufacture of any complete fertilizer.
 Approved August IA, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No. 7S3) AN ACT GIT. 127s. To amend Section 8 of an act entitled
 an act to provide for the construction
 and maintenance of good public roads
 and bridges in the several counties of
 the state of Alabama, approved Octo-
 Der 10, 1903.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That Section 8. of an act entitled an act to provide for the construction and maintenance of good public roads and bridges in the several counties of the State of Alabama, ap- proved october 10, 1903, be amended so as to read as follows: Section s. That the courts of county commissioners and boards of revenue may, If they deem it expedient or proper, divide their respec- tive counties into road districts" and when such districts are created the said courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue may order elections in such districts or any of them, or in and for the entire county, for the purpose of as- certaining whether 1t is the will of the people of such district or districts or county that tax of not more than one fourth of one per centum on the taxable property in such district or districts or county shall be levied and assessed for the purpose of constructing improving and maintaining the public roads and bridges in such district or districts or county. That such election shall be held In such manner as the courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue shall provide. and only the qualified electors of such district or districts or county shall vote at such election. If a majority of the voters at such election shall vote for such tax the same shall be levied, as sessed and collected as other taxes for county purposes. All taxes which may be levied and assessed under the s.o- visions of this act shall constitute lien of the property of the person against whom they are assessed, superior to all other liens, except the states lien for taxes. Provided, no contract shall be made except after advertisement for thir- ty days in some newspaper published m the county, accurately describing the character of work to be done and of the time and place of letting and then only to the lowest bidder for such work, who shall enter into bond in double the amount of such bid conditioned for the proper performance of said contract according to the plans and specifications